John Thompson III
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Thompson III is the son of John Thompson (Georgetown's coach from 1972 to 1999), and a 1988 graduate of Princeton. He served as an assistant coach at Princeton from 1995 through 2000. After being promoted to head coach, he compiled a 68-42 record with the Tigers from 2000 to 2004 and coached the team to three Ivy League championships, two NCAA tournament appearances, and one NIT tournament appearance. Three of his players earned Ivy League Player of the Year honors.
In Thompson's first year at Georgetown (2004-05), the Hoyas improved from 13-15 to a record of 19-13 and the team reached the quarterfinals of the NIT. His overall record as a head coach between Georgetown and Princeton now stands at 87-55.