John Thompson
- Acting
- September 2, 1941 · Washington, D.C., United States of America
- August 30, 2020
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
Filmography
- Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible · Self
- Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
- Basketball: A Love Story · Self
- Requiem for the Big East · Self
- Going Big · Self
- Without Bias · Self
- Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship · Self
- Like Mike · Self
- Allen Iverson - The Answer · Self
- He Got Game · John Thompson
- The 6th Man · John Thompson
- Patrick Ewing - Standing Tall · Self
- Hangin' with Mr. Cooper · John Thompson