JOHN ROBERT THOMPSON THE CURRENT HEAD COACH MENS BASKETBALL TEAM GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY FIRST TEAM THE WASHINGTON POST PLAYING GONZAGA COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL HIRED REPLACE CRAIG ESHERICK PRIOR THE HEAD COACH ALMA PRINCETON UNIVERSITY THE SON GRADUATE WHOSE NICKNAME ASSISTANT COACH PRINCETON HEAD COACHES PETE CARRIL BILL CARMODY PROMOTED COMPILED RECORD THE TIGERS THE TEAM IVY LEAGUE NCAA TOURNAMENT NIT TOURNAMENT PLAYERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRINCETON OFFENSE STYLE PLAY LEARNED THOMPSONS SUCCESS WORK GEORGETOWN AS ONE THE MAJOR REASONS THE TEAMS QUICK FIRST YEAR HOYAS REACHED QUARTERFINALS UPSET DUKE THIS WAS FIRST WIN RANKED NIGHTS DOUBLE OVERTIME NOTRE DAME THE NCAA THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA ROUND SEED OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY THE SWEET SIXTEEN NATIONAL CHAMPIONS FLORIDA THE ONLY HOLD VICTORY POINTS LEAD THE SECOND HALF BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP FATHER FORWARD JEFF GREEN MARKED AWARDED THE EAST OPENING BELMONT HARD GAME BOSTON COLLEGE EAST ON THE STRENGTH JEFF GREENS SHOT ADVANCED ELITE EIGHT THE FIRST TIME DOWN HALF ROY HIBBERT FOULING OUT TWO DAYS FINAL FOUR THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA JOHN THOMPSON III IMPRESSIVE RUN IN SEPTEMBER SIGNED CONTRACT KEEP UNIVERSITY OF COUNTY STAR PLAYER STEPHEN CURRY SCORE SEASON STRONG CANDIDATE COMPETE HOT START SAW RANKING RISE HIGH TERRIBLE FINISHING WORST NEW YORK TIMES BARKER WASHINGTON TIMES GARRETT THE WASHINGTONIAN BAILEY OLIVIA SCOTT THE HOYA CAMILLE WASHINGTON POST MIKE