WASHINGTON - Former Georgetown University men's basketball standout Jonathan Wallace has come back to the Hilltop, joining the coaching staff as a special assistant to Head Coach John Thompson III.

Wallace, an All-BIG EAST guard who hit a game-tying 3-pointer in the 2007 NCAA Regionals to help lift the Hoyas past North Carolina and to the Final Four, finished his eighth season in the professional ranks this past season, playing for a team in Angola.

"I am ecstatic to welcome Jon back home," Thompson said. "Jon Wallace is a winner. He has won at every stage of his career. Not only does he Bleed Blue, but his experiences post-Georgetown will be invaluable for our program."

Wallace ended up starting every game of his career (136), was part of four teams that went to the postseason, including three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances, won back-to-back BIG EAST Regular Season titles (2006-07, 2007-08) and a BIG EAST Tournament Championship (2006-07). He ranks third al-time in career starts at Georgetown and the Hoyas won 100 games during his four-year career.

Wallace earned All-BIG EAST honors in 2007-08 as a senior, when he was a co-captain and averaged 10.7 points, 2.6 assists and led the team with 71 3-point field goals. As a junior in 2006-07, when the Hoyas went to the Final Four, he finished third on the team in scoring with 11.4 points and led the team with 73 3-pointers.

For his career, Wallace averaged 9.2 points and 2.8 assists and hit 240 3-point field goals, the latter mark which stood as the school record until the 2015-16 season. He ranks No. 24 all-time in scoring (1,256 points), third in 3-point field goal percentage (43.4%), fifth in free throw percentage (82.1%) and ninth all-time in assists (378).

Following his graduation Wallace, who had been accepted in the Georgetown University School of Law, embarked on a professional career that took him from the NBA Developmental League to Germany, Belgium and Africa. He played for the Houston Rockets team in the D-League in 2008 and won a championship with that squad. Wallace moved to Germany in 2009 and won a pair of league titles there while also being selected as an all-league player during the 2012-13 season.