We recently had the opportunity to talk with Roy Hibbert’s highschool coach at Georgetown Prep and Hoya great, Dwayne Bryant. You can catch the first part of that interview right here. And we’ve got the rest of the interview for you, right now:

Hoya Hoops: You played with two of the best big men ever for the Hoyas, Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo, do you see any elements of Roy’s game that are similar to Alonzo’s or Dikembe’s?

Dwayne Bryant: I think at this same point, mostly those guys were defensive players. Roy doesn’t have the athleticism that Alonzo had, but Alonzo didn’t have the post play that Roy has, at that time. Alonzo was a tremendous shot blocker and got quite a few of his baskets off of dunks. Roy is a little bit more of a finesse player; he has very good foot work, very good at getting low post position and shooting the little hook shots. The similarities are more with Dikembe than with Alonzo – just because of their size and their length, they’re able to bother people even without getting off the ground.

HH: During your days playing for the Hoyas, there were four of you that were classmates for all four seasons: yourself, Mark Tillmon, Sam Jefferson, and Anthony Allen. Do you see similar things this year with Roy, Jon Wallace and Tyler Crawford who are all four years players together?

DB: In particular Roy and Jon because they have been together for so long and playing together for so long – obviously with Tyler not playing as much. I’m sure they’re familiar with each other and they’re very confident in each other’s abilities. Jon and Roy you can see can make plays without actually having to communicate, and that’s what happens when you’ve been around someone for four years, and you’ve played with them for four years. You become very familiar with their tendencies; you become very familiar with where they like the ball, how they like the ball. I think they do a great job with that high ball screen – you know the little step back screen that Roy always sets for Jon to open him up for a three point shot. On that same token, Jon gives Roy in the post exactly when he wants it and where he wants it, which makes it a lot easier for him to score down low.

HH: There’s a long Georgetown tradition of landing some of the top players from your hometown of New Orleans. Next year, Greg Monroe will be the latest addition to that long list; how much do you know about Monroe from your contacts in New Orleans?

DB: Very little actually. I know a lot about him from my brother, and I’ve spoken to [Monroe's] uncle quite a bit who grew up with me and went to grade school and high school with me. Obviously he’s a tremendous kid, a very bright kid, the type of kid who I think will do extremely well at Georgetown because he’s a very unselfish player. He’s a very bright kid so he’ll pick up on the offense relatively quickly and be able to contribute right away. You’ve got a 6’10″ – 6’11″ kid that can shoot the mid-range jump shot, that can handle the ball, which is what that offense is predicated on, being able to handle the ball and make passes and make plays out of motion. I think he’ll fit in well. I think he’s the kinda guy that John’s looking for.

HH: Tell us about your team, the Georgetown Prep Little Hoyas. Who are some of your potential Division I players?

DB: Markel Starkes, who I think is as good as any guard in this area – possibly in the country – averaging about 15 points and 9 assists a game. Garvey Young has already signed to play with the University of Vermont. And we have a senior Alvin Tucker who is as good as any player we have on our team right now, who I think is also a Division I talent that kind of fell through the cracks because he’s not an AAU player. He’s a kid that can play Division I as well.

HH: If Hoya fans want to come out and see your team, do you have any advice on when is a good time to come out to North Bethesda?

DB: Anytime. I think we play a very exciting brand of basketball – we get up and down the floor. We play a five out motion which is somewhat of an extreme hybrid version of what they do at Georgetown with the Princeton offense. We have five guards basically that play, so we get up and down the court, we press a lot, and we shoot a lot of threes.

And for all of you Georgetown fans thinking about getting out to catch Dwayne’s team in action, you can check out the Georgetown Prep Varsity Basketball schedule right here, or download a copy.