Allen Iverson, Patrick Ewing, Dikembe Mutombo, Alonzo Mourning and other Georgetown alumni served as the pallbearers at the funeral for legendary Hoyas coach John Thompson Jr. on Wednesday, per NBC Sports.
NBC4 SportsREMEMBERING JOHN THOMPSON, JR: Friends and family, including Allen Iverson, Patrick Ewing, and sons John and Ronny gather to remember the life of the legendary Georgetown basketball head coach @nbcwashington https://t.co/ICeRh1Y8WP
In Thompson's 27 years as Georgetown's head coach, he won 596 games, reached the NCAA tournament 20 times, won a national championship in the 1983-84 season, reached three Final Fours and coached a number of future NBA Hall of Famers, including Iverson, Ewing, Mutombo and Mourning.