Articles tagged: John Thompson III

Sports

The long view: Georgetown men’s basketball over the decades

In 1984, Georgetown men’s basketball team won the NCAA Championship. Forty years later, in 2024, the team lost all but two of their 20 BIG EAST conference games.  Georgetown’s only... Read more

By 10:00 AM

Breaking

Georgetown parts ways with John Thompson III

Georgetown men’s basketball Head Coach John Thompson III will not return to the team next season, university President John DeGioia announced in a statement on Thursday afternoon. “It is with... Read more

By March 23, 2017

Sports

Black and Blue and Gray: Men’s basketball’s season ends in first round of Big East Tournament

NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Georgetown men’s basketball team (14-18, 5-13 Big East) found itself in a familiar situation with 6.5 seconds remaining in Wednesday night’s Big East Tournament first round... Read more

By March 8, 2017

Sports

Men’s basketball Senior Day dampened by 26-point loss to No. 2 Villanova

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (14-17, 5-13 Big East) was unable to contain the balanced scoring of No. 2 Villanova (28-3, 15-3 Big East) on Senior Day at the Verizon... Read more

By March 4, 2017

Sports

Shipwrecked: Men’s basketball loses fourth straight game, clinches ninth in Big East Tournament

In need of a win to avoid securing back-to-back losing seasons, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (14-16, 5-12 Big East) was unable to maintain a late lead, falling to Seton... Read more

By February 28, 2017