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 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 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. United States Men's National Team On October 12, 2017, Thompson 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. Washington Wizards In July 2019, Thompson joined Monumental Sports & Entertainment, owner of the NBA's Washington Wizards and WNBA's Washington Mystics, to become the lead of their newly formed athlete development and engagement department. Head coaching record See also List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach References Additional sources Branch, John (2007). "Hoyas' Past Is Becoming Present",New York Times, March 23. Davis, Barker (2006). "Hoyas survive big scare", Washington Times, January 25. Graff, Garrett "Thompson discusses Georgetown's 2008 season", The Washingtonian, December 4, 2007. Heaps, Bailey and Olivia Scott (2007). "JT III Signs on for Six More Years", The Hoya, September 28. Powell, Camille (2006). "Hoyas KO the Big", Washington Post, January 22, p. E-1. Wise, Mike (2006). "Princeton Offense Keeps Hoyas on the Move", Washington Post, March 23, p. E-12.