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Mac McClung - wikipedia Mac McClung Mac McClung <Th_colspan="2"> No. 2 -- Georgetown Hoyas Position Point guard League Big East Conference <Th_colspan="2"> January 6 , 1999 Nationality American Listed height 6 ft 2 in ( 1.88 m ) Listed weight 175 lb ( 79 kg ) <Th_colspan="2"> Career information High school Gate City ( Gate City , Virginia ) College Georgetown ( 2018 - present ) Matthew `` Mac '' McClung is an American basketball player who attended 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 among the top - ranked high school players in Virginia , McClung rose to national acclaim online in 2017 for his slam dunking ability . Contents 1 Early life 2 High school career 3 Personal life 4 References Early life ( edit ) McClung grew up in Gate City , Virginia , a small town of about 2,000 in the Tri-Cities metropolitan area straddling the Tennessee -- Virginia border , where he initially began playing football -- a sport that is far more popular than basketball in Southwest Virginia . Family members recalled in a 2018 interview that McClung was extraordinarily competitive as a child . His father Marcus said of him , `` Mac was just born with it . If you 're fixing a bowl of cereal , he 's going to make a competition . '' His older sister Anna would add , `` He would just come at you every day , no matter how small he was . '' His parents built a basement gym in their home , initially for Anna , but Mac would regularly use it as he grew up -- though he was so competitive that his father would frequently ban him from the gym to allow Anna to work out undisturbed . He received his first significant exposure to basketball just before entering the seventh grade , when his mother Lenoir signed him up for a local youth league . Scott Vermillion , who was McClung 's coach at Gate City High School , recalled in 2018 , `` He ducked his head inside for a minute and basically never left . '' McClung soon became more interested in basketball and began training for the sport regularly , with hopes of making the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , and his father was silently pleased when he gave up football after his freshman year of high school . 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 at Gate City High . High School career ( edit ) McClung graduated from Gate City High School in Gate City , Virginia ( pictured ) . McClung first started dunking as a sophomore playing varsity basketball at Gate City High School . 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 . '' 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 . It was the best scoring performance in school history and the highest among Virginia public schools since 1984 . 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 Southwest Virginia Boys ' Basketball Player of the Year by the Bristol Herald Courier . In the summer , he committed to play for Rutgers in college . Prior to his final high school season , on October 6 , 2017 , McClung decommitted from Rutgers . Over one week later , he committed to Georgetown . 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 . Among those in attendance was Georgetown head coach Patrick Ewing . 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 of Louisville , Kentucky at the Arby 's Classic tournament in Bristol , Tennessee . McClung broke the VHSL single - season scoring record previously held by Hall of Famer Allen Iverson during the 2018 VHSL regional playoffs on February 21 , surpassing Iverson 's record of 948 points in 25 games -- five fewer than it took Iverson to amass the previous record . He ended his high school career with Gate City 's first state championship , scoring 47 points in an 80 -- 65 title - game win over Staunton 's Robert E. Lee High . The 47 points broke a VHSL all - classes scoring record for a championship game that had been held by current NBA player J.J. Redick . McClung finished the season with 1,153 points and 2,801 for his career , also a VHSL all - classes record , and was again named Southwest Virginia Player of the Year by the Herald Courier . US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date 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 <Td_colspan="7"> Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N / A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : <Td_colspan="7"> Overall recruiting rankings : 247Sports : 285 , 11 ( VA ) , 52 ( PG ) ESPN : 9 ( VA ) , 41 ( PG ) <Td_colspan="7"> Note : In many cases , Scout , Rivals , 247Sports , and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight . In these cases , the average was taken . ESPN grades are on a 100 - point scale . Sources : `` Georgetown 2018 Basketball Commitments '' . Rivals.com . Retrieved January 12 , 2018 . `` ESPN '' . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 12 , 2018 . `` 2018 Team Ranking '' . Rivals.com . Retrieved January 12 , 2018 . Personal life ( edit ) McClung was born on January 6 , 1999 to Marcus and Lenoir McClung . According to a 2018 story in the ESPN web outlet The Undefeated , McClung `` won his first battle '' minutes after his birth . During the birth , his umbilical cord was tightly wrapped around his neck ; his father recalled , `` He was blue as a Smurf . '' The attending physicians quickly freed him , and he almost immediately recovered . His parents met at Virginia Tech , where Marcus played football and Lenoir was a cheerleader . His father went on to become an attorney , serving as Commonwealth Attorney for Scott County , Virginia as of 2018 , while his mother teaches driver 's education at Gate City High . According to a 2018 story in The Washington Post , as well as the aforementioned story in The Undefeated , his parents ' background greatly aided the younger McClung in his athletic pursuits . His father served as trainer for much of his youth , and the family was also able to afford placing him on a Richmond - based AAU travel team . His sister Anna , who completed her high school soccer career as the VHSL 's all - time goal scoring leader , went on to play the sport at Florida State and Tennessee , 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 . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` Hoyas Sign Three to National Letters of Intent '' ( Press release ) . Georgetown Hoyas . November 13 , 2017 . Retrieved June 18 , 2018 . ^ Jump up to : Wallace , Ava ( March 1 , 2018 ) . `` Country Star '' . The Washington Post . Retrieved June 18 , 2018 . ^ Jump up to : Palmer , Chris ( July 13 , 2018 ) . `` Georgetown Freshman Mac McClung Is Electrifying , Dynamic -- and White '' . The Undefeated . Retrieved July 14 , 2018 . ^ Jump up to : Hazan , Danny ( July 21 , 2017 ) . `` Arrival of the Mac '' . SLAM . Retrieved January 12 , 2018 . ^ Jump up to : Hayes , Tim ( April 9 , 2017 ) . `` Boys Basketball Player of the Year : Gate City 's Mac McClung '' . Bristol Herald Courier . Retrieved January 12 , 2018 . ^ Jump up to : Ostrander , Lynden ( December 15 , 2017 ) . `` Georgetown - bound Mac McClung is one of nation 's most exciting players '' . MaxPreps.com . Retrieved January 12 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Hayes , Tim ( February 24 , 2017 ) . `` McClung 's 64 points not enough for Gate City in Region 2A West boys semis '' . Bristol Herald Courier . Retrieved January 12 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Tichenor , Alex ( February 23 , 2017 ) . `` Dan River overcomes McClung 's 64 - point night , downs Gate City to advance to region final '' . Danville Register & Bee . Retrieved January 12 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Agnoli , Matt ( August 3 , 2017 ) . `` 2018 point guard Mac McClung commits to Rutgers hoops '' . 247Sports.com . Retrieved January 12 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Breitman , Aaron ( October 6 , 2017 ) . `` 3 - Star Point Guard Mac McClung Decommits From Rutgers Basketball '' . OnTheBanks.com . Retrieved January 12 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Snow , Brian ( October 15 , 2017 ) . `` Georgetown lands athletic guard '' . Scout.com . Retrieved January 12 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Goetz , Casey ( December 12 , 2017 ) . `` Patrick Ewing watches Gate City 's Mac McClung score 47 points '' . WCYB - TV . Retrieved January 12 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Smith , Cam ( January 11 , 2018 ) . `` Opposing coach told Mac McClung : ' You 're going to Georgetown to sit . ' Then McClung scored 44 '' . USATodayHighSchoolSports.com . Retrieved January 12 , 2018 . Jump up ^ `` Mac McClung drops 47 , leads Gate City to first state title '' . USA Today . March 10 , 2018 . Retrieved June 19 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Hayes , Tim ( April 8 , 2018 ) . `` BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR : Gate City senior Mac McClung '' . Bristol Herald Courier . Retrieved June 19 , 2018 . Jump up ^ `` Mac McClung signs to Georgetown Univ '' . Bristol Herald Courier . November 8 , 2017 . Retrieved January 12 , 2018 . ^ Jump up to : Hunt , Toderrick ( August 24 , 2017 ) . `` Rutgers basketball commit Mac McClung has ties you wo n't believe , including 1 to a rapper '' . NJ.com . Retrieved January 12 , 2018 . Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mac_McClung&oldid=851489208 '' Categories : Basketball players from Virginia Living people People from Gate City , Virginia Point guards 1999 births Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 22 July 2018 , at 17 : 17 ( UTC ) . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply . By using this site , you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . 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