Green used his time away from the game as an opportunity to finish his degree five years after his final game at Georgetown, the 25-year-old forward told Celtics Blog in an interview. The achievement may not have meant much from a basketball standpoint, but receiving his diploma May 8 was a nice consolation prize for not being able to play with the Celtics.
"I went to school during the entire lockout, and I only had two classes left when the lockout ended," Green told Josh Zavadil. "It meant a lot. That's something I've been doing the past four years. To finally be done and have a Georgetown degree was big-time. I had committed myself to doing it. Three of my best friends graduated a year after I left. In those pictures that you always have with your friends, I would always stand out, because I didn't have a cap and gown on. That was something that really motivated me and something I'm really happy I could finally accomplish."
Green graduated with a major in English and a minor in theology, according to The Washington Post. In Green and rookie Kris Joseph, who graduated May 13 from Syracuse with a degree in child and family studies, the Celtics have two members of the Class of 2012.