<P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <Table> US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Hometown </Th> <Th> High school / college </Th> <Th> Height </Th> <Th> Weight </Th> <Th> Commit date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mac McClung PG </Td> <Td> Gate City (VA) </Td> <Td> Gate City High School (VA) </Td> <Td> 6 ft 1.7 in (1.87 m) </Td> <Td> 175 lb (79 kg) </Td> <Td> Oct 15, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N / A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 285, 11 (VA), 52 (PG) ESPN: 9 (VA), 41 (PG) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight . </Li> <Li> In these cases, the average was taken . ESPN grades are on a 100 - point scale . </Li> </Ul> <P> Sources: </P> <Ul> <Li> "Georgetown 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com . Retrieved January 12, 2018 . </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> "ESPN". ESPN.com . Retrieved January 12, 2018 . </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com . Retrieved January 12, 2018 . </Li> </Ul> <Ul> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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