He left the program after his junior season, entering the NBA draft and the NCAA’s transfer portal on the same day. He’s coming off of a sophomore season where he averaged 19 points for Valparaiso, and at 6-foot-4, is the kind of explosive guard that will draw the attention of NBA scouts. Texas Tech guard Mac McClung receives waiver for immediate eligibility By JACOB POLACHECK Texas Tech guard Mac McClung has received a waiver from the NCAA and is immediately eligible to play for Texas Tech this season, he announced Friday via Twitter. Nick Wass/Associated Press The NCAA granted Mac McClung 's transfer waiver, allowing him to play for Texas Tech in 2020-21 after leaving Georgetown for the Red Raiders. Mac McClung eligible to play at Texas Tech after Georgetown transfer. Tech head coach Chris Beard quoted McClung's tweet with the caption "Guns Up. McClung cannot, however, guard. McClung wrote on Twitter on Friday. OLIVIER SARR, Kentucky. Waivers for Nolley and Williams are the other two. Williams will be 24 years old by the time the season rolls around. He’s a really, really, really bad defender. The Texas Tech men's basketball team will go into the regular season at full strength. Brown is a powerful, athletic wing that averaged 12.1 points this past season at Wake Forest. That made it even more important for Beard to land an experienced guard or two who could guide a turnaround. Brandon Boston is expected to be the best of the bunch. E.J. During his time at Georgetown, McClung led the team in scoring with 15.7 points per game. For the most impactful stay-or-go decisions, click here. Burton was a two-year starter for the Shockers, averaging 7.9 points and 3.4 assists. He broke Allen Iverson’s record for points scored in Virginia high school basketball history. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window). He’s really good. Isaiah Jackson and Lance Ware are both highly-regarded, four-star big men heading to Kentucky, but neither of them are the kind of impact player that John Calipari needs at the five to be able to thrive. With Nolley and D.J. #4to1.". He averaged 14.5 points last season for the Johnnies, and he should be a really good fit in Altman’s offense. Figueroa appears to have a shot at getting the waiver due to the coronavirus pandemic. Texas Tech guard Mac McClung has received a waiver from the NCAA and is eligible to play this season for the Red Raiders. McClung announced his decision to transfer from Georgetown to Texas Tech for the 2020-2021 season in late May. Georgetown’s program went through quite a bit of drama in the last eight months, including a nagging foot injury that McClung just couldn’t seem to shake. As … Now, this all assumes that McClung is going to buy in defensively, Beard is going to put in the effort to develop him defensively and that the combination of those two things will allow McClung to beat out some of the more talented pieces on this roster — Kyler Edwards, Nimari Burnett, Kevin McCullar, Terrence Shannon — for playing time. When Figueroa left, New York City was still the hardest hit place in the country. He’s a really good shooter that was one of the best players in the conference before tailing off down the stretch of the season. If Brown does receive a waiver, he would be a nice compliment to Isaiah Livers, who is still weighing whether or not to remain in the NBA draft. "Wreck em!!!" Wreck em!!! If there’s one thing that Chris Beard will not stand for at Texas Tech, it’s someone not playing defense. Given the current roster makeup of Memphis, he’s also a perfect fit for a program that has a defensive anchor, a ton of guards and not all that much in between that can bring it all together.