WASHINGTON -  Georgetown University freshman guard Mac McClung (Gate City, Va. / Gate City) was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week as announced by the conference today.
 
The Hoyas went 2-0 at home this week, defeating Appalachian State 83-73 on December 18 and Little Rock Saturday 102-94 in overtime. 
 
In Saturday's win, the Hoyas were up four in overtime when McClung hit his fourth 3-pointer of the afternoon, drew the foul and converted the four-point play for the 98-90 advantage over Little Rock. Georgetown held on for the win to improve to 9-3 on the season. McClung scored a career-high 38 points (10-21 FGA, 4-9 3FGA, 14-16 FTA) in 39 minutes against the Trojans. He and classmate James Akinjo (Oakland, Calif. / Salesian College Preparatory) combined for 63 points with Akinjo adding a career-high 25 points.
 
For the week, McClung averaged 29.5 mpg, 26.0 ppg, 2.0 apg and 1.5 rpg in the two contests.
 
This is the second time this year a Georgetown player has held this honor as Akinjo was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Nov. 19.
 
The Hoyas return to action on Saturday, Dec. 29 when they host the Howard University Bison at Capital One Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for noon and the game will be shown live on FS1. The game can be heard locally on The Team 980 with Rich Chvotkin in his 45th season calling the game.
 
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