Georgetown says Monroe to stay for sophomore year

WASHINGTON - Georgetown says Big East rookie of the year Greg Monroe is sticking around for his sophomore season.

Monroe is a 6-foot-10 center who was second on the Hoyas in scoring average at 12.7 and led the team in rebounding average at 6.5 as a freshman.

He also led the team in total blocks and was second in assists.

Georgetown was ranked as high as No. 9 in the AP Top 25 before losing 12 of its last 16 games to finish 16-15. The Hoyas lost to Baylor in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament.

Also Wednesday, Georgetown said sophomore guard Omar Wattad will transfer. He is the third Hoyas basketball player in the past two years to leave for another school.

A service of the Associated Press(AP)