John Thompson didn’t want to be first. Being first wasn’t what validated the discipline, the consistency, the bone-crushing intimidation of “Hoya Paranoia,” the program he spearheaded at Georgetown ...

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After decades of silence, renowned Georgetown Hoyas basketball coach John Thompson decided to write his autobiography to show what went on behind the scenes of his extraordinary life. From becoming ...

Over the years, John Thompson Jr.’s meeting with drug kingpin Rayful Edmond III had become the stuff of legend. In 1989, the Georgetown coach famously requested a meeting with the D.C. gangster and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball ...

During games, Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson slung a white towel over his shoulder, in tribute to his mother. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post) Review by George Solomon John Thompson, ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. “I’m six feet 10 inches tall,” the longtime Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson writes in his ...

As I write this, I cannot get Jimmy Dean’s 1961 hit song out of my head. But the Big John we knew wasn’t 6 foot 6, weighing 245. Big John Thompson was 6-10 and, well, we won’t say. A lot, OK? As ...