There were nearly 30 NBA executives and scouts at the Connecticut-Georgetown game on Monday night, and as one respected scout said, ?Thirty men absolutely fell in love with Greg Monroe.?

Monroe is the 6-foot-9 Hoyas freshman who was considered the No. 1 high school player in his class.

?He plays like an old pro, the way he sees the floor, takes good shots, throws the back-door passes," said the scout. "He?s even got a hook shot. [Hasheem] Thabeet didn?t [block] his shot once.?