John Robert Thompson III (born March 11, 1966) is a professional basketball coach and executive who has been the assistant coach for the United States men's national basketball team since 2017. He previously served as the head coach of the men's basketball team at Georgetown University . He grew up in Washington, D.C. , and was named first team All-Metro by The Washington Post while playing for Gonzaga College High School in 1984. Thompson was hired on April 20, 2004, to replace Craig Esherick and was fired at the end of the 2017 season. Prior to being hired at Georgetown, Thompson was the head coach for four years at his alma mater, Princeton University . Thompson is the son of John Thompson Jr , Georgetown's head coach from 1972 to 1999, and is a 1988 graduate of Princeton University .
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70-518: A 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals series against the New York Knicks , Hibbert recorded 24 points and 12 rebounds in a Pacers win. In Game 6, Hibbert recorded 25 points and 12 rebounds, along with five blocks, including a significant block on Carmelo Anthony , which led the Pacers to the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals . Hibbert averaged 15.8 points and 3.8 blocks in this series. Hibbert
105-618: A 107–96 win over the Milwaukee Bucks . On January 18, 2017, Hibbert scored a season-high 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting in a 107–85 win over the Portland Trail Blazers . On the Hornets , he played alongside 4x NBA All-Star Kemba Walker . On February 2, 2017, Hibbert was traded, along with Spencer Hawes , to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for former Pacers teammate Miles Plumlee . However, before appearing in
140-674: A consensus second-team All-American as a senior in 2008. He was drafted 17th overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors and was subsequently traded to the Indiana Pacers on draft night. Hibbert has represented the Jamaica national team in international competition, being eligible because of his dual U.S. and Jamaican citizenship. Hibbert was born in Queens , New York City to Roy, Sr. and Patty Hibbert. His father
175-570: A contending team. Big East play would prove to be a disaster, as the Hoyas went 8–13, which included losing seven of the last eight games in the regular season. It was the first time in his tenure that the Hoyas were not invited to either the NCAA Tournament or the NIT. After the season, Thompson (dubbed one of the "most polarizing figures in college sports" by the campus newspaper) called the season
210-754: A current All-Star. Hibbert's season ended in the Eastern Conference Finals as the Pacers were eliminated by the Miami Heat in six games, adding history to the Heat–Pacers rivalry . On June 29, 2015, Hibbert exercised his player option with the Pacers for the 2015–16 season . On July 9, 2015, Hibbert was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2019 NBA draft ( Eric Paschall ), which Indiana turned into Rakeem Christmas . He made his debut for
245-543: A game for the Bucks, he was traded again, this time to the Denver Nuggets on February 23, in exchange for a protected 2019 second-round draft pick. The Nuggets renounced their free agent exception rights on Hibbert during the subsequent off-season, making him an unrestricted free agent . In Denver, Hibbert played with a young Nikola Jokić . On July 17, 2018, Hibbert announced his retirement. On August 9, 2019, it
280-520: A guest star playing himself on three episodes of the comedy series Parks and Recreation which aired between 2011–13. He also appeared in an episode of The Eric Andre Show in 2016. Recently, Hibbert was interviewed by ESPN in 2020 to discuss the decline of the "Big Man" in the NBA , and again in 2023 by the Pacers to celebrate the 10th year anniversary of his famous block against Carmelo Anthony in
315-658: A ranked team coming against Pittsburgh on January 5. However, the Hoyas finished 16–11 after losing five straight games to end the regular season, which meant they finished 7th in the Big East Conference. They fell to Connecticut in the Quarterfinals of the Big East tournament, but the Hoyas were invited to the NIT that year; the Hoyas went to the Quarterfinal before losing to South Carolina. In 2005,
350-715: A replacement for Bill Carmody , who had departed for Northwestern after having led them to the NCAA Tournament and the National Invitation Tournament twice each. Thompson guided the Tigers to a record of 16–11 (11–3 conference record), which was good enough to win the Ivy League for the first time since 1998. The following year, the Tigers went 16–12 (11–4) to finish in a three-way tie for the Ivy League title, which resulted in them having to play in
385-505: A tiebreaker tournament, which they lost to Yale. The following year, they went 16–11 (10–4) and finished 3rd in the conference. In his final season in 2003, he led them to twenty wins while losing only one conference game to win the Ivy League for the third time in Thompson's four years at the program and the sixth overall time in the last eight years. Thompson was hired by Georgetown in 2004 to replace Craig Esherick . Esherick (as had been
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#1732776195453420-681: A two-seed in the East Region, their highest seeding since 1996. They would beat Belmont, Boston College, and Vanderbilt to reach the Elite Eight. Facing the top seed in North Carolina, the Hoyas trailed by as much as eleven points with twelve minutes remaining before rallying to win 96–84 and reach the Final Four for the first time since 1985. They faced Ohio State in the Final Four; the game was tied with nine minutes remaining, but
455-661: Is a Jamaican–American former professional basketball player. He is a two–time NBA All–Star , and earned NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors in 2014 with the Indiana Pacers . Hibbert was the runner–up for the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in the 2013–14 NBA season , placing second behind Joakim Noah . Hibbert played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas and was named
490-576: Is originally from Jamaica and his mother from Trinidad . The family moved to Adelphi, Maryland , when Roy was two. Around that time, the New York Post states, his parents introduced him to basketball after they had "tried to get him to play tennis , then golf , then the piano ". Hibbert was named to the All-Big East Second Team in 2006 along with teammate Jeff Green . In 2007, he and Green were unanimous selections to
525-545: The 2013 NBA playoffs . During the post-game press conference after Game 6 of the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat , Hibbert used the term " no homo " and later was fined $ 75,000 by the NBA for the remark. Hibbert apologized for his comments in a statement released by the Pacers : "I am apologizing for insensitive remarks made during the post-game press conference after our victory over Miami Saturday night", he said. "They were disrespectful and offensive and not
560-512: The Portland Trail Blazers . On November 21, 2012, Hibbert set a career-high by recording 11 blocks as part of a 10-point, 11-rebound, 11-block triple-double in a victory against the New Orleans Hornets . His 11 blocks also broke the franchise record for most blocks in a single game, and Hibbert became only the second player in Pacers history (alongside Jermaine O'Neal ) to record a points-rebounds-blocks triple-double. In Game 3 of
595-628: The All-Big East First Team, with Green earning Big East Player of the Year honors. The two led the Hoyas to victory in the 2007 Big East Conference Championship for the first time since 1989 against the Pittsburgh Panthers ; Hibbert contributed a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Before the 2007–08 season he was named Big East's preseason player of the year. He was also named a pre-season All-American along with
630-580: The Buckeyes went on a 23–16 run to beat Georgetown 67–60. While the 2006–07 season was a banner year for the Hoyas, it also would prove to be the high point of Thompson's tenure at Georgetown. It would be the last time that the Hoyas would survive the tournament's opening weekend under Thompson; indeed, Thompson would only win two more tournament games. The 2015–16 season was a disappointment for all sides involved. They notched one ranked victory in nonconference play and were 7–5, and expectations were fair for
665-414: The Hoyas to the 2007 Final Four catapulted him into lottery pick status. Hibbert declared his eligibility for the 2007 NBA draft , but did not sign with an agent. On May 23, 2007, Hibbert announced he would return to school for his senior season. Hibbert said of Georgetown, "My heart was here. ... I feel like I have unfinished business here." Following the Hoyas' upset loss to Davidson and Stephen Curry in
700-673: The Lakers in their season opener on October 28, 2015, recording 12 points and 10 rebounds in a 112–111 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves . Hibbert started in 81 of 82 games, also playing alongside Kobe Bryant in his last NBA season . On July 7, 2016, Hibbert signed with the Charlotte Hornets . He made his debut for the Hornets in their season opener on October 26, 2016, recording 15 points and nine rebounds in
735-861: The NBA's Washington Wizards and WNBA's Washington Mystics , to become the lead of their newly formed athlete development and engagement department. National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion # denotes interim head coach. Roy Hibbert Roy Denzil Hibbert (born December 11, 1986)
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#1732776195453770-690: The Pacers' first round match against the eighth seed, Atlanta Hawks . Hibbert was the second All-Star to ever go scoreless in consecutive games in the playoffs, the first being Jim King in 1968. Hibbert would also have scoreless games in Game 1 of the semifinals (against the Washington Wizards ) and in Game 4 of the conference finals (against the Miami Heat). By the end of the 2014 postseason, Hibbert had four scoreless postseason games, setting an NBA record for most scoreless NBA postseason games by
805-526: The Pacers. Hibbert was selected to the 2012 NBA All-Star Game as a reserve for the East . He played 10 minutes and scored three points, going 1–3 from the field. In Game 1 of the first round of the 2012 NBA playoffs against the Orlando Magic , Hibbert recorded nine blocks. On July 13, 2012, Hibbert re-signed with the Pacers on a reported four-year, $ 58 million contract, matching the offer sheet from
840-546: The Sweet Sixteen against Florida, where they lost 57–53 to the eventual national champions. The 2006 team, led by players such as Roy Hibbert , reached their potential. The Hoyas would go on a tremendous run that year, as they won twelve of their last thirteen games en route to a Big East championship. They won their first regular season title since 1997 before rolling to victory in the Big East tournament for their first tournament title since 1989. The Hoyas were seeded as
875-637: The case with his predecessor John Thompson ) had utilized an offense built on quick and physical play; however, Georgetown had not made the NCAA Tournament in six of the last seven years. Thompson III immediately introduced the Princeton offense at Georgetown, a style of play that he learned from coach Pete Carril at Princeton as a player and assistant coach; the offense is cited as more deliberate in nature with establishing scoring opportunities through ball movement alongside passes and backdoor cuts. The 2004–05 team started out fair, with Thompson's first win over
910-405: The likes of Tyler Hansbrough , whose North Carolina Tar Heels were upset by Hibbert's Hoyas in the Elite Eight of the 2007 NCAA Tournament. Hibbert had repeatedly said that he planned to play all four years and graduate from Georgetown, continuing the tradition of graduating Hoya centers such as Patrick Ewing , Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo . However, his performance in helping to lead
945-430: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=JT3&oldid=879432658 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Thompson III Thompson was hired by Princeton in 2000 as
980-466: The most challenging of his career. The 2016–17 season proved to be the last for Thompson as coach. A 9–4 non-conference record ended up being a mirage for a miserable season of Big East play, where they went 5–13. They managed to beat three ranked teams (including eleventh-ranked Butler in January), but the Hoyas lost seven of their last eight games to finish below .500 for the second straight year, which
1015-436: The second round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, Hibbert's collegiate career came to a close. In college, Hibbert was often referred to as the "Big Stiff" by reporters and fans. Hibbert was drafted 17th overall by the Toronto Raptors in the 2008 NBA draft . On July 9, 2008, his rights were traded to the Indiana Pacers , along with T. J. Ford , for Jermaine O'Neal . On July 15, he signed his first professional contract with
1050-509: The team won 23 games while finish tied for fourth in the Big East, and they would receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament, the first for the team since 2001. Thompson's first notable win with the team took place on January 21, 2006, when unranked Georgetown upset No. 1 Duke . This was Georgetown's first win over a No. 1 ranked team in 21 years. The Hoyas received a seventh seed in the South Region. They beat Northern Iowa and Ohio State to reach
1085-595: Was named by USA Basketball as the assistant coach of the United States men's national basketball team for all FIBA World Cup qualifiers leading to the 2019 FIBA World Cup . This was his second time as an assistant coach in the National Programme; he has previously (2008) served as an assistant for the Under 18 men's team. In July 2019, Thompson joined Monumental Sports & Entertainment , owner of
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1120-482: Was named captain of the team in 2010 and represented them in the 2010 Centrobasket . Hibbert works as a college basketball analyst for CBS Sports , serving this role during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons. As of 2024, Hibbert lives in Maryland with his wife and four children. In 2023, Hibbert started his own YouTube channel, analyzing and reacting to news around the NBA . In popular media, Hibbert appeared as
1155-546: Was reported that Hibbert was hired by the Philadelphia 76ers as a player development specialist on the coaching staff. He served this role until becoming a college basketball analyst for CBS Sports in 2022. In the summer of 2007, Hibbert was the starting center on the U.S. team, which was composed of college players, at the 2007 Pan-American Games . In 2008, he began representing the Jamaica national team . He has dual U.S. and Jamaican citizenship due to his father. He
1190-527: Was selected as an All-Star reserve for the East in 2014 . He played 12 minutes and tallied eight points on 4–5 shooting. At the end of the season, Hibbert finished second in the Defensive Player of the Year voting with 166 out of the 1125, losing to Joakim Noah , who had 555 of the points. Hibbert averaged 2.2 blocks per game. During the 2014 NBA playoffs , Hibbert went scoreless in games 5 and 6 of
1225-544: Was the first time Georgetown had suffered back-to-back losing seasons since 1972–1973. On March 23, 2017 (fifteen days after the Hoyas lost in the First Round of the Big East tournament), Thompson was fired. Thompson's 13-year tenure as head coach is the second longest in Georgetown history, and his 278 wins are also second all-time in school history–in both cases, only behind his father. On October 12, 2017, Thompson
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