Myles Mack (born February 25, 1993) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for Italy's second-tier club Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano 1955. He played college basketball at

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High school career

Mack played high school basketball at

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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. The school then closed after the 2010 academic school year, leading Mack to transfer to well-renowned St. Anthony High School located in

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and play under head coach

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. 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

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. 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. 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

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Top 100. On September 1, 2010, Mack officially committed to play for the

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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. 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.

Professional career

On June 10, 2017, Mack signed with the Polish team

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, to which he came from Danish team

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where he averaged 16.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. In August 2018 Mack signed a one-year deal with polish top division team

GTK Gliwice Gliwickie Towarzystwo Koszykówki Gliwice, shortly GTK Gliwice, is a professional basketball club based in Gliwice, Poland. The team currently (as of 2022–23 PLK season, 2022–23) plays in the Polish Basketball League, the country's top divisio ...

. He joined Balıkesir Belediyespor of the

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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

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of the

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. 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 Soproni Kosárlabda Club, commonly known as Soproni KC or Sopron, is a professional basketball team based in Sopron, Hungary. The team competes in the Hungarian first tier Nemzeti Bajnokság I, and play their home games at the MKB Aréna Sopron, w ...

of the

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, following an injury to starting

Rickey McGill. On August 15, 2023, he signed with

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of the

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(TBL).

References

External links

Danish League profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mack, Myles 1993 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Denmark American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Basketball players from Paterson, New Jersey BC Dzūkija players GTK Gliwice players Horsens IC players Paterson Catholic High School alumni Point guards Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball players St. Anthony High School (New Jersey) alumni Turów Zgorzelec players 21st-century American sportsmen Konyaspor Basketbol players