Bleacher Report · Sep 4, 2020
Georgetown HC Patrick Ewing Discusses John Thompson's Legacy, Impact
Georgetown men's basketball coach Patrick Ewing said on Friday that he'll try to make sure the legacy of John Thompson, the Hoyas' former coach who died Sunday at the age of 78, lives on within the program.
The 11-time NBA All-Star, who played under Thompson, returned to his alma mater to take over the coaching staff in April 2017.
"His legacy will always live on," Ewing told reporters. "Through me, through Alonzo (Mourning), through Dikembe (Mutombo), through all of the people he's coached. He has done a great job of teaching us not only to be great athletes but also great human beings. Now it's my role, my responsibility to keep doing those things to the kids I'm teaching."