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Let Freedom Ring Celebration Honors MLK’s Legacy

By Caleigh Keating January 19, 2024

Reginald L. Douglas (COL ’09), artistic director at Mosaic Theater Company in D.C., received the John Thompson Jr. Legacy of a Dream Award, given to a local figure exemplifying Thompson’s and Dr....

There Goes Old Georgetown

There Goes Old Georgetown

By Rushil Vashee and Saar Shah January 20, 2023
As the Georgetown men's basketball team suffers another losing season, Hoya fans and sports analysts alike speculate what is next for the program.
Georgetown Athletics Named Inaugural Recipient of John Thompson Jr. Award

Georgetown Athletics Named Inaugural Recipient of John Thompson Jr. Award

By Eli Kales September 8, 2021

The Georgetown University athletic department was named the inaugural winner of the John Thompson Jr. Award Sept. 2, honoring its commitment to social justice in Big East Conference athletics. The announcement...

VIEWPOINT: Honor John Thompson Jr.s Legacy

VIEWPOINT: Honor John Thompson Jr.’s Legacy

By Tom Bianco September 18, 2020

With the passing of John Thompson Jr., it is with a heavy heart I feel compelled to tell my story of the man who helped me to be more open-minded and empathetic in life.  It was basketball season...

HAWAH Hawah Kasat, co-founder of One Common Unity, a nonprofit working to break the cycle of community violence through music and art education, will receive the 2019 John Thompson Jr. Legacy of a Dream award on Jan. 21.

Local Activist Honored With Legacy of a Dream Award

By Meredith Miller November 30, 2018

Community activist and co-founder of nonprofit One Common Unity Hawah Kasat will be awarded the 2019 John Thompson Jr. Legacy of a Dream award, Georgetown University announced Nov. 20. Georgetown presents...

RAAB: DMV Basketball Shines

RAAB: DMV Basketball Shines

By Matt Raab April 8, 2016

As Hoya fans lick their wounds after another maddening Georgetown-less March Madness, the success of other schools in the DMV area has made it a bit difficult to forget it all. The continuous success...

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D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored 15 points against Syracuse on March 9, 2013.

Basketball Preview | After Big East Split, a Rivalry Renewed

By Carolyn Maguire November 13, 2015

A half-court, desperate heave at the buzzer: That is how the rivalry that helped define the Big East as a premier conference ended. In the 2013 Big East tournament semifinals, the end of the old...

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The Let Freedom Ring Celebration Choir performed at the eponymous event at the Kennedy Center, sponsored by the university.

MLK Day Ceremony Honors George Jones

By Emma Rizk January 23, 2015

Bread for the City Director George Jones received the 2015 John Thompson Jr., Legacy of a Dream Award at the annual Let Freedom Ring Celebration on Monday evening at the John F. Kennedy Center for...

SANTAMARIA: Iverson Relied on 2nd Chance

By Paolo B. Santamaria January 16, 2015

Consensus All-American. Three-time First Team All-NBA. Eleven-time All-Star. Four-time scoring champion. All-Star game MVP. League MVP. Cultural icon, cultural disaster, loudmouth, leader, legend, hero…...

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(From left) Freshman guard L.J. Peak, junior guard DVauntes Smith-Rivera, senior center Joshua Smith, freshman forward Isaac Copeland and freshman forward Paul White will all look to lead the Hoyas at home against Radford.

Men’s Basketball | Hoyas Prepare for Radford, Reflect on ‘I Can’t Breathe’ T-Shirts

By Laura Wagner December 12, 2014

After the Georgetown men’s basketball team (5-3) lost the closely contested game to No. 10 Kansas (7-1), 75-70, on Wednesday evening, the Blue and Gray will look to improve their record when they...

Georgetown Is the First College Team to Wear ‘I Can’t Breathe’ T-shirts

By Laura Wagner December 11, 2014

The Georgetown men’s basketball team became the first collegiate basketball team to wear “I Can’t Breathe” T-Shirts, prior to its 75-50 loss against No. 10 Kansas on Wednesday. The phrase,...

IAC Named for Thompson Jr.

IAC Named for Thompson Jr.

By Carolyn Maguire March 7, 2014

Construction on the Intercollegiate Athletics Center, which will be named for former men’s basketball coach John Thompson Jr., will begin this summer, University President John J. DeGioia announced...

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