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Post by SSHoya on Apr 5, 2017 8:51:31 GMT -5
Didn't Ronnie Thompson serve as an assistant under his father? Yes. Born in Washington, D.C., Thompson spent his formative years on basketball courts in the Boys & Girls Clubs throughout the Washington metropolitan area. He contributed on Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) teams in the Washington, D.C, region and played high school basketball for coach Stu Vetter at Flint Hill School in Oakton, Virginia. In 1992, Thompson graduated from Georgetown University as a four-year basketball letterman with a degree in sociology. After a brief stint as a trading assistant with Prudential Securities in New York City, he became an assistant coach, first at the University of Oregon from 1993 to 1994, then with Loyola College in Maryland from 1994 to 1996. His career in professional sports began as a video coordinator for Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown and the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1996; shortly afterward, he became a 76ers scout. In 1998, Thompson returned to Georgetown as an assistant coach under his father from 1998 to 1999 and then under head coach Craig Esherick from 1999 to 2003. He then was an assistant coach at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Arkansas from 2003 to 2006.[1]
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Post by BigmanU on Apr 5, 2017 8:52:08 GMT -5
Didn't Ronnie Thompson serve as an assistant under his father? Under Esherick. He recruited Sweetney, Bethel, Hall etc
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Post by Big Dog on Apr 5, 2017 8:52:19 GMT -5
Didn't Ronnie Thompson serve as an assistant under his father? My guess is that if Pat wins a national championship, they'll let him make all of his kids assistant coaches if he wants to.
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Post by lurkerhoya on Apr 5, 2017 8:52:57 GMT -5
Seeing THAT as the clip being picked up makes me think this was not supposed to be the takeaway of today's media blitz...
Might have been better to just say it might be better for him to learn elsewhere and let it lie.
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Post by SSHoya on Apr 5, 2017 8:54:40 GMT -5
Didn't Ronnie Thompson serve as an assistant under his father? Under Esherick. He recruited Sweetney, Bethel, Hall etc Also under his dad for one year.
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Post by BigmanU on Apr 5, 2017 8:55:53 GMT -5
Didn't Ronnie Thompson serve as an assistant under his father? Yes. Born in Washington, D.C., Thompson spent his formative years on basketball courts in the Boys & Girls Clubs throughout the Washington metropolitan area. He contributed on Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) teams in the Washington, D.C, region and played high school basketball for coach Stu Vetter at Flint Hill School in Oakton, Virginia. In 1992, Thompson graduated from Georgetown University as a four-year basketball letterman with a degree in sociology. After a brief stint as a trading assistant with Prudential Securities in New York City, he became an assistant coach, first at the University of Oregon from 1993 to 1994, then with Loyola College in Maryland from 1994 to 1996. His career in professional sports began as a video coordinator for Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown and the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1996; shortly afterward, he became a 76ers scout. In 1998, Thompson returned to Georgetown as an assistant coach under his father from 1998 to 1999 and then under head coach Craig Esherick from 1999 to 2003. He then was an assistant coach at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Arkansas from 2003 to 2006.[1] Was he an Assistant Coach or a "Special" assistant? I don't remember him on the bench with his dad. Pops had a lot of power so maybe it wasn't in his contract.
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Post by SSHoya on Apr 5, 2017 8:58:24 GMT -5
Yes. Born in Washington, D.C., Thompson spent his formative years on basketball courts in the Boys & Girls Clubs throughout the Washington metropolitan area. He contributed on Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) teams in the Washington, D.C, region and played high school basketball for coach Stu Vetter at Flint Hill School in Oakton, Virginia. In 1992, Thompson graduated from Georgetown University as a four-year basketball letterman with a degree in sociology. After a brief stint as a trading assistant with Prudential Securities in New York City, he became an assistant coach, first at the University of Oregon from 1993 to 1994, then with Loyola College in Maryland from 1994 to 1996. His career in professional sports began as a video coordinator for Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown and the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1996; shortly afterward, he became a 76ers scout. In 1998, Thompson returned to Georgetown as an assistant coach under his father from 1998 to 1999 and then under head coach Craig Esherick from 1999 to 2003. He then was an assistant coach at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Arkansas from 2003 to 2006.[1] Was he an Assistant Coach or a "Special" assistant? I don't remember him on the bench with his dad. Pops had a lot of power so maybe it wasn't in his contract. Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. When was the nepotism rule in place? And what exception could have been carved out for Big John to have Ronny on staff in some capacity. I really don't know but it is line with the old saying when I was in the Navy, "different spanks for different ranks."
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Post by TC on Apr 5, 2017 9:03:32 GMT -5
Didn't Ronnie Thompson serve as an assistant under his father? No, he served under Esherick.
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Post by Big Dog on Apr 5, 2017 9:10:08 GMT -5
Didn't Ronnie Thompson serve as an assistant under his father? No, he served under Esherick. That's not what the Ronnie bio pasted above says.
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Post by SSHoya on Apr 5, 2017 9:11:29 GMT -5
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Post by TC on Apr 5, 2017 9:14:40 GMT -5
Probably should be a question at the press conference then.
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Post by LCPolo18 on Apr 5, 2017 9:19:08 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Apr 5, 2017 9:19:19 GMT -5
Probably should be a question at the press conference then. Bet it doesn't even come up!
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Post by Big Dog on Apr 5, 2017 9:24:35 GMT -5
Probably should be a question at the press conference then. Bet it doesn't even come up! lastmanstandig noted how crazy this issue was on Twitter and will be there covering the press conference. He'll ask about it.
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Post by SSHoya on Apr 5, 2017 9:25:50 GMT -5
Interesting. I think that does raise in what capacity was Ronny associated with the program in 1998 -- perhaps as a volunteer coach not officially on staff or some hybrid position?? I believe HoyaChris created the Georgetown Basketball History Project. Maybe he knows.
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Post by TC on Apr 5, 2017 9:33:35 GMT -5
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Post by thedragon on Apr 5, 2017 9:35:12 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Apr 5, 2017 9:37:28 GMT -5
Bet it doesn't even come up! lastmanstandig noted how crazy this issue was on Twitter and will be there covering the press conference. He'll ask about it. What is this "Twitter" thing people keep talking about? I hear the President seems to enjoy it.
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Post by hoya2x2010 on Apr 5, 2017 9:39:16 GMT -5
Didn't Ronnie Thompson serve as an assistant under his father? No, he served under Esherick. and therefore it doesn't qualify as nepotism...? I guess...
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Post by SSHoya on Apr 5, 2017 9:52:54 GMT -5
No, he served under Esherick. and therefore it doesn't qualify as nepotism...? I guess... He was an assistant under his dad for half the season (fall of 1998) because JT Jr. retired in January 1999 and turned the reins over to Esherick. Not nepotism under Esherick but simply a continuation of a certain insularity in the basketball program, perhaps.
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