Myles Mack Explained

Myles Mack
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:175
League:TBL
Team:Konyaspor
Birth Date:25 February 1993
Birth Place:Paterson, New Jersey
High School:St. Anthony (Jersey City, New Jersey)
College:Rutgers (2011–2015)
Draft Year:2015
Career Start:2015
Years1:2015
Team1:Dzukija Alytus
Years2:2016–2017
Team2:Horsens IC
Years3:2017
Team3:Turów Zgorzelec
Years4:2018–2019
Team4:GTK Gliwice
Years5:2019–2020
Team5:Balıkesir Belediyespor
Years6:2020–2021
Team6:Denain Voltaire Basket
Years7:2021–2022
Team7:Soproni KC
Years8:2022–2023
Team8:MKE Ankaragücü
Years9:2023–present
Team9:Konyaspor
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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.

High school career

Mack 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

Mack 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

On 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Point guard Myles Mack commits to Rutgers. 1 September 2010. September 2010. NJ.com.
  2. Web site: Paterson Catholic Regional High School will close, church officials say. 22 April 2010. 22 April 2010. 11 April 2016. NJ.com.
  3. Web site: St. Anthony guard Myles Mack named first team All-American by ESPN Rise. 20 April 2011. 21 April 2011. NJ.com.
  4. Web site: Myles Mack Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio - Rutgers Scarlet Knights. ESPN.
  5. Web site: 2020-21 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats.
  6. Web site: 2020-21 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats.
  7. News: Myles Mack moves to PGE Turow Zgorzelec. 10 June 2017. 10 June 2017.
  8. Web site: GTK Gliwice signs Myles Mack . Sportando . August 22, 2018 .
  9. Web site: Denain inks Myles Mack, ex Balikesir . Eurobasket . October 7, 2021 . October 7, 2021.
  10. Web site: Gabor . Winter . Myles Mack (ex Denain) joins Sopron KC . Eurobasket . February 5, 2022 . February 5, 2022.
  11. Web site: Myles Mack Konyaspor'da. August 15, 2023. basketfaul. tr. August 16, 2023.