In the fall of 1986, four freshmen basketball players began their careers at Georgetown University. That was an important time in Georgetown Basketball history. The previous March, four long-time Hoyas had ended their historic careers: Ralph Dalton, David Wingate, Michael Jackson, and Horace Broadnax had all been major contributors on the NCAA National Championship team two years earlier. Two of those players left school among the all-time greats - Wingate ended his career as the third all-time leading scorer, and Jackson was Georgetown’s all-time leader in assists after his four seasons. There was a cloud of doubt at the start of the 1986-87 season, and in many ways the future of Georgetown Basketball depended on those four freshmen.
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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:
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Roy Hibbert has been doing a great job lately for the Hoyas, so we at Hoya Hoops decided to talk to one of the people who helped the big fella get to where he is today, his high school basketball coach. Dwayne Bryant was a great player during his days at Georgetown and graduated high in the record books in steals, assists, and three-point percentage. He’s one of our favorite guests, and we had a chance to speak with him recently about Mr. Hibbert, the Hoyas, and his current team at Georgetown Prep. Here’s what the old #12 had to say.
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Alonzo Mourning injured his knee and fell to the court in Atlanta on Wednesday. When Miami teammate Udonis Haslem went to try and help him up, Alonzo said four words, “It’s over, it’s over.” Doctors diagnosed the injury as a torn patellar tendon in his right knee. Under many circumstances players with this injury need about three months to recover, but at 37 years old, this could be the end of the line for Zo.
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