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John Thompson

Age 84 · USA · 208 cm (6'10") · 102 kg · Born Sep 2, 1941 · Providence

3.5 PPG 3.5 RPG 0.3 APG 74 games 2 seasons
John Thompson

Career snapshot

2seasons
74games
262career pts
12.3PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Boston Celtics · 74 games · 1964-65–1965-66

Position rank · 1964-65

#23PPG rank
#12PER rank
#8WS rank
Among 24 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 3.6 1964-65 · BOS
RPG 3.6 1964-65 · BOS
APG 0.3 1964-65 · BOS
PER 9.8 1964-65 · BOS
WS 1.8 1964-65 · BOS

Draft

1964
Round 3 · Pick 25
from Providence

Career by team

Boston Celtics
1964-65 – 1965-66 · 2 seasons
3.5 PPG 3.5 RPG 0.3 APG
74 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1964-65 BOS 64 0 10.9 3.6 3.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 40.2 0.0 59.0 9.8 1.8
1965-66 BOS 10 0 7.2 3.2 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 46.7 0.0 66.7 14.8 0.3

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About John Thompson

John Robert Thompson Jr. was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach for the Georgetown Hoyas men's team. He became the first African-American head coach to win a major collegiate championship in basketball when he led the Hoyas to the NCAA Division I national championship in 1984. Thompson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.