David McCormack weighed more than 300 pounds when he transferred from Norfolk (Va.) Academy to Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va., prior to his junior year of high school.
The 6-foot-10 power forward arrived at Kansas last weekend a well-sculpted “260,” the KU freshman reported emphatically and without hesitation Tuesday after scoring 18 points in the Bill Self campers game at Horejsi Center.
“I feel it is,” McCormack said with a smile, asked if his dramatic body transformation — which made possible his becoming a top college basketball prospect — classifies as a significant achievement.