I remember watching him wear the sweaters. I remember the iconic moment when he wore the sweater and [Georgetown coach] John Thompson came out with the jacket and opened [it to show a sweater].

You guys just think the sweater won all the games." John Thompson, Georgetown’s Hall of Fame coach, decided he would try and one-up his on-court rival (and close friend off of it) by donning the ...

You guys just think the sweater won all the games." John Thompson, Georgetown’s Hall of Fame coach, decided he would try and one-up his on-court rival (and close friend off of it) by donning the same ...

John Thompson, Georgetown’s Hall of Fame coach, decided he would try and one-up his on-court rival (and close friend off of it) by donning the same sweater. Or did he?

Under coach John Thompson, the team won the national championship in 1984. In the final game, the Hoyas secured a victory with a score of 84-75 over Houston. The Georgetown basketball team has ...

When Georgetown came to Madison Square Garden for the rematch on Jan. 26, 1985, Hoyas coach John Thompson had a surprise for Carnesecca. He kept his jacket buttoned until just before tipoff when ...

Georgetown coach John Thompson reveals his own replica of St. John's coach Lou Carnesecca's iconic sweater to Carnesecca before the two teams played on Feb. 27, 1985. Georgetown would go on to win ...

(Villanova famously upset Georgetown in the final.) Georgetown coach John Thompson wore a replica of Carnesecca's ugly sweater in one of those games, a joyous scene of college hoops history.