Former Marquette men’s basketball all-time leading scorer George Thompson died Wednesday from complications of diabetes at age 74, the school announced.
“George’s name is synonymous with Marquette Basketball,” Vice President & Director of Athletics Bill Scholl said in a statement.“He was part of the foundation our program was built on and his career speaks for itself. He had a lasting impact on our University and we mourn the loss with our entire Marquette family.”
Thompson was the first prominent recruit from New York for the legendary Marquette head coach Al McGuire. Thompson grew up in Brooklyn, the neighboring borough of McGuire’s native Queens.