Greg Monroe is a 6’11 241 pound Center for the Georgetown University Hoyas. Monroe was a blue chip prospect coming out of New Orleans, Louisiana where he attended Helen Cox High School. His high school accolades are too numerous to list. The highlights being named 2007 Mr. Basketball in Louisiana, 2007 and 2008 Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year, Parade Magazine 2008 All-America first team, and he was named to the McDonald’s All American Team.

Monroe backed up the hype coming into Georgetown with an impressive freshman campaign. He averaged over 30 minutes a game and double digits in points en route to earning Big East Rookie of the Year honors. Monroe finished in the top ten in the Big East in field goal percentage (57%), steals (1.8), and blocks (1.5).

Monroe has improved in all major categories during his Sophomore year. This “can’t miss” young star has the NBA brass anxiously awaiting his arrival. The pressure to enter the draft after this year will be immense as scouts project Monroe a sure fire first rounder.http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/monroe_greg00.html<ref> <ref>http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Greg-Monroe-1109/<ref> <ref>http://espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=41733<ref>

Georgetown landed in the Midwest bracket as the #3 seed after a tough loss to West Virginia in the Big East Tourney. Monroe had a subpar game scoring only 11 and not being much of a factor. Monroe did lead the Hoyas over Marquette in the previous round scoring 23 points in the lopsided victory. Georgetown fell victim to the Da'Sean Butler show in the final.

The Hoyas season came to a surprising end in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The surprising MAC Champion Ohio University Bobcats were not intimidated by the Big East power. Monroe played a great game, scoring 19 and gathering 13 boards. The double-double was not enough as the Bobcats shot well and played solid defense to shock the Hoyas.

Monroe’s Sophomore season has been a great follow up to his rookie year. He is averaging over 34 minutes per game and 16 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.5 blocks. Monroe improved on the defensive end of the floor and in particular on the defensive glass. He has become more comfortable dealing with double teams and has improved his aggressiveness. Draft experts predict Monroe to be a lottery pick again this year. Luckily for the Hoyas, he decided to come back for his sophomore season.http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Greg-Monroe-1109/<ref>

Monroe excelled right from the start of his Georgetown career, eventually being named Big East Rookie of the Year. He averaged over 30 minutes per game and 12.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.5 blocks. He proved to be well rounded, contributing double digits in points on the offensive side and strong numbers in blocks and steals on the defensive side of the ball. Despite a solid season from their new freshman weapon the Hoyas failed to make the NCAA Tournament. They were eliminated by Baylor in the first round of the NIT.http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/monroe_greg00.html<ref>