Anybody who has even moderate interest in this year’s Georgetown Hoyas knows two things about Jonathan Wallace: he started his career as a walk-on, and he made a critical shot against North Carolina to help the Hoyas get to the Final Four last season. But if that’s all you know about Jon Wallace, you’re missing the real story. It would be like knowing two things about Beethoven: he was German and played the piano.

Everybody always talks about that North Carolina shot, but he’s made over 200 threes in his career. That shot was only a big surprise to people who hadn’t heard of Jonathan Wallace. For people who had been watching him for three seasons to that point, the big shot was almost expected.

Jonathan is one of the best shooters in the history of Georgetown Basketball. Think about that for a moment. When you think about Derrick Jackson, John Duren, Eric Floyd, David Wingate, Reggie Williams, Mark Tillmon, and Allen Iverson, Wallace is as good or a better shooter than all of those superstars. In fact, in a magical world where all of those players could compete in a three-point contest as Georgetown seniors, Wallace might even be the favorite.

Jon is not merely a great shooter, he’s a great player. There are times when he struggles from long range, but when that happens he doesn’t disappear. When shooters get into a slump they still think “Hey, I’ll make the next one.” But Wallace never tries to force shots for his own benefit. Instead, if he is off, he’s even more likely and willing to set up his teammates - not pass up good shots, just find better shots for his teammates. For a player as good as Wallace is, it’s pretty rare to find somebody so unselfish. But that’s probably the reason the team has been so successful over the past seasons - the leaders truly believe in putting the team first.

His stats are impressive, his records are incredible, his attitude is ideal, his reliability is unparalleled, his courage is outstanding, and his leadership is heroic. Jon will not be a first team All-American; he might not even be first team All-Big East. His worth is best explained with a boxing term - pound for pound there is nobody better anywhere in the country. It hard to understand how only four years ago he was a player that nobody wanted.