Georgetown University Begins $62 Million Athletic Facility

Georgetown University is getting a $62 million athletic center addition.

Funded through philanthropy, the four-story, 144,000-square-foot facility is named after John R. Thompson Jr, who served as the Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball head coach from 1972 to 1999.

The John R. Thompson Jr. Intercollegiate Athletics Center will include:

• Practice courts, locker rooms, lounge areas, and coaches’ offices
• Weight-training and sports medicine rooms
• An academic center, auditorium, reception space, and meeting rooms
• The Georgetown University Leadership Academy for student-athletes
• The Georgetown Athletics Hall of Fame

The groundbreaking ceremony for the new facility, located at 3700 O Street NW, took place Sept. 12 with the support of alumni donors and GU community members.

“Today we reach a new milestone in the 144-year history of intercollegiate sports on the Hilltop,” Georgetown Director of Athletics Lee Reed said at the groundbreaking ceremony. “The John Thompson Athletic Center provides us with modern spaces necessary to fulfill our promise and our potential.”

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