1998Nominee
Best Performance
He Got Game
John Thompson
Actor
Washington, D.C., United States of America
September 2, 1941
Biography
John Robert Thompson Jr. (September 2, 1941 – August 30, 2020) was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach for the Georgetown Hoyas men's team. He became the first African-American head coach to win a major collegiate championship in basketball when he led the Hoyas to the NCAA Division I national championship in 1984. Thompson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2002Nominee
Best Performance
Like Mike
1997Nominee
Best Performance
The 6th Man
Career Highlights
2009Highlight
Best Performance
Without Bias
2005Highlight
Best Performance
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
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He Got Game
Like Mike
The 6th Man