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Georgetown-Ball State matchup features Thompson brothers as coaches

Nov 27, 2006 - 3:50 PM Ball St (2-3) at No. 16 Georgetown (3-1) 7:30 pm EST

WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Former Georgetown coach John Thompson may be the most uncomfortable spectator at Monday's battle between the Hoyas and Ball State.

A Hall of Famer who led Georgetown to the 1984 NCAA title, Thompson will be forced to divide his loyalty when his son, John, guides the 16th-ranked Hoyas against the Cardinals, who are coached by his younger son, Ronny.

The Thompsons are facing each other as head coaches for the first time and are one of only two coaching brothers in Division I. The other pair is James Jones of Yale and Joe Jones of Columbia.

After opening with two victories, Georgetown suffered a 13-point loss to Old Dominion last Sunday before rebounding with Wednesday's 73-60 victory over Fairfield.

Freshman DaJaun Summers scored a career-high 17 points and Jessie Sapp added 14 and Roy Hibbert tied a career high with six blocked shots for the Hoyas, who shot 56 percent (24-of-43) from the floor.

Ronny Thompson guided Ball State to wins in his first two games before the Cardinals dropped their last three, including two at the Las Vegas Invitational.

Skip Mills scored 17 points, Jalon Perryman added 13 and Micah Rollin 12 for Ball State in Saturday's 76-66 defeat to Western Kentucky. The Cardinals are shooting 37 percent (108-for-287) this season.

This will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools.