Myles Mack

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Myles Mack

| image = Myles Mack.jpg

| caption = Mack at St. Anthony

| position = Point guard

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 175

| league = Serie A2

| team = Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano 1955

| number =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|2|25}}

| 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= 2019–2021

| team5 = Balıkesir Belediyespor

| years6= 2021–2022

| team6 = Denain Voltaire Basket

| years7= 2022

| team7 = Soproni KC

| years8= 2022–2023

| team8 = MKE Ankaragücü

| years9= 2023–2024

| team9 = Konyaspor

| years10= 2024

| team10 = Indios de San Francisco

| years11= 2024–present

| team11 = Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano 1955

| highlights =

Danish Cup Final MVP (2017)

}}

Myles Mack (born February 25, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who plays as a point guard for Italy's second-tier club Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano 1955. He played college basketball at Rutgers University.

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/rutgersbasketball/index.ssf/2010/09/point_guard_myles_mack_commits.html|title=Point guard Myles Mack commits to Rutgers|work=1 September 2010|date=September 2010|publisher=NJ.com}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/paterson_catholic_regional_hig.html|title=Paterson Catholic Regional High School will close, church officials say|work=22 April 2010|date=22 April 2010|access-date=11 April 2016|publisher=NJ.com}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/college-basketball/index.ssf/2011/04/st_anthony_guard_myles_mack_named_first_team_all-american_by_espn_rise.html|title=St. Anthony guard Myles Mack named first team All-American by ESPN Rise|work=20 April 2011|date=21 April 2011|publisher=NJ.com}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/56711/myles-mack|title=Myles Mack Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio - Rutgers Scarlet Knights|publisher=ESPN}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/stats/_/id/164/year/2014|title = 2020-21 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/stats/_/id/164/year/2015|title = 2020-21 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats}}

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.{{cite news|title=Myles Mack moves to PGE Turow Zgorzelec|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/poland/236618/myles-mack-moves-to-pge-turow-zgorzelec.html|accessdate=10 June 2017|date=10 June 2017}} In August 2018 Mack signed a one-year deal with polish top division team GTK Gliwice.{{cite web |title=GTK Gliwice signs Myles Mack |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/poland/283065/gtk-gliwice-signs-myles-mack.html |website=Sportando |accessdate=August 22, 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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.{{cite web |title=Denain inks Myles Mack, ex Balikesir |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Turkey/news/708010/Denain-inks-Myles-Mack,-ex-Balikesir |website=Eurobasket |access-date=October 7, 2021 |date=October 7, 2021}} 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,{{cite web |last1=Gabor |first1=Winter |title=Myles Mack (ex Denain) joins Sopron KC |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/France/news/729493/Myles-Mack-(ex-Denain)-joins-Sopron-KC |website=Eurobasket |access-date=February 5, 2022 |date=February 5, 2022}} following an injury to starting point guard Rickey McGill.

On August 15, 2023, he signed with Konyaspor of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL).{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketfaul.com/haber?haber=109665|title=Myles Mack Konyaspor'da|last=|first=|date=August 15, 2023|website=|publisher=basketfaul|language=tr|access-date=August 16, 2023}}