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Chapters: John Thompson, Billy Donovan, Jim Larranaga, Lenny Wilkens, Austin Croshere, Ryan Gomes, Jimmy Walker, Raymond Flynn, God Shammgod, Otis Thorpe, Eric Murdock, Dickey Simpkins, Marvin Barnes, Eric Williams (Basketball, Born 1972), John Linehan, Ernie Digregorio, Rubén Garcés, Ken Mcdonald, Jamel Thomas, Joe Hassett, Jonathan Kale, Marty Conlon, Ira Bowman, Herbert Hill, Johnny Egan, Marques Bragg, Jeff Xavier, Michael Smith (Basketball, Born 1972), Sharaud Curry, Mike Riordan, Kevin Stacom, Troy Brown, Marcus Douthit. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 111. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: John R. Thompson, Jr. (born September 2, 1941) is an American former basketball coach for the Georgetown University Hoyas. He is now a professional radio and TV sports commentator. In 1984, he became the first African American head coach to win a major collegiate championship, capturing the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship when Georgetown defeated the University of Houston 8475. Thompson was born and raised in Washington, D.C., and is a practicing Catholic. As a child, his mother insisted on sending him to Catholic schools for the educational opportunities and academic challenges. At Archbishop Carroll High School, Thompson emerged as a standout center, playing in three consecutive City Championship games (195860). In 1959, Carroll All-Mets Thompson, Monk Molloy, George Leftwich and Tom Hoover won over Cardozo 79-52. The next year, Thompson and Leftwich led the Lions over the Ollie Johnson/Dave Bing led Spingarn, 69-54. During his senior year, Thompson led Carroll to a 24-0 record, preserving their 48-game winning streak along the way. Carroll capped off the undefeated '60 season with a thrilling 57-55 win over St Catherine's in the Knights of Columbus Tournament with Thompson...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=780756 ... Read more