Acting
John Thompson
EN cinema · 11 credits
Born
2 September 1941
Died
30 August 2020 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Washington, D.C., United States of America
John Robert Thompson Jr. (September 2, 1941 – August 30, 2020) was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach for the Georgetown Hoyas men's team. He became the first African-American head coach to win a major collegiate championship in basketball when he led the Hoyas to the NCAA Division I national championship in 1984. Thompson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
Known for
Filmography
Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible
as Self (Archive Footage)
Going Big
as Self
Without Bias
as Self
Allen Iverson - The Answer
as Himself
Like Mike
as Self (uncredited)
He Got Game
as John Thompson
The 6th Man
as John Thompson
