Chris Mack is an American college basketball

College basketball

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 coach, and the current head men's basketball

Xavier Musketeers men's basketball

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 coach at Xavier University. On April 15, 2009 it was announced that Mack would replace Sean Miller

Sean Miller

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, who left Xavier to coach at the University of Arizona

Arizona Wildcats men's basketball

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.

Background

Mack graduated in 1988 from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and continued on to the University of Evansville

University of Evansville

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, where he played basketball for two seasons. 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 B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

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 in Communication Arts.
He is married to Christi Mack (Hester), a former University of Dayton

University of Dayton

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 guard (1996–2000).

Coaching career

Mack started his coaching career as junior varsity head coach at McAuley High School

McAuley High School

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 - an all-girls high school in Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

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 - in 1993. In 1995, Mack was named head coach of the girl's varsity basketball team at Mount Notre Dame High School

Mount Notre Dame High School

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 in Reading, Ohio

Reading, Ohio

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, where he received the 1996 coach of the year from the Cincinnati Post. In 1999 he was named Director of Basketball Operations at Xavier, under the late Skip Prosser

Skip Prosser

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, whom he followed as an assistant coach to Wake Forest

Wake Forest University

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 in 2001. In 2004 he returned to Xavier, joining new head coach Sean Miller

Sean Miller

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 as his assistant. When Miller moved to the University of Arizona

University of Arizona

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 in 2009, Mack was hired as Xavier's head coach. He got off to a fast recruiting start his first summer as coach, landing top-ranked prospects Jordan Latham, Justin Martin, Griffin McKenzie, and Jay Canty for the 2010–11 season. Xavier achieved its first top 25 ranking under Chris Mack on March 1, 2010 when it made its season debut in the Associated Press Poll at #25.

Head coaching record