Updated at 12:40 p.m. ET
College basketball has lost a legend. John Thompson Jr., who turned Georgetown University’s men’s basketball team into a juggernaut and became the first Black coach to win a national men’s college basketball title, has died. He was 78.
Thompson’s family confirmed his death in a statement released by Georgetown University.
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