Background
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he grew up in a small town in Cincinnati, Ohio North College Hill.
men's college basketball coach
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he grew up in a small town in Cincinnati, Ohio North College Hill.
He transferred to Xavier in 1990, where he played his final two seasons of eligibility (after redshirting one for transfer rules), and graduated in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts.
Where he played basketball in the neighborhood growing up. He continued on to the University of Evansville, where he played basketball for two seasons. They have three children and reside in northern Kentucky.
High School Coaching
Mack started his coaching career as junior varsity head coach at McAuley High School, an all-girls high school in Cincinnati, in 1993.
Collegiate Coaching
= Xavier & Wake Forest In 1999, he was named Director of Basketball Operations at Xavier, serving under the late Skip Prosser, whom he followed as an assistant coach to Wake Forest in 2001. = Return to Xavier In 2004 Mack returned to Xavier, joining new head coach Sean Miller as his assistant.
= Running the show at X When Miller moved to the University of Arizona in 2009, on April 15, 2009 it was announced that Mack would replace Miller as Xavier head coach. The first top 25 ranking by a Mack-led Xavier team was March 1, 2010 when it made its season debut in the Associated Press Poll at #25.
The Musketeers had question marks heading into the next season, yet Mack guided the team to its fifth consecutive Atlantic 10 Championship before falling to Marquette in the first round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament.
Heading into the 2011-2012 campaign the Musketeers were slatted to be one of the top teams in the country. With senior All-American Tu Holloway returning, Mack and Xavier were on the cusp of a special year. Xavier got off to a great start and a #7 ranking before the brawl with their in-city rival University of California Bearcats derailed the Musketeers.
Married Christi Hester, August 23. Children: Lainee, Hailee.