If a college basketball career were told in a Hollywood movie, Jagan Mosely's hard work and determination would be rewarded by a championship in the final scenes. That's not how the script at Gerogetown went, but he has written a story for himself in Hoya lore nonetheless.

Mosely's story has always been about challenge. Growing up in Monmouth County, NJ, he commuted 90 miles not to a comfortable suburban high school, but to St. Anthony's HS in jersey City, where he played under the legendary Bob Hurley in the last years of the school, beset by enrollment declines and financial insolvency. "He had some good choices for high schools very close to him, and he commuted to Jersey City to go to high school instead, Hurley told the Washington Post. "He was the top of his class all four years, the valedictorian, you know. Nothing ever fell by the wayside."

From a six point average as a sophomore, Mosely was determined not to be in the first St. Anthony's senior class not to win a state title, going so far as to change his jersey number to zero as a reminder. Standing 6-3, he went so far as to move to power forward when injuries beset the team, but stood tall when he scored 16 points to lead St. Anthony's past Linden to the 2016 crown. NJ.com named him the state's Player of the Year.

Mosely was recruited by Stanford, Northwestern, and Harvard, but accepted an offer from John Thompson III. "My family, mostly my parents, we were trying to figure out if I should go to a school that's mostly academics or mostly basketball," the 6-3 guard said. "When Georgetown came in, it was a perfect fit. It was a perfect balance between basketball and academics."

Mosely was Thompson's first recruit of the 2015-16 cycle and ultimately became his last four year recruit. He saw action in 31 of 32 games with 20 starts, with a season high 22 versus Butler. Mosely fell out of the rotation as Thompson was replaced by Patrick Ewing in 2017, starting just eight games over the next two seasons and averaging 4.8 points a game off the bench. By his junior year, he averaged just over three points a game, but never kept working, knowing he would be called to excel as a senior. He would, but in a most unexpected way.

As a senior, Mosely was expected to back up Josh LeBlanc, but LeBlanc was benched by Ewing in the season opener and replaced by Mosely. He shot 55 percent from the floor but averaged only 5.7 points in the Hoyas' first seven games, but the departure of LeBlanc and three others elevated Mosely from a third option to the unsung hero of the 2019-20 team, keeping it together .

Mosely averaged 38.2 minutes per game for the team in Big East play, including six games where he played all 40 minutes. A season high 19 points and six rebounds didn't earn Georgetown the win, but it hasn't stopped Mosely from giving everything he has on the court. Saturday's Senior Day marks Mosely's final home game, and he'll play as tough as ever.

Patrick Ewing called Jagan Mosely his MVP. In a season like 2019-20, that said something.

"Jagan is basically the heart and soul of our team," guard Terrell Allen told the Post. "He gives us everything we need offensively and defensively. It doesn't matter if he has the most points, it doesn't matter if he has no points. He just wants to win every single night."