More than three decades before the Milwaukee Bucks refused to play in protest of an issue rooted in race, John Thompson refused to coach in protest of an issue rooted in race. It was January 1989. The ...
The friendship between Coaches Dean Smith and John Thompson is heavily documented. The two shared laughs, families, and basketball; there wasn't an accomplishment the two missed in support of the ...
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Jaylen Brown and John Thompson's warning about educated NBA players still sparks debate. Was he right?
John Thompson once argued that educated athletes would challenge the system instead of simply accepting it. Decades later, ...
(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 ...
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"He starts to question the system" - John Thompson warned us that educated athletes like Jaylen Brown would be viewed as a problem
Thompson said educated athletes aren't yes men but players who question the system.
Lou Carnesecca began his legendary second stint at St. John’s in 1973. John Thompson arrived at Georgetown in 1972. The Hall of Fame coaches battled for two decades, wrestling for control of the Big ...
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. "Our ...
The final buzzer had gone off about 20 minutes earlier and John Thompson, sitting courtside at the Superdome, hadn’t stopped giggling. He was sitting with one of his old coaching rivals and pals, Bill ...
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