09/02/1941
Washington, D.C., United States of America:
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.
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Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft (2021) as |
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Requiem for the Big East (2014) as Self |
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Going Big (2012) as Self |
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Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship (2005) as Self |
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Like Mike (2002) as Self (uncredited) |
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Allen Iverson - The Answer (2002) as Himself |
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He Got Game (1998) as John Thompson |
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The 6th Man (1997) as John Thompson |
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Patrick Ewing - Standing Tall (1993) as Himself |