Jonathan Wallace was drafted by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the 2009 NBA Developmental League Draft last night. He was picked 5th in the 2nd round, and will be playing in Hidalgo, Texas with the Houston Rockets’ D-League affiliates.

Currently, Wallace is one of 17 players on the Vipers’ training camp roster which will eventually be reduced to 10 men before the season gets underway.

With back-to-back Big East Regular Season Titles, a Big East Tournament Championship, NCAA East Regional Championship, Final Four Appearance, and German Basketball Bundesliga Championship under his belt, JWall has got quite a history of winning. Let’s see if he can use that to earn his way onto the final roster in Hidalgo and maybe impress some people in the League.

[NBDL: Jonathan Wallace Scouting Report]
[NBDL: 2009 Draft Results]
[Rio Grande Valley Vipers: Press Release]
[GUHoyas.com: Press Release]
Image via doubleazone.com

At the beginning of last week, I mentioned that at least one Hoya would win a championship by the end of the month. And sure enough, Jonathan Wallace and Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje won the Basketball Bundesliga championship, edging out Brandon Bowman’s Telekom Baskets Bonn in the decisive Game 5.
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I woke up this morning thinking to myself, “Now that the Lakers have won the NBA Championship – and Patrick Ewing and the Magic have not – it looks like no Hoya will end up a league champion this year.”

Then I thought, “Wait a second, that’s not true. There’s still the European leagues.” And sure enough, GUHoyas posted yesterday that no less than three Georgetown players would be competing in the German Basketball Bundesliga’s championship game last night.
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Not much news going on in Hoyaland right now, so this is what we’ve got for you.

• Dikembe Mutombo logged the most minutes of the season on Friday when he played 35 minutes at Golden State. The Rockets won 113-109 and Deke had 10 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks.
• In Germany, Jonathan Wallace and Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje’s EWE Baskets Oldenburg beat Giants Düsseldorf 98-96 and Brandon Bowman’s Telekom Baskets Bonn beat Giants Nördlingen 67-65. Our German’s not too good, but it doesn’t look like any of the Hoyas hit a last second shot.

• On Saturday, the Georgetown Hoyas defeated the Villanova Wildcats 56-54 in Philadelphia. With their third win against a team in the Top 10, Georgetown has revitalized their quest for an NCAA Tournament bid. They’ll have to keep winning though, as they play St. John’s in New York City on Tuesday.
• Two of the Top 3 teams in the nation lost this week with #1 Pittsburgh losing at Providence and #3 Oklahoma falling to Kansas.
• Kevin Durant sprained his ankle in the Thunder’s game on Friday against the Mavericks. Without his sophomore teammate, Jeff Green had back to back double-doubles as he put up 28 and 12 in the overtime loss at Dallas and then followed that up with 27 and 10 in the victory at Memphis.
• One week after sitting behind the bench during the game against Louisville, Jonathan Wallace has a brand new team in Europe. He’ll be playing for EWE Baskets Oldenburg in Germany. Oldenburg is also home to Hoya alum Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje. [Press Release via HoyaTalk]

We’ve been talking a lot lately about the Hoyas’ home winning streak, and how at last the Hoyas have a real home court advantage. After the impressive win against UCONN on Monday, it’s time to turn our attention back home, as the Hoyas face Pitt on Saturday at the Verizon Center. We’re hoping Georgetown can keep the streak alive against the Panthers, and we’ve also put together a small list of the best moments so far.
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Jeff Green, Roy Hibbert, Jonathan Wallace, Patrick Ewing, Jr., and Tyler Crawford were the Georgetown Basketball Class of 2008. Ewing transferred in from Indiana after two years in Bloomington, and Jeff Green left school after his junior season to enter the NBA Draft. Still, these players and that class as a whole did as much for Georgetown Basketball as any group ever.
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For any basketball player, your dream is to someday play in the NBA. Even at the earliest age, you grow up watching your heroes on the court and imagine yourself in their shoes. This becomes even more palpable when you are a college athlete, knowing you are just one level away. And while fellow classmates Jeff Green, Roy Hibbert, and Patrick Ewing, Jr. are off living the dream, Jonathan Wallace is not.
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• Slovenian team Union Olimpija has signed recent Hoya graduates Jonathan Wallace and Tyler Crawford to play for them in the upcoming basketball season. Links about Jonathan are here and here, but for Tyler, all we could discover is that Google doesn’t speak Slovenian. If you think you can decipher it, here’s the original link.

  **Edited: Tyler Crawford was not signed; he was just on trial with the team. No word yet on his future status with the team.**

• The USA men’s basketball team took home the Gold Medal in the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games. While there were no Hoyas on the roster, Jeff Green practiced with them in preparation for the tournament and here’s what he had to say about the experience.

• Jonathan Wallace has earned himself a spot on the Washington Wizards’ summer roster. Wallace attended the Washington’s mini-camp held at the Verizon Center this past week, and he impressed the Wizards staff enough to keep him on the team heading to Las Vegas for the 2008 NBA Summer League presented by EA Sports. The Wizards play the Portland Trailblazers tonight at 8:00pm, and the game can be seen on NBA TV and Comcast SportsNet
• Kenner League continued this past weekend with guest appearance from Roy Hibbert. As the schedule is apt to change, check HoyaSaxa.com for the updated schedule