John Reagan - Georgetown Basketball History Project
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In the early 1980s, an unlikely program commanded the nation’s college basketball
consciousness. An elite, exclusive Catholic institution in the nation’s capital better known for
churning out attorneys and politicians and with nary a trace of hardwood pedigree was suddenly at the center of the college basketball universe. The Georgetown Hoyas’ relentless and assertive brand of basketball, carefully choreographed by a Black coach in John Thompson and an all-Black roster, made them heroes in inner cities around the country and a target for a mostly white media. And unapologetically, Thompson did it his way and became the first Black basketball coach to win an NCAA title when his Hoyas defeated Houston 84-75 in Seattle’s Kingdome on April 2, 1984.
“I know I’m going to upset some people, but I can live with that,” Thompson said in a 1984
interview.
Check back on Friday for our full interview with John covering the entire scope of Georgetown Basketball History.
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