“A guy like that, he’s a born scorer. Once he gets it going, it’s hard to stop,” Villanova coach Jay Wright said after his defending national champion Wildcats lost 85-73 to McClung and his Georgetown teammates on Wednesday.
“The biggest key for him is he’s a fearless competitor and a winner,” Creighton assistant coach Steve Merland said ahead of Georgetown’s visit to Creighton Saturday.
But what might be the most standout comment belonged to Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski back in January.
“The thing I love about Mac is that he knows he belongs,” Wojciechowski said.
At first glance, if a passerby didn’t know that McClung set the Virginia high school scoring record before arriving at Georgetown, he wouldn’t look like he “belongs.