As a Black youth growing up in segregated Washington, D.C., John Thompson was accustomed to sitting in the back of his Catholic church behind white ... coach at St. Anthony's, a tiny high school ...

Lee: John Thompson was a towering figure in many ways. He stood 6'10" tall and was a champion as a high school ... White kids were scared to come to Georgetown because of the false perception of ...

St. Anthony's High, with approximately 250 students at the time, was small in comparison to some of Washington, D.C.'s bigger Catholic schools it played in basketball. Yet St. Anthony's had one ...

He was a Black coach who recruited mostly Black players to a predominantly white Jesuit university in Washington, and Thompson ... to get into John Carroll, a Catholic high school, where he ...

That’s when the Legend of John Thompson — the basketball coach who got in the face ... scholarships to attend a predominantly white Catholic high school in Washington and later Providence ...

John Thompson's impact on college basketball is still visibly clear months after the former Georgetown head coach passed ... at St. Anthony's [High School], I draped a white towel over my shoulder ...

Everson and Brown were enjoying the sights along San Antonio’s famed River Walk when they learned that legendary Georgetown basketball coach John ... Thompson recruited the number one high ...

He was a Black coach who recruited mostly Black players to a predominantly white Jesuit university in Washington, and Thompson ... to get into John Carroll, a Catholic high school, where he ...

John Thompson Jr., died on Sunday at the age of 78. In 1984, he became the first Black man to coach ... boys. White said he often talks about Thompson with his sons — a high school sophomore ...

John Thompson, who led the Georgetown Hoyas basketball team for 27 seasons, has died. His death was announced in a family statement released by Georgetown on Monday. No details were disclosed.

Thompson, who was the first Black coach to lead a team the NCAA men's basketball championship, was 78. Sign in or Subscribe See Offers Sign In ... High School Sports Maine Mariners Varsity Maine ...