WASHINGTON - John Thompson, the legendary former head coach of the Georgetown men's basketball team who captured the NCAA championship in 1984, has died.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherJohn Thompson Jr., former head coach of the Georgetown Hoyas, looks on after a college basketball game against the Seton Hall Pirates at the Capital One Arena on March 2, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) Thompson played NBA basketball before beginning his hall-of-fame coaching career at Georgetown University in 1972.
He transformed the school's basketball program, leading them to numerous NCAA tournament appearances throughout his nearly three decades with the team.