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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 2, 1941
Died
August 30, 2020
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., United States of America
John Thompson
1.0 Popularity
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.
Known For
7.5
Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
2021
7.3
Self
Basketball: A Love Story
2018
7.0
Self
Requiem for the Big East
2014
7.0
Self
Going Big
2012
0.0
Self
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
2005
6.1
Self (uncredited)
Like Mike
2002
6.8
Himself
Allen Iverson - The Answer
2002
6.7
John Thompson
He Got Game
1998
6.1
Self
The 6th Man
1997
0.0
Himself
Patrick Ewing - Standing Tall
1993
Credits
Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
2021
7.5
Basketball: A Love Story
as Self
2018
7.3
Requiem for the Big East
as Self
2014
7.0
Going Big
as Self
2012
7.0
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
as Self
2005
0.0
Like Mike
as Self (uncredited)
2002
6.1
Allen Iverson - The Answer
as Himself
2002
6.8
He Got Game
as John Thompson
1998
6.7
The 6th Man
as Self
1997
6.1
Patrick Ewing - Standing Tall
as Himself
1993
0.0
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as John Thompson
1992
6.6