Mack with the Hawks
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No. 8 – Utah Jazz | |||||||||||||
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Position | Guard | ||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||
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Born |
Lexington, Kentucky |
April 22, 1990 ||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school | Bryan Station (Lexington, Kentucky) | ||||||||||||
College | Butler (2008–2011) | ||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34th overall | ||||||||||||
Selected by the Washington Wizards | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2011–present | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Washington Wizards | ||||||||||||
2012 | Maine Red Claws | ||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Washington Wizards | ||||||||||||
2013 | Maine Red Claws | ||||||||||||
2013 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||
2013 | Maine Red Claws | ||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||
2016–present | Utah Jazz | ||||||||||||
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Shelvin Bernard Mack, Jr. (born April 22, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Butler University.
Mack attended Bryan Station High School in Lexington, Kentucky. As a senior in 2007–08, he averaged 23.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 3.8 steals per game as he was named to the Lexington All-City team after leading the Defenders to a 30–3 record.
In his freshman season at Butler, Mack started in all 32 games, sharing the Butler freshman record for games started with teammates Ronald Nored and future Jazz teammate Gordon Hayward. He was named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer team and the Horizon League All-Tournament team after leading the Bulldogs in assists in 2008–09, becoming just the third freshman in Butler history to record 100 assists. In 32 games, he averaged 11.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals in 30.8 minutes per game. During the off-season, Mack helped lead Team USA to the gold medal in the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship with averages of 5.9 points per game.
In his sophomore season, he was named to the All-Horizon League first team and the NABC All-District 12 first team. He was also named to the Horizon League All-Tournament team and the West Regional All-Tournament team. In 38 games (all starts), he averaged 14.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.4 steals in 30.9 minutes per game. He helped lead Butler to the 2010 National Championship game against Duke where Gordon Hayward missed a game-winning half-court shot which would have given Butler their very first NCAA championship.
In his junior season, he was named to the All-Horizon League second team and the NABC All-District 12 second team. He became just the 33rd Butler player to score 1,000 career points. In 38 games (37 starts), he averaged 16.0 points, 4.5 rebounds ad 3.4 assists in 32.1 minutes per game.