The door may be closing on the John Thompson era of Georgetown basketball, but another door is opening with Patrick Ewing at the helm. What's especially striking about the parallels between Thompson Jr. and Ewing's early coaching careers is not what happened on the court, but the moment in U.S. history that both coaches and their respective teams find themselves in.

He was recalled during a virtual memorial Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, in which former President Barack Obama was among those who spoke. Big East offer tracker (Oct. 5): Mutombo to Georgetown, new offers, final cuts, and more! The Hall of Famer was the first African American coach … Hall of Fame Basketball Coach John Thompson was remembered Saturday by his family, friends, former players and coaches in a virtual tribute presented by Georgetown … FILE - In this Oct. 1, 1999, file photo, former Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson addresses the media during a news conference for inductees to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. Knight said he knew Thompson in a variety of ways for over 50 years and wanted him early on to be the first African-American on his board of directors when Nike went public because he knew nobody would take him as a token. He has done so much to impact my life and the people he has coached and mentored along the way. Georgetown University has a distinctive identity in intercollegiate athletics. "Through me, through Alonzo [Mourning], through Dikembe [Mutombo], through all the people he has coached. There’s no doubt his imprint endures.”. Already, after the mass transfer exodus of 2019, Ewing has begun rebuilding the talent base in his program, as Georgetown's 2021 class looks poised to be a Top 20 class in the nation. by: Eugene Rapay — SB Nation: Big East Coast Bias 16h Happy October! It's almost poetic that the player who learned and developed under John Thompson Jr., the one who credits Thompson with being a second father to him, is now the one to take the reins from his former coach, and continue building what Big John started.

With Ewing's time spent learning under John Thompson Jr., both as a player and and as a coach, Georgetown fans can take comfort knowing that Big John's memory will live on through the lives of those he impacted most, and none moreso than Patrick Ewing. Just like the Hoyas did in 2014 when they became the first NCAA basketball team to sport "I Can't Breathe" shirts to protest the killing of Eric Garner, Ewing's teams can be at the forefront of the movement today to speak out against police brutality and racist attacks on Black people in our country. Georgetown had no college basketball brand when John Thompson arrived at the university … We were privileged to be at Georgetown at the same time that John Thompson was here.

Thompson’s Hoyas would be one of Nike’s signature teams as he served on the board for 30 years. Subscribe Subscribe …

In that week, articles have been written, stories have been shared, and memories have been revisited. John Thompson, the former coach of Georgetown’s Men’s Basketball team died Monday at age 78, according to WJLA-TV.

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One of Big John's last accomplishments, one of the greatest gifts he left behind to help carry his program into a new era, is the player who became synonymous with Georgetown basketball, just like his coach was. The identity and tradition of Georgetown basketball has always been connected to the Thompson name, because of what John Thompson Jr. built from the ground up.

Ryan Mutombo has decided to play in his father’s footsteps and play his college basketball for Patrick Ewing at Georgetown. As Patrick Ewing steps into the spotlight now, Georgetown fans can take comfort in knowing that Ewing will continue that same tradition, and build on it, as he helps a middling program get back to its winning ways.

Inspired by the University's Jesuit identity and education mission, our athletics program seeks to develop the talents, character, and leadership qualities of all student-athletes and members of our community. As it stands, Georgetown is set to have at least three open spots available for the class of 2021 with Jamorko Pickett, Jahvon Blair, Chudier Bile and Jalen Harris being out of eligibility after this season, as well as the newly reclassified Tyler Beard ready to join in 2021. Ewing, who was Thompson’s star player on the 1984 national championship team and is now the current Hoyas coach, started out a theme of the afternoon which was the tough love shown by the 6-foot-10 coach who strolled the sidelines with his signature white towel over his shoulder for three decades. We’re living through a golden of activism on the basketball court, too,” Obama said. It's been one week since John Thompson Jr. passed away. Who better to continue to foster that atmosphere moving forward in the post-Thompson era, then Patrick Ewing? However, his reach went well beyond just those who he knew personally, he changed the world and helped shape the way we see it. I will definitely miss the opportunity to pick up the phone and call him with whatever questions I might have with whatever's going on in my life, not just coaching but also in my life.". Thompson was there is the early days of the Big East Conference. His work in protesting the NCAA bylaw titled Proposition 42, by walking out of a game against Boston College, is well-known, and it was how he stood up to racist policies and institutions like these that makes his impact go far beyond the game of basketball. Despite retiring as a coach after 27 years, Thompson never left Georgetown and put in 48 years at the school. Thompson is being remembered not only as a basketball coach but as someone who reshaped lives.

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