Manny Millan
Legendary Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson Jr. has died at the age of 78, according to ABC 7 News–WJLA in Washington, D.C., and ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Thompson coached at Georgetown from 1972 to 1999 and led the Hoyas to the 1985 NCAA championship with Patrick Ewing. He compiled an all-time record of 596–239 and reached three Final Fours in his 27 seasons as a coach.
In his time at Georgetown, he coached future Hall of Famers including Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo and Allen Iverson.
Thompson played at Providence College and was drafted in the 1964 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics.