Legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr., ... The on-their-way-up Hoyas upset SU 52-50, prompting the most memorable quote in the history of the Georgetown-Syracuse rivalry.

When Georgetown and Maryland announced the upcoming resumption of their long-dormant rivalry earlier this spring, there were quotes from the current coaches, John Thompson III and Mark Turgeon ...

John Thompson Jr., the Hall of Fame basketball coach and Georgetown legend who became the first Black head coach to win an NCAA championship, has died, his family said on Monday. Thompson was 78.

Head coach John Thompson of the Georgetown Hoyas looks on and reacts during an NCAA basketball game circa 1984 at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. Thompson coached at Georgetown from 1972 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

John Thompson, the Hall of Fame college basketball head coach who led a dominant Georgetown team in the 1980s died Monday, according to multiple reports. He was 78.

“I was more a John Thompson fan than I was a (Georgetown) Hoya fan,” said Ed Cooley, who grew up in Providence and went on to become the head men’s basketball coach at Thompson's alma mater.

Georgetown borrowed against the John Thompson Jr. legacy for too long. It has been heartbreaking to watch the incompatibility of past and present, a prolonged decay that kept spoiling beloved ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

John Thompson Jr. celebrates with Patrick Ewing after Georgetown defeated Houston to win the 1984 N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament. Thompson carved a path for Black players and coaches.

John Thompson, coach who built Georgetown basketball into national power, dies at 78. August 31, 2020. By Liz Clarke. John Thompson, Hall of Fame basketball coach, dies at 78 +18.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...