![WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: Former Georgetown Hoyas head coach John Thompson Jr. looks on before a college basketball game between the Georgetown Hoyas and the Butler Bulldogs at the Capital One Arena on February 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/eurweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/GettyImages-1129159516.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
*With barely enough time to process the sudden death of Chadwick Boseman, the sports world and beyond is now dealing with the death of legendary Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson Jr. at 78. Known simply as “Big John,” the coach led Georgetown for 27 seasons, including to the 1984 national championship. He built the program into a […]