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# Athlete of the Week: Bishop Guertin's Sean McClung
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/athlete-of-the-week-bishop-guertins-sean-mcclung/
- Published: 2011-02-05T17:22:11.000Z
- Updated: 2011-02-05T17:22:11.000Z
- Description: The road to 1,000 points began when Sean McClung was a freshman on the Bishop Guertin High School boys basketball team. The senior reached the milestone last week, and kept going right by it.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division I, Winter Sports, Athlete of the Week, Bishop Guertin, boys basketball, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

The road to 1,000 points began when Sean McClung was a freshman on the Bishop Guertin High School boys basketball team.

The senior reached the milestone last week, and kept going right by it.

McClung netted his 1,000th career point in a 79-74 win at Manchester Memorial last Tuesday, in which he scored 24 points. He added to that total with 19 points in a 59-52, come-from-behind win over Trinity last Friday. For his efforts, McClung was selected as NH-HighSchoolSports.com’s Athlete of the Week.

“Usually, when you see someone reach a thousand, that means that their coach really let them have a chance as a freshman,” McClung said. “Coach (Jim) Migneault gave me a chance to play right off the bat and that’s something a lot of players don’t get. That’s really flattering and it means a lot to me because it’s a really big jump from middle school to high school.”

That jump was made a little easier for McClung, thanks to a father, John, who got him playing basketball at an early age, and an older brother, Brian, who let his younger sibling play with the big boys.

“Being surrounded by a father who loves the sport, he got me into it at an early age,” McClung said. “My brother kept pushing me. I played with a lot of kids his age and that really helped me with developing. Playing pickup with his friends helped me shine early in high school.”

McClung has continued to shine, and last year helped the Cardinals reach the Class L semifinals. This season, Bishop Guertin (8-2) is in contention for the top spot in Division I and went 4-0 against the Manchester schools during the regular season.

While the Cardinals have battled injuries and are starting now return to full strength, McClung has been one of the constants throughout.

“He’s worked, and every year, he’s gotten a little better,” Migneault said. “He’s earned it. He’s put a lot of time in. He’s a good kid.”

Although Bishop Guertin has an abundance of seniors this season, none of them has played for Migneault as long as McClung. At times, their familiarity has helped the other players better understand what is expected of them on the floor.

“If I’m giving him a hard time during a game, he knows it’s never personal,” Migneault said. “They see that he doesn’t go into a shell, he doesn’t stop playing. They know he’s not going to get yanked out because he made a mistake.

“He’s learned how to adapt to what we’re doing and he can kind of show the other players what we’re trying to do in order to have success. He does understand what I want and it’s good for the other kids, to see what he’s done in order to succeed. They see you’ve got to work.”

McClung kept working against Trinity. Before the game, athletic director Tony Johnson presented him with a basketball to honor McClung’s 1,000th point. With the spotlight still on him, McClung hit two 3s to give Bishop Guertin an early lead.

The Cardinals went through a drought from the outside during the second and third quarters, but that didn’t stop McClung from shooting. He hit another 3 in the fourth to make it a one-point game.

“That’s the way he plays,” Migneault said. “He’s got a shooter’s mentality. He may miss five in a row, but he’s going to take that sixth one. We need that. You have to have a couple people like that. We needed it (that) night.”

After getting to the semifinals last year, the Cardinals have their eyes on bigger things for this season.

“Our goal this year is nothing short of winning a state championship and anything short could be considered a failure,” McClung said. “We weren’t ready for that (semifinal) game and it definitely showed. That was a real tough loss for us, but we’re definitely using it as motivation to get back this year.”