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Roy Hibbert is staying at Georgetown for his senior season, while teammate Jeff Green heads to the NBA.
WASHINGTON -- Hanging on the wall of McDonough Gymnasium are two rows of framed NBA jerseys, representing the 20 Georgetown players who made the jump to basketball's highest level.
At the other end of the gym hangs the program's lone NCAA national championship banner, which has been patiently waiting 23 years for a companion.
On Wednesday,
Jeff Green went one way.
Roy Hibbert went the other.
The juniors who led Georgetown to this year's Final Four are breaking up their act. Green announced that he will remain in the NBA draft, while Hibbert said he will withdraw his name and return for his senior season -- and a chance at an NCAA championship.
"It's hard for me to leave this place," said Green, the Big East player of the year. "College is something that happens only once in your life. It'll be tough knowing I'm not out there with the guys I came in with."
Had Green and Hibbert both returned, the Hoyas might have begun next season as the No. 1 ranked team. Instead, Green is leaving behind the chance at a title and is forsaking his long-stated goal of playing four years at Georgetown.
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