John Thompson III

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.
Sport(s) Basketball
Biographical details
Born (1966-03-11) March 11, 1966
Boston, Massachusetts
Playing career
1984–1988 Princeton
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–2000 Princeton (assistant)
2000–2004 Princeton
2004–2017 Georgetown
2017–present U.S. Men's National Team (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall 346–193
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 Ivy League regular season (2001, 2002, 2004)
3 Big East regular season (2007, 2008, 2013)
Big East Tournament (2007)
Awards
Big East Coach of the Year (2013)

John Robert Thompson III (born March 11, 1966) is the assistant coach for the United States men's national basketball team since 2017. He previously served as the 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. Prior to being hired at Georgetown, Thompson was the head coach for four years at his alma mater, Princeton University.

Coaching career

Princeton

Thompson is the son of John Thompson, Jr. (Georgetown's head coach from 1972 to 1999), and a 1988 graduate of Princeton.

Georgetown

Thompson talks with a referee in a 2006 game

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.

Thompson's 13-year tenure as head coach is the second longest in Georgetown history, and his 278 wins are also second all-time in school history–in both cases, only behind his father.

United States Men's National Team

On October 12, 2017, Thompson was named by USA Basketball as the assistant coach of the United States men's national basketball team for all FIBA World Cup qualifiers leading to the 2019 FIBA World Cup. This was his second time as an assistant coach in the National Programme; he has previously (2008) served as an assistant for the Under 18 men's team.[1]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Princeton Tigers (Ivy League) (2000–2004)
2000–01 Princeton 16–1111–31stNCAA Division I First Round
2001–02 Princeton 16–1211–3T–1stNIT First Round
2002–03 Princeton 16–1110–43rd
2003–04 Princeton 20–813–11stNCAA Division I First Round
Princeton: 68–42 (.618)45–11 (.804)
Georgetown Hoyas (Big East Conference) (2004–2017)
2004–05 Georgetown 19–138–8T–7thNIT Quarterfinal
2005–06 Georgetown 23–1010–6T–4thNCAA Division I Sweet 16
2006–07 Georgetown 30–713–31stNCAA Division I Final Four
2007–08 Georgetown 28–615–31stNCAA Division I Round of 32
2008–09 Georgetown 16–157–1111thNIT First Round
2009–10 Georgetown 23–1110–87thNCAA Division I Round of 64
2010–11 Georgetown 21–1110–88thNCAA Division I Round of 64
2011–12 Georgetown 24–912–6T–4thNCAA Division I Round of 32
2012–13 Georgetown 25–714–4T–1stNCAA Division I Round of 64
2013–14 Georgetown 18–158–107thNIT Second Round
2014–15 Georgetown 22–1112–6T–2ndNCAA Division I Round of 32
2015–16 Georgetown 15–187–118th
2016–17 Georgetown 14–185–139th
Georgetown: 278–151 (.653)131–94 (.580)
Total:346–193 (.641)

      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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Thompson, John III". USA Basketball. Retrieved 2018-03-10.

Additional sources

  • Branch, John (2007). "Hoyas' Past Is Becoming Present",New York Times, March 23.
  • Davis, Barker (2006). "Hoyas survive big scare", Washington Times, January 25.
  • Graff, Garrett "Thompson discusses Georgetown's 2008 season", The Washingtonian, December 4, 2007.
  • Haber, Brett (March 2012). "In the Name of the Father". Washingtonian. Washington, D.C.: Washingtonian Magazine, Inc.
  • Heaps, Bailey and Olivia Scott (2007). "JT III Signs on for Six More Years", The Hoya, September 28.
  • Powell, Camille (2006). "Hoyas KO the Big", Washington Post, January 22, p. E-1.
  • Wise, Mike (2006). "Princeton Offense Keeps Hoyas on the Move", Washington Post, March 23, p. E-12.
  • Wolff, Alexander (2008-03-18). "Cut from the Same Cloth". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
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