John Thompson Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Thompson_Jr.
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Providence_College
gptkbp:award gptkb:Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:birthDate 1941-09-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath unknown (not publicly disclosed)
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Thompson_III
gptkbp:coach 1972–1999
gptkbp:coachedTeam gptkb:Georgetown_Hoyas_men's_basketball
gptkbp:deathDate 2020-08-30
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Arlington,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:draftedBy gptkb:Boston_Celtics
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Robert_Thompson_Jr.
gptkbp:height 6 ft 10 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Thompson Jr.
gptkbp:inductedInto 1999
gptkbp:jersey_number 27
gptkbp:NBA_champion 2
gptkbp:NBAChampionshipYearsAsPlayer 1965
1966
gptkbp:NCAAChampionships 1
gptkbp:NCAAChampionshipYearAsCoach 1984
gptkbp:NFLDraftYear 1964
25
3
gptkbp:notableAchievement First African-American head coach to win NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
gptkbp:notableCoach gptkb:Alonzo_Mourning
gptkb:Patrick_Ewing
Dikembe Mutombo
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:basketball_player
gptkb:basketball_coach
gptkbp:playedFor gptkb:Boston_Celtics
gptkbp:playsPosition gptkb:center
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Gwendolyn_Thompson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hoyas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5