Today the Hoyas host St. John’s. Georgetown coasted to an historically easy victory in the teams’ first meeting, but St. John’s has had success in the Verizon Center, winning the first four times they played on F Street. The hero for the Hoyas the first time Georgetown beat St. John’s at Verizon was Courtland Freeman. We talked with Courtland after the Cincinnati game, and you can find the first half of that interview here. And this is the rest of what the former #2 had to say.

Hoya Hoops: The Verizon Center is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this season; one of the great moments of your career was the dunk against St. John’s in the final seconds to win that game. That was the first Hoya victory over St. John’s in the Verizon Center. What do you remember about that play – it was probably the most critical play that you ever made?

Courtland Freeman: Yeah it was; it was a great feeling. At that point we were desperate for wins, so any win was great. And then to be against St. John’s, somebody who for some reason we were struggling to beat, it was great.

HH: Your final season at Georgetown was a very difficult one for everybody, really. Does that leave you with a negative overall feeling when you look back at your time as a Hoya?

CF: Not at all. Of course it was frustrating and disappointing to lose so many games, but I look back at the experience here – my five years at Georgetown since I red-shirted one – it turned me into a better person. It helped me grow into a man. It’s awarded me a lot of opportunities, which I would have never gotten if I had gone somewhere else. I look back on it with fond memories, and I’m very proud that I went to Georgetown.

HH: There are a lot of former Hoyas in the coaching ranks – NBA, College and High School – are you interested in coaching and getting back into the game?

CF: At some point, definitely. I spent a summer out in Amman, Jordan. I was an assistant coach for the [Jordan] Under-17 national team out there. It was a great experience; I definitely want to get back into coaching at some point. I’ve still got the little travel bug in me; I want to travel around the world as much as possible, but I do think at some point, when I’m ready to settle down I want to get back into coaching.

HH: So tell us a little about the experience with the Jordanian team and what else you’ve been doing with basketball.

CF: It was a great experience. I got to play with a great bunch of guys. Basketball is a very popular sport there; it’s growing throughout the world. I spent a year with the state department where we traveled around the world in 36 countries and I put on basketball clinics for kids, so I got a taste of coaching then. It was just a tremendous experience, I really got the bug and I got bit by it.

That’s all we’ve got for you from Courtland Freeman. He’s at a lot of the games at Verizon Center, so if you see him, don’t hesitate to say hello. He’s always happy to talk with fellow Hoya fans.