John Thompson III Position: Head Coach Experience: 184-93 Record at Georgetown: 116-51

Entering his sixth season as the head coach, John Thompson III has added new chapters to the rich history of Georgetown men's basketball.

Since arriving on the Hilltop, the Hoyas have advanced to one Final Four (2007), won a BIG EAST Tournament title (2007), won back-to-back BIG EAST Regular Season titles (2006-07, 2007-08), reached three-straight NCAA Tournaments (2006-08) and been invited to the National Invitation Tournament twice (2005, 2009).

During that time, Georgetown has been ranked among the top-25 teams in the country for 38-straight weeks and is among the winningest programs in the BIG EAST during that time. In addition, in the last three years, more Georgetown players (4) have been selected in the NBA Draft than any other school in the BIG EAST Conference.

Thompson is a two-time winner of the Black Coaches Association (BCA) Male Coach of the Year Award (2007, 2008) and was named the 2007 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Coach of the Year.

In his first five years at Georgetown, Thompson has guided the Hoyas to a 116-51 overall record (.695 win percentage) and to a 51-30 record in conference play.

Overall in nine years as a head coach, including four at his alma mater, Princeton, Thompson has compiled a 184-93 overall record, with a 98-42 record in conference play (BIG EAST and Ivy League combined), won five league championships and guided his teams to eight postseason appearances

Last season, Georgetown made its fifth-straight postseason appearance under Thompson, advancing to the NIT where the team lost to eventual runner-up Baylor. The Hoyas finished the season with a 16-15 overall record and were 7-11 in the conference, finishing in 12th place in the BIG EAST Conference, which was arguably the toughest in the country last year. Georgetown finished the season ranked No. 12 in the country in strength of schedule, posted four wins over top-25 teams, beat two teams that advanced to the Final Four (UConn and Villanova) as well as two that advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament (Memphis, Syracuse). Freshman center Greg Monroe was named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year, becoming the sixth player in Georgetown history to earn the award.

The Hoyas made their third-straight NCAA Tournament appearance during the 2007-08 season, tabbed as the No. 2 seed before losing in the second round. Thompson's team earned a 28-6 (.823% win percentage) mark, going 15-3 in BIG EAST play to garner their second-consecutive regular season championship, a feat previously unmatched in Hoya history. His team appeared in the national polls all 20 weeks of the season, never dropping lower than 12th and senior Patrick Ewing Jr. earned the inaugural BIG EAST Sixth Man Award.

During Thompson's third season as Georgetown's head coach, in 2006-07, JTIII saw the Hoyas win the BIG EAST Regular Season Championship, the BIG EAST Tournament Championship as well as the NCAA East Regional Championship while compiling a 30-7 record. The Hoyas appeared in the national polls 18 times, defeated seven nationally-ranked opponents and compiled a conference record of 13-3. Thompson saw junior Jeff Green named BIG EAST Player of the Year, MVP of the BIG EAST Tournament and MVP of the NCAA East Regional. Green was the fifth player selected in the 2007 NBA Draft. Thompson garnered his second consecutive BCA Fritz Pollard Coach of the Year Award as well as being named Coach of the Year by the NABC.

In his second season at the helm, Thompson's Hoyas made their presence felt with a thrilling run to the Sweet 16. This was his fifth trip to the post-season in six years as a head coach. A first-round victory over Northern Iowa and a second-round defeat of Ohio State advanced Georgetown to its first Regional Semifinal since 2001. The Hoyas, who fell just three points shy of a victory over the eventual national champion Florida Gators, ended the year with a 23-10 overall record, earning Thompson the Black Coaches Association's Fritz Pollard Male Coach of the Year Award.

In his inaugural season as the Hoya's head coach, Thompson's approach took a giant leap when he became one of only three coaches in BIG EAST history to defeat a nationally ranked team in the conference opener. The Hoyas ended up winning 19 games and advanced to the NIT Quarterfinals.

Arriving on the Hilltop in 2004, Thompson became the 17th head coach in program history and the second named John Thompson. The child of one Hall of Fame coach and the student of another, JTIII has added a Princeton touch to Georgetown's rich basketball history, creating a new system he describes as the Georgetown Offense:

"The `system' is more about how you see the game than about plays. It's about adjusting and adapting to your own skills and strengths, and the skills and strengths of your opponent. If you look at the Sacramento Kings, Washington Wizards, Northwestern, Richmond or Princeton, they obviously aren't the exact same style of ball. But the principles they play are the same - movement, reads, sharing patience and precision. You take the skills and personality of your team and tweak the system accordingly."

Prior to coaching at Georgetown, Thompson guided Princeton to three Ivy League Championships, two NCAA tournaments and an NIT appearance over his four years as head coach. He amassed a 68-42 record as Princeton's head coach after serving as an assistant coach at Princeton from 1995- 2000. As assistant coach, he helped lead the team to a top 10 national ranking and five-consecutive postseason appearances.

Princeton not only made the postseason eight of nine years during Thompson's tenure, but he helped recruit and coach three All-Americans, three Ivy League Players of the Year, two Ivy League Rookies of the Year and 12 First Team All-Ivy League players.

Thompson also played basketball as an undergraduate for the Tigers while majoring in politics. As a forward, he ranks third on Princeton's all time assist leader list with 358. Playing for legendary coach Pete Carril, Thompson produced with amazing proficiency with 103 assists and just 34 turnovers as a senior. He was co-captain of the 1988 team and shared the B.F. Bunn trophy that year as one of the Tigers' Most Valuable Players.

Thompson, 43, grew up in Washington, D.C., where he graduated from Gonzaga College High School. As a high school senior he was named first team All-Metro by the Washington Post.

With his wife, Monica, the couple created the John Thompson III Foundation, which annually holds events to support non-profits in the D.C. Metropolitan area that work with severe at-risk children and families. John and Monica, also a Princeton grad (Class of `89), have three children: Morgan, age 11; John Wallace, age 8; and Matthew, age 6.