BYU basketball: Georgetown transfer guard Mac McClung considering Cougars

SALT LAKE CITY — As BYU basketball coaches continue to scour the transfer portal, one of the more notable names in college basketball is considering joining the Cougars.

Georgetown sophomore Mac McClung, who in high school became an internet sensation because of his acrobatic dunks, released Wednesday via Twitter a list of the seven schools he is considering transferring to, and BYU cracked the list.

The Cougars will have some stiff competition for McClung, as Texas Tech, Auburn, Memphis, USC, Arkansas and Wake Forest also made the cut for the 6-foot-2 guard from Gate City, Virginia.

After getting fame in high school despite being considered just a three-star prospect, McClung signed with Georgetown, and he’s had a couple of good but not spectacular seasons for the Hoyas. In his freshman campaign, he averaged 13.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and two assists per game, and then as a sophomore he averaged 15.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest.

McClung is part of a significant offseason exodus of talent from a Georgetown program that is led by Hoya and NBA legend Patrick Ewing.

On Thursday morning, a couple of notable local basketball players endorsed on Twitter the idea of McClung joining BYU. First, former Cougar Kyle Collinsworth, who now plays for the Utah Jazz’s G League affiliate the Salt Lake City Stars, tweeted at Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, “let’s get @McclungMac to the great State of Utah playing for @BYUbasketball !!.”

Mitchell then quoted Collinsworth’s tweet and wrote, “Wouldn’t mind seeing him in Provo” and added two shoulder shrug emojis.

McClung soon retweeted Mitchell’s tweet. He had done the same on Wednesday night when Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant tweeted in support of McClung choosing Memphis.