Myles Mack

Myles Mack (born February 25, 1993) is an American basketball player for Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketball First League(TBL). He played college basketball at Rutgers University. He plays the point guard position.

Myles Mack
Mack at St. Anthony
No. 0 – Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor
PositionPoint guard
LeagueTBL
Personal information
Born (1993-02-25) February 25, 1993
Paterson, New Jersey
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Anthony (Jersey City, New Jersey)
CollegeRutgers (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015Dzukija Alytus
2016–2017Horsens IC
2017Turów Zgorzelec
2018–2019GTK Gliwice
2019–presentBalıkesir Belediyespor
Career highlights and awards

High school

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.

Rutgers

Myles 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]

References
  1. "Point guard Myles Mack commits to Rutgers". 1 September 2010. NJ.com.
  2. "Paterson Catholic Regional High School will close, church officials say". 22 April 2010. NJ.com. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  3. "St. Anthony guard Myles Mack named first team All-American by ESPN Rise". 20 April 2011. NJ.com.
  4. "Myles Mack Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio - Rutgers Scarlet Knights". ESPN.
  5. http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/stats/_/id/164/year/2014
  6. http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/stats/_/id/164/year/2015
  7. "Myles Mack moves to PGE Turow Zgorzelec". 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  8. "GTK Gliwice signs Myles Mack". Sportando. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
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