“I was more a John Thompson fan than I was a (Georgetown) Hoya fan,” said ... predominantly white university was looking for a more national identity while trying to establish a better ...

John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who ... We will really miss him. RIP coach.” “Georgetown University, the sport of basketball and the world has lost someone who I consider to be ...

John Thompson Jr., the Washington native who elevated Georgetown University basketball to national prominence, earned Hall of Fame honors and carved a place in history as the first African ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Thompson ... dropped the application after the university president objected. Centers Ewing, Mourning and Mutombo turned Georgetown into “Big Man U” under Thompson ...

Patrick Ewing and John Thompson, head coach of the Georgetown University Hoyas, pose for a photo during a game at McDonough Arena in Washington, D.C.Georgetown University/Collegiate Images/Getty ...

Georgetown University/Collegiate Images via Getty ... the Jesuits went with Thompson. "We don't expect John Thompson to work a miracle," Frank Rienzo said in one of his first statements as the ...

WASHINGTON — The legendary Georgetown University men's basketball coach, John Thompson Jr., has passed away at the age of 78, ESPN reports. Thompson made his mark as the head coach of the ...

Georgetown University's legendary basketball coach John Thompson has died at the age of 78, according to ESPN. Known as "Big John," Thompson coached the Hoyas from 1972 to 1999. He was also the ...

WASHINGTON -- John Thompson ... dropped the application after the university president objected. Centers Ewing, Mourning and Mutombo turned Georgetown into "Big Man U" under Thompson, although ...

The Georgetown Hoyas, coached by John Thompson Jr., were unable to stop ... The term was pervasive enough that university president Father Timothy S. Healy wrote an opinion piece for The ...

Legendary Georgetown college basketball coach John Thompson has died ... he coached who stayed for four years (76 of 78) left the university with a degree, according to Georgetown.