Jan. 23, 2008
Washington, D.C. - Georgetown University Head Men's Basketball Coach John Thompson III was named the Black Coaches & Administrators National Coach of the Week on Tuesday.
Thompson earned the weekly award after guiding the Hoyas to a pair of conference wins over the weekend, beating Notre Dame, 84-65, on Saturday, and then following it with a thrilling 64-62 overtime win over Syracuse.
Georgetown is ranked No. 9 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll and in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Coaches' poll. The Hoyas have won their last two games and seven of the last eight overall, improving to 15-2 overall and 5-1 in the BIG EAST Conference.
In his fourth year at the helm of the Georgetown program, Thompson has compiled an 86-32 record on the Hilltop, including a 36-18 record in BIG EAST Conference play. In seven-plus years of coaching at the collegiate level, Thompson has a 155-74 record.
Thompson led Georgetown to a 33-7 record during the 2006-07 season, guiding the team to the NCAA Final Four after winning the BIG EAST Regular Season and Tournament titles. During the 2005-06 season, his first year at Georgetown, the Hoyas went 23-10 and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
He was named the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Coach of the Year and has received the BCA's Coach of the Year Award the last two seasons.
The Black Coaches & Administrators (BCA is a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to foster the growth and development of ethnic minorities at all levels of sports both nationally and internationally. The BCA is committed to creating a positive enlightened environment where issues can be examined closely, debated sincerely and resolved honestly. The BCA's focus involves the concerns of its colleagues in professional sports, NCAA (Division I, II, and III), NAIA (Division I and II), junior college and high school levels.
On May 31, 2007, BCA Board of Directors unveiled the new name of the organization during the 2007 BCA National Convention and Expo. The name change was made to clarify the expanding membership population of administrators and coaches within the BCA. Subsequently, BCA is now Black Coaches & Administrators.
