John Thompson
American basketball player and coach (1941-2020)
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Lived 1941–2020, aged 79United States
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John Robert Thompson Jr. was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach for the Georgetown Hoyas men's team. He became the first African-American head coach to win a major collegiate championship in basketball when he led the Hoyas to the NCAA Division I national championship in 1984. Thompson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
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- Boston Celtics1964–1966
- Providence Friars men's basketball1961–1964
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| 1964–1966 | 74 |
| 1961–1964 | 79 |
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- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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