John Thompson II, First African-American Head Coach to Win a Major Collegiate Championship

John Robert Thompson Jr. (born September 2, 1941) is a former American college basketball coach for the Georgetown Hoyas. He is now a professional radio and TV sports commentator. In 1984, he became the first African-American head coach to win a major collegiate championship, capturing the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship when Georgetown, led by Patrick Ewing, defeated the University of Houston 84-75.

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Hoyas fan since Sleepy Floyd..RIP..YOU WILL BE MISSED SORELY

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Restinparadise Celtic, Hoyas icon legend Hall of famer John Thompson ll

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First head coach from NEW ENGLAND to win a major college championship

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Can you really say he was from New England? I mean he was born and raised in D.C..