John Thompson
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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
Credits
He Got Game (1998)
as John Thompson
Like Mike (2002)
as Self (uncredited)
The 6th Man (1997)
as John Thompson
Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible (2021)
as Self (Archive Footage)
Requiem for the Big East (2014)
as Self
Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft (2021)
Actor
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship (2005)
as Self
Patrick Ewing - Standing Tall (1993)
as Himself
Going Big (2012)
as Self
Allen Iverson - The Answer (2002)
as Himself