Mac McClung
| No. 4 – Gate City Blue Devils | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | VHSL |
| Personal information | |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Gate City (Gate City, Virginia) |
| College | Georgetown (committed) |
Mac McClung is an American basketball player who attends Gate City High School in Gate City, Virginia. He has committed to play for the Georgetown Hoyas at the NCAA Division I level. A three-star recruit and ranked among the top high school players in Virginia, McClung rose to national acclaim in 2017 after displaying his slam dunking ability through social media.
Early life
McClung grew up in Gate City, Virginia, where he initially began playing football. However, by seventh grade, he became more interested in basketball and began training for the sport regularly, with hopes of making the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] According to McClung, his shooting form improved after breaking his arm while snowboarding in eighth grade, and he honed the skill with Greg Ervin, the former head coach for Gate City High School in Gate City, Virginia.[2]
High school career
McClung first started dunking as a sophomore playing varsity basketball at Gate City High School.[1] He grew in profile as an acrobatic dunker through the rest of his high school career. MaxPreps labeled him "one of nation's most exciting players."[3] As a junior, on February 24, 2017, he scored a career-high 64 points in a loss to Dan River High School at the Virginia High School League (VHSL) Region 2A West tournament.[4] It was the best scoring performance in school history and the highest among Virginia public schools since 1984.[5] After the season, he was averaging 29.0 points, 5.5 assists, and 3.0 steals per game for the Blue Devils and was tabbed Boys' Basketball Player of the Year by the Bristol Herald Courier.[2] In the summer, he committed to play for Rutgers in college.[6]
Prior to his final high school season, on October 6, 2017, McClung decommitted from Rutgers.[7] Over one week later, he committed to Georgetown.[8] On December 12, he made his senior debut by scoring 47 points, shooting 18-of-23, in a 96–43 win over Lee High School.[3] Among those in attendance was Georgetown head coach Patrick Ewing.[9] On January 11, 2018, after opposing coach James Schooler reportedly told him "you're going to Georgetown to sit," McClung scored 44 points against Fern Creek High School at the Arby's Classic tournament.[10]
| Name | Home town | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Mac McClung PG |
Gate City (VA) | Gate City High School (VA) | 6 ft 1.7 in (1.87 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 15, 2017 | |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 285, 11 (VA), 52 (PG) ESPN: 9 (VA), 41 (PG) | ||||||
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Personal
McClung was born to mother Lenoir and father Marcus McClung, a former college football player at Virginia Tech.[11][12] His sister Anna was a soccer player at Florida State, while his uncle Seth competed with two Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. His cousins Corein and Collette both played ice hockey at the professional level. In addition, Mac is the first cousin to rapper Horst Simco, known by the stage name Riff Raff.[12] McClung made headlines in June 2017 after Simco claimed that his cousin would beat famous former Chino Hills High School basketball player LaMelo Ball.[13]
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