How John Thompson’s Proudly Black Georgetown Teams Changed College Basketball – and America

John Thompson Jr. won a single NCAA basketball title. He never appeared in another Final Four after his Georgetown teams ...
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Legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr. dies at age 78

WASHINGTON -- Legendary basketball coach John Thompson Jr. has died at the age of 78, according to ESPN. Thompson was the first African-American head coach to win the NCAA Men's Basketball ...
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John Thompson III on a basketball season’s memorable ending

John Thompson III has no shortage of basketball memories. The son of legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr., he grew up watching and playing basketball—right through his own college years at ...
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John Thompson, first Black coach to win NCAA championship, dead at 78

STAN? REPORTER: JOHN THOMPSON’S IMPACT EXTENDED WAY PAST THE BASKETBALL COURT. HE DIVERSIFIED GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY’S BASKETBALL TEAM. HEY SPOKE UP AGAINST WHAT HE -- HE SPOKE UP AGAINST WHAT HE ...
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Coaching Great John Thompson of Georgetown Dead at 78

John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship, has died.