The document discusses Georgetown University's upcoming John R. Thompson Jr. Intercollegiate Athletics Center. The $62 million, 144,000 square foot facility is currently under construction and will house new practice courts, weight training areas, meeting spaces, an academic center, and locker rooms to support Georgetown's men's and women's basketball and other varsity athletic programs. It will serve as an inspiration for over 700 current student-athletes and future generations at Georgetown, honoring the legacy of legendary men's basketball coach John R. Thompson Jr.

2.  As a dedicated collegiate athlete and a
current graduate student at Georgetown
University, Rachael Hesling is one of many
Georgetown supporters eagerly
anticipating the completion of the
university’s John R. Thompson Jr.
Intercollegiate Athletics Center.
Currently under construction after a
September 2014 groundbreaking, the
Thompson Center is a $62 million, 144,000-
square-foot facility located next to the
campus’ McDonough Gymnasium.

3.  When complete, it will house new practice
courts and other associated amenities for
men’s and women’s basketball, as well as
weight training and sports medicine areas
for all varsity student-athletes, team
meeting spaces for all varsity sports
programs, a student-athlete academic
center, an auditorium, and additional
locker room space and reception space.

4.  For the more than 700 student-athletes
currently at Georgetown and the
generations to follow, the state-of-the-art
Thompson Center will serve as a major
source of athletic and academic inspiration
and will help fulfill the promise and potential
of intercollegiate sports at Georgetown. The
facility is named in honor of John R.
Thompson Jr., the legendary coach of the
Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team
from 1972 to 1999.