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‘The heart of John Thompson’ lives in the revival of Georgetown basketball
Coach’s protest of Proposition 42 through the eyes of Thompson’s son Ronny, who was a player on that Georgetown team
In his new autobiography, the coach describes the famous meeting and the threat to Georgetown’s basketball program
‘I just remember him being humongous sitting in that wooden chair in his little corner in the gym’
He didn’t make it to his 79th, but I’ll wish him a happy birthday anyway
Working with Thompson on his autobiography, I met a complex man who was much more than a basketball coach
Five out of 10 coaches are black in the league, ahead of all the Power 5 conferences
By naming its gym after the Hall of Famer, Hampton’s Bethel High School honored a prep career that came to an abrupt end 25 years ago
It also helps show a way African-Americans and low-income families are continually shut out of college
The Hoyas’ complicated history with race makes it impossible to overlook the significance of Patrick Ewing landing a recruit like McClung
