John R. Thompson, Jr. (born September 2, 1941) is an American former basketball coach for the Georgetown University Hoyas. He is now a professional radio and TV sports commentator. In 1984, he became the first African American head coach to win a major collegiate championship, capturing the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship when Georgetown defeated the University of Houston 84–75.
From '58-'60, John Thompson played in 3 consecutive Ci...
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John R. Thompson, Jr. (born September 2, 1941) is an American former basketball coach for the Georgetown University Hoyas. He is now a professional radio and TV sports commentator. In 1984, he became the first African American head coach to win a major collegiate championship, capturing the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship when Georgetown defeated the University of Houston 84–75.
From '58-'60, John Thompson played in 3 consecutive City Championship games for John Carroll High School. In '58, Richard Scott led Cardozo to a 67-62 win over JC. In '59, All Mets Thompson, George Leftwich ,Tom Hoover and Monk Molloy, led Carroll to a 79-52 win over Cardozo. In '60, leading the way with 24 points, All Met Thompson, and 3 time All Met George Leftwich led Carroll to the City Title, 69-54, over a great Spingarn team led by Dave Bing and Ollie Johnson. In that 1960 season, The Lions went 24-0 and preserved their 48 game winning streak. Carroll capped off the undefeated '60 season...
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