John Thompson serves as a color analyst for Westwood One’s coverage of the Final Four and National Championship. Thompson is best known as the former head men’s basketball coach of the Georgetown Hoyas, where he built one of the most successful programs in college basketball history. During his 28 years at the helm, Thompson won 596 games, was named Coach of the Year seven times and led his team to 24 straight postseason appearances, and three NCAA Final Fours.
He won the national championship in 1984, becoming the first African-American coach to accomplish that feat. Thompson also served as the Olympic Head Coach for Team USA Basketball in 1988, capturing a bronze medal, and won gold as an assistant coach in 1976. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.
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05 April 2021
Our Westwood One Sports family is missing a member of our crew at this year’s Final Four in Indianapolis. Scott Graham narrates our tribute to John Thompson:
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09 April 2019
It’ll be remembered as a story of redemption. And it’ll be remembered as one of the best in National Championship Game history as Virginia edged Texas Tech, 85-77, in overtime on Monday night in Minneapolis. After the Cavaliers tied the score at 68 when De’Andre Hunter made a three-pointer with…
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07 April 2019
With a combined 15 lead changes and 10 ties, the Final Four once again delivered on Saturday night in Minneapolis. In the night’s first game, Virginia edged Auburn, 63-62, after Virginia’s Kyle Guy knocked down three free throws with less than one second to go following a controversial foul call.…
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31 March 2019
In as much as any team could be called an underdog in the Elite 8, Auburn recovered from losing starter Chuma Okeke to an ACL tear in their Sweet 16 game to take down one of the most successful programs in tournament history with a 77-71 victory over Kentucky in…
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30 March 2019
Fifth-seeded Auburn dismantled #1-seeded North Carolina 97-80 to advance to the Elite 8 where they’ll face a second-seeded Kentucky squad that hung on for a 62-58 victory over Houston. In the East region, Michigan State led wire to wire in beating LSU 80-63 but Duke had to withstand a last…
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03 April 2018
SAN ANTONIO, TX – Behind 31 bench points from redshirt sophomore guard Donte DiVincenzo, Villanova captured the 2018 National Championship with a 79-62 win over Michigan at the Alamodome. Trailing 21-14 early in the first half, the Wildcats erupted on a 23-7 run to lead 37-28 at halftime. Jay Wright’s…
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31 March 2018
SAN ANTONIO, TX – After knocking down 13 three-point field goals in the first half, Villanova cruised to a 95-79 victory over Kansas to advance to Monday’s National Championship Game. Villanova’s Eric Paschall had a career day in a Wildcat uniform, scoring 24 points, as Nova led by 15 at…
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31 March 2018
SAN ANTONIO, TX – Trailing by as many as 10 in the second half, the Michigan Wolverines ended their Final Four contest against the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers on a 22-10 run to advance to the National Championship Game with a 69-57 win. Michigan’s Moritz Wagner was key in the victory as…
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