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Former Georgetown Coach John Thompson Was a Legend On and Off the Court
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Taylor Fuqua
Georgetown Athletics
John Thompson, the legendary Georgetown Hoyas Basketball Coach, has passed away at the age of 78. He spent 27 seasons with the Hoyas with a record of 596-239 before he retired in 1999. His love for the game came way before his legendary coaching career. John played basketball all throughout high school and went on…
Former NBA Commissioner David Stern Passes at 77
By
Megan Bailey
It’s no question that David Stern, former NBA Commissioner, was one of the most influential people in the history of basketball. During his 30 year career from 1984 to 2014, the league reached new heights that sculpted the game to what it is today. He salvaged an NBA that was riddled with drug use, poor…
More Than a Coach: Remembering Pat Summit
By
Wesley Baines
Pat Summit, legendary head basketball coach at the University of Tennessee, has passed away at the age of 64 after a five-year struggle with Alzheimer’s. At the mere age of 22, Summit, a graduate assistant at the University of Tennessee, was suddenly thrust into the position of head coach of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball…
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