Providence College Athletics

Hall of Fame

John R. Thompson, Jr.
John R. Thompson, Jr.
  • Induction:
    1974
  • Class:
    1964
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  • All-New England 1963 & 1964
  • New England Player of the Year, 1964
  • All-American, 1964
  • Career average 19.2 ppg and 13.4 rpg
  • NIT Championship team, 1963
  • First Providence NCAA Tournament Team, 1964
  • Played for the Boston Celtics, 1964-1966
  • Coached Georgetown University men's basketball, 1972-1999
  • Thompson's Hoyas made 24 straight NCAA appearances with one National Championship in 1984
  • Seven Coach of the Year Awards
  • Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, 1999
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