Wednesday Surprise: Mac McClung’s Vertical Is About The Same As Zion Williamson’s

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - MARCH 09: Mac McClung #2 of the Georgetown Hoyas is fouled shooting a lay up in the second half shooting against the Marquette Golden Eagles at Fiserv Forum on March 09, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Depending on who you ask, Zion Williamson’s vertical is somewhere between 45” and 50” (his high school coach says it’s about 50) which is extraordinary, not least of all given that he weighs 285 (one wonders what he could do if he lost 20-25 pounds, not that he needs to necessarily).

That puts him at the level of truly elite leapers like Wilt Chamberlain and Darrell Griffith (48”), Michael Jordan (46”) and David Thompson (whatever he felt…