The Georgetown University athletic department was named the inaugural winner of the John Thompson Jr. Award Sept. 2, honoring its commitment to social justice in Big East Conference athletics. The ...

WASHINGTON -- 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 ...

The Hoyas were picked sixth in the Big East preseason men’s basketball poll, which was unveiled Tuesday morning at Madison Square Garden. Georgetown slotted in between Marquette and Villanova, placed ...

Dan Gelfand/The Hoya University Prsident John J. DeGioia announces John Thompson III as the new men’s basketball head coach in Riggs Library on Tuesday. Thompson took Princeton to the NCAA tournament ...

(WASHINGTON) – John Thompson III’s days at Georgetown University are over. The school announced Thursday that it fired Thompson as head coach of its men’s basketball team. “It is with profound regret ...

Legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr., known simply as "Big John" throughout college basketball, has died at age 78. Thompson, who led Georgetown to the 1984 national championship, built the ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Some thoughts from the NCAA Tournament, which is now in the Final ...

Allen Iverson was one of the most hyped two-sport high school recruits in the country in the 1990's. As a star on both the basketball court and the football field, Iverson's athleticism made him an ...

On Friday, Brown will host one of college basketball's best young coaches and welcome back one of the University's own. At 7 p.m. in Petteruti Lounge in Faunce House, the Department of Athletics and ...

WASHINGTON -- Georgetown beat Villanova -- ranked No. 4 in the country -- to move into first place in the Big East, a victory some students deemed worthy of a court-storming. Coach John Thompson III ...