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John Thompson III

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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Georgetown chapter.

This celebrity is a no-brainer.  John Thompson III is one of the most recognizable men on campus, but this week we wanted to pay special homage to him because of one major event: Midnight Madness.  This past Friday, JTIII (as he is affectionately known on campus) introduced us to our 2012-2013 Georgetown Hoyas Basketball team.  So here is a quick bio of our favorite coach on campus to help get us in the feeling for basketball season!

Name:
John Thompson III (JTIII)

Alma Mater: 
Princeton University

Prior Profession before Georgetown:
Head coach at Princeton University

Years as Head Coach at Georgetown:
8 years

Claims to Fame:

  • Led our Hoyas to Big East Regular Season Championship 2007 & 2008
  • Led our  Hoyas to Big East Tournament Champions 2007
  • Led our Hoyas to the 2007 NCAA Final Four

Photo Courtesy of: http://www.facebook.com/pages/John-Thompson-III/261090432238

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Catherine Murphy is a junior at Georgetown University.  She is majoring in Marketing in Georgetown's McDonough School of Business.  She is also planning on completing minors in English and Sociology.