Myles Mack (born February 25, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Konyaspor of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL). He played college basketball at Rutgers University. He plays the point guard position.
 Mack at St. Anthony | |
| Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano 1955 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro Serie A2 |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 25, 1993 Paterson, New Jersey |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Anthony (Jersey City, New Jersey) |
| College | Rutgers (2011–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015 | Dzukija Alytus |
| 2016–2017 | Horsens IC |
| 2017 | Turów Zgorzelec |
| 2018–2019 | GTK Gliwice |
| 2019–2020 | Balıkesir Belediyespor |
| 2020–2021 | Denain Voltaire Basket |
| 2021–2022 | Soproni KC |
| 2022–2023 | MKE Ankaragücü |
| 2023–2024 | Konyaspor |
| 2024–present | Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano 1955 |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editMack played high school basketball at Paterson Catholic High School for his first three seasons. During his junior season, he helped Paterson Catholic achieve a 28–1 record and at one point the number 3 rank in the national polls. He scored a total of 979 points there.[1] The school then closed after the 2010 academic school year, leading Mack to transfer to well-renowned St. Anthony High School located in Jersey City and play under head coach Bob Hurley.[2]
Mack achieved great success with St. Anthony during his senior season in 2011 as well, leading the team to a perfect record of 33–0 and the #1 national ranking according to USA Today. They eventually went on to win a state title. He averaged 15.2 points, 3.6 assists and 2.9 steals per game as a senior helping him achieve national recognition.[3] Mack was nationally ranked 112th overall and 22nd as a point guard in the class of 2011, according to Rivals.com, while ranking 63rd overall, according to ESPNU Top 100. On September 1, 2010, Mack officially committed to play for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
College career
editMack became starting point guard for the Scarlet Knights in the 2011–12 season. He finished the season averaging 9.8 points, 2.1 assists, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game.[4] As a sophomore, Mack became the leading scorer for Rutgers finishing the 2012–13 season averaging 13.6 points, 2.7 assists, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.8 steals per game. As a junior (2013–14) and senior (2014–15) he led the Scarlet Knights in points and assists per game.[5][6]
Professional career
editOn June 10, 2017, Mack signed with the Polish team Turów Zgorzelec, to which he came from Danish team Horsens IC where he averaged 16.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.[7] In August 2018 Mack signed a one-year deal with polish top division team GTK Gliwice.[8] He joined Balıkesir Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketball First League in 2019. During the 2020-21 season, Mack averaged 16.7 points, 6.3 assists, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.5 steals per game. On October 7, 2021, Mack signed with Denain Voltaire Basket of the LNB Pro B.[9] He averaged 11.5 points, 4.6 assists, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game.
On February 5, 2022, Mack signed with Soproni KC of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A,[10] following an injury to starting point guard Rickey McGill.
On August 15, 2023, he signed with Konyaspor of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL).[11]
References
edit- ^ "Point guard Myles Mack commits to Rutgers". 1 September 2010. NJ.com. September 2010.
- ^ "Paterson Catholic Regional High School will close, church officials say". 22 April 2010. NJ.com. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "St. Anthony guard Myles Mack named first team All-American by ESPN Rise". 20 April 2011. NJ.com. 21 April 2011.
- ^ "Myles Mack Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio - Rutgers Scarlet Knights". ESPN.
- ^ "2020-21 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats".
- ^ "2020-21 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats".
- ^ "Myles Mack moves to PGE Turow Zgorzelec". 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "GTK Gliwice signs Myles Mack". Sportando. Retrieved August 22, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Denain inks Myles Mack, ex Balikesir". Eurobasket. October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ Gabor, Winter (February 5, 2022). "Myles Mack (ex Denain) joins Sopron KC". Eurobasket. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "Myles Mack Konyaspor'da" (in Turkish). basketfaul. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.