Tevin Mack
No. 23 – ASK Karditsas
PositionSmall forward
LeagueGreek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1997-05-01) May 1, 1997
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021Prishtina
2021–2022Orlandina Basket
2022–2023Sporting CP
2023Apollon Patras
2023Tianjin Pioneers
2023–presentKarditsa
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 Italy Team competition

Tevin Stanvontae Mack (born May 1, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Karditsa of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns, Alabama Crimson Tide, and Clemson Tigers.

Early life and high school career

Mack grew up in Columbia, South Carolina and began playing basketball at the age of three. He attended Dreher High School. He initially committed to VCU over offers from Clemson, South Carolina, UConn, and Georgia. When VCU coach Shaka Smart accepted the job at Texas, Mack followed him there.[1]

College career

Mack averaged 5.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per game as a freshman at Texas, helping the team reach the NCAA Tournament. As a sophomore, he averaged 14.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game before being suspended indefinitely for violating team rules in January 2017. Following the season, Mack transferred to Alabama. He averaged 9.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. Mack transferred to Clemson for his redshirt senior season, partially to be closer to his mother.[1] On January 28, 2020, he scored a career-high 32 points in a 71-70 win against Syracuse.[2] As a senior, Mack finished second on the team in scoring and rebounding with 12.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.[3]

Professional career

On January 31, 2021, Mack signed with KB Prishtina in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.[4] He averaged 24.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. On July 29, he signed with Orlandina Basket of the Serie A2 Basket.[5]

On February 4, 2023, he joined Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League.[6] On March 25, 2023 Mack scored 27 points in a huge win over local rivals Promitheas Patras. In a total of 5 league games, he averaged 18.8 points (shooting with 45% from the 3-point line) and 2.8 rebounds, playing around 29 minutes per contest.

After a stint in the Chinese Basketball Association, Mack returned to Greece for Karditsa on December 16, 2023.

National team career

Mack was a part of the Clemson team chosen to represent the United States in the 2019 Summer Universiade in Italy. The U.S. received a gold medal after defeating Ukraine in the title game, and Mack averaged 9.5 points and four rebounds per game.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Connolly, Matt (February 21, 2020). "Tevin Mack's road to Clemson was long. Closer to home and more mature, he belongs". The State. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  2. ↑ Iacobelli, Pete (January 28, 2020). "Tevin Mack scores 32 points to send Clemson basketball over Syracuse". The Greenville News. Associated Press. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ Crumpton, Tony (March 23, 2020). "WATCH: Tevin Mack 2019-2020 season highlights". TigerNet.com. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Tevin Mack joins Prishtina". Eurobasket. January 31, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Cd'Orlando adds Mack to their roster, ex Prishtina". Eurobasket. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  6. ↑ Bezjak, Lou (February 4, 2023). "Tevin Mack (ex Sporting) signs at AS Apollon Patras". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ Bezjak, Lou (July 30, 2019). "Italy trip could foreshadow big things ahead for Tevin Mack, Clemson hoops". The State. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
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