Biography
John Robert Thompson Jr. (September 2, 1941 – August 30, 2020) 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.
Acted in 4
2020s
- 2021
Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
Movie
Appearances9
2020s
- 2021
Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible
Self (Archive Footage)
2010s
- 2018
- 2014
- 2012
Going Big
Self
2000s
- 2009
Without Bias
Self
- 2005
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
Self
- 2002
Allen Iverson - The Answer
Himself
1990s
- 1993
Patrick Ewing - Standing Tall
Himself