In later games of the season, his scoring and rebounding performance increased as he averaged shot 68% from the field and averaged 15 points and 13 rebounds a game. 2 Syracuse in the final game at Manley Field House in 1980. “A ton of (Thompson’s) quotes, he used every day during practice,” Coleman said. As a star on both the basketball court and the football field, Iverson's athleticism made him an unguardable force and an exciting young talent. During the five-game stretch from the victory over Northern Iowa on December 29, 1989, through the defeat of DePaul on January 13, 1990, he averaged 26 points a game, including a career-high 39 points against Providence. Georgetown winning the 1984 NCAA championship was a cultural event, and Thompson meant a lot to many people. They were ranked No. That should earn him some leeway in a rough season or two, but according to an online bookmaker, he's seventh most likely to be the first ACC coach fired this year, Duke offensive lineman Rakavius Chambers was named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, becoming the twelfth Blue Devil to win the honor in the last 10 years, Duke is 0-2, but David Cutcliffe thinks the team can improve. He scored in double figures in 21 games, and in the later games of the season averaged 16 points per game, including a 20-point effort against Connecticut and nine rebounds and a career-high 25 points against Syracuse consecutively in the last two games of the regular season. We made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote! After retiring, Thompson would go on to coach St. Anthony High School in D.C., before joining Georgetown University. - Vintage photograph 1626084, Football referee M.L. Robert Willett/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT Mike Tranghese on John Thompson: “He was a giant. The following year they were defeated in the national championship game by Villanova. Thompson was ejected – only his third ejection since taking over the Georgetown program in 1972 – and the Hoyas clung to a two-point lead with five seconds left in the game and Syracuse having little prospect of making even a long-range shot to tie. They played their home games at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. It was a redemption story that Iverson never forgot, recounting what that second opportunity meant to him in his Hall of Fame acceptance speech. All told, 26 players were selected for the NBA draft during Thompson’s tenure. Alonzo Mourning, "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 16. Thompson remained a part of the university community as coach emeritus, continuing to mentor and support Hoya athletes. Duke freshman Henry Coleman, who grew up in Virginia, may be too young to remember Thompson on the bench, but he’s certainly aware of the legendary coach. Hall of Fame and longtime Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson died Monday at the age of 78. The Hoyas were the No. — kente cloth hoyas (@clintonyates) August 31, 2020. A D.C., native, Thompson starred at Archbishop Carroll before attending Providence College. No word on the cause of death. (Original Caption) New York: Georgetown’s Most Valuable Player, Patrick Ewing, holds his MVP trophy and victory net as he gives the #1 sign behind coach John Thompson after they Hoyas’ beat St. John’s Redmen 92-80 in the Big East final at Madison Square Garden. pic.twitter.com/BsORrzwX5F, — PC Men’s Basketball (@PCFriarsmbb) August 31, 2020. Part of HuffPost Entertainment. The cause of death was not immediately known. Thompson, the first Black coach to win an NCAA championship, joined Georgetown University's team in 1972, when it had just come off a season with a … A native of Washington, DC, Thompson went to college at Providence and was part of the team that won the 1963 NIT championship. {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}, Estimated Delivery within 26-51 business days. Thank you for everything. This amount is subject to change until you make payment. Coach: John Thompson. The team opened the season with 14 straight wins. [3], Junior center Dikembe Mutombo, a reserve player the previous season while he became accustomed to the American college game, played in all 31 games this season and started alongside Mourning in 24 of them, and his average playing time increased from 11 to 26 minutes per game. PHOTO FRONT PHOTO BACK It was an incident that exemplified the racial divide in that Virginia town, which the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary "No Crossover" detailed so well. The Georgetown legend mentored 26 players selected for the NBA draft during his tenure. John Thompson, the trailblazing Georgetown coach who became the first Black coach to win an NCAA championship, has died at 78. When I was at Benedictine (College Prep. 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