John Thompson III
John Thompson III outside McDonough Gymnasium on March 26, 2007, following his return to the Georgetown University campus after defeating North Carolina to reach the 2007 Final Four.
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
March 11, 1966 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1988 | Princeton |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–2000 | Princeton (asst.) |
| 2000–2004 | Princeton |
| 2004–2017 | Georgetown |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 346–193 (.642) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Big East Tournament championship (2007) 3× Big East regular season championships (2007, 2008, 2013) 3× Ivy League regular season championships (2001, 2002, 2004) |
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| Awards | |
| Big East Coach of the Year (2013) | |
| Records | |
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Princeton 68–42 (.618) Georgetown 278–151 (.648) |
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Princeton 68–42 (.618)
John Robert Thompson III (born March 11, 1966) is the former head coach of the men's basketball team at Georgetown University. He grew up in Washington, D.C. and was named first team All-Metro by The Washington Post while playing for Gonzaga College High School in 1984. Thompson was hired on April 20, 2004 to replace Craig Esherick and was fired at the end of the 2017 season, completing 13 years as Georgetown's coach. Prior to being hired at Georgetown, Thompson was the head coach for four years at his alma mater, Princeton University.
Thompson is the son of John Thompson, Jr. (Georgetown's head coach from 1972 to 1999), and a 1988 graduate of Princeton.
Thompson immediately introduced the Princeton offense at Georgetown, a style of play that he learned from coach Pete Carril at Princeton.
Thompson's first notable win with the team took place on January 21, 2006, when unranked Georgetown upset No. 1 Duke. This was Georgetown's first win over a No. 1 ranked team in 21 years. Thompson also achieved his 100th win as a head coach a few nights later with an 85–82 win in double overtime at Notre Dame.
National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
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