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Podcast: All Things Basketball with GD podcast
Episode: All Things Basketball with GD - 2022-23 Season, Player Spotlight on John Thompson (Archbishop Carroll HS, Providence, Boston Celtics, St Anthony's HS, Georgetown)
Description: Show notes:Intro (00:00 - 00:45)Preview of our player spotlight on the great coach John Thompson Jr (00:46 -01:37)Early life including his upbringing with his parents, living in a segregated Washington DC area and his introduction to the game of basketball (01:38 - 06:13)His time at Archbishop Carroll HS where he won 3 Catholic league championships and once had a 55 game winning streak (06:14 - 07:25)Attended Providence University where he excelled as a student-athlete leading the school to the NIT and its first NCAA tournament appearance ever as well as earning a bachelor's...