Viva The Matadors · Nov 5, 2020
Projecting the impact of the idiosyncratic Mac McClung
Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty ImagesWhen Mac McClung listed Texas Tech as one of the finalists after deciding to transfer from Georgetown, I completely disregarded the possibility he’d end up in Lubbock.
Texas Tech is the paragon of team basketball. Anyone who’d watched McClung for longer than five minutes at Georgetown would question whether the sophomore was even aware he had teammates.
To play for Tech coach Chris Beard, you have to forfeit the self for the good of the team. I was certain that was too big of a sacrifice for McClung, who’d been worshipped since his junior year of high school and relied upon as the sole source of offense for a depleted Georgetown roster.