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Allen Iverson Remembers the Late John Thompson

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Aug 31st, 2020 · 1:50 PM EDT

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Longtime Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson has passed away at the age of 78.

He led the Hoyas to the 1984 national championship and sustained more than two decades of success, which included seven Big East titles and a couple more Final Four appearances. Among his standout players were Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, and Allen Iverson, who shared these memories on Twitter today:

Thanks For Saving My Life Coach. I’m going to miss you, but I’m sure that you are looking down on us with a big smile. I would give anything just for one more phone call from you only to hear you say, “Hey MF”, then we would talk about everything except basketball……. pic.twitter.com/03yj4gZv5q

— Allen Iverson (@alleniverson) August 31, 2020

Great pictures there.

Iverson only spent two seasons at Georgetown, but won the Big East Rookie of the Year award in 1995 and led the Hoyas to the Sweet 16. The following season, the team won the Big East and went to the Elite 8, where they lost to Marcus Camby and UMass.

A.I. also famously thanked Thompson at his Hall of Fame induction, which John Clark and others shared online:

Allen Iverson thanked John Thompson for saving his life#RIPJohnThompson
https://t.co/6F7vOqA2qK

— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) August 31, 2020

RIP Big John. Great coach who was synonymous with Georgetown University and classic Big East basketball.