Holding Court: New Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Mack Talks About His Winning Ways

31/10/2024 25 min Temporada 3 Episodio 8
Holding Court: New Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Mack Talks About His Winning Ways

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Send us a textFeatured on this episode:Chris Mack, one of just 19 coaches in college basketball history to lead their team to a No. 1 ranking within the first two years at their school, has agreed to a five-year contract as the new men's basketball head coach at the College of Charleston entering the 2024-25 season.Mack, whose teams have participated in the NCAA Tournament in nine of his 12 seasons as a head coach, returns to coaching collegiate basketball after a two-year hiatus. His 259 victories were the 12th most amassed by a coach in their first 11 seasons. The Cincinnati native becomes the 8th head coach in the program's Division I history. Mack and his wife, Christi, have three children: Lainee, Hailee and Brayden.Coaching Career2024               Head Coach, College of Charleston2018-22          Head Coach, University of Louisville2009-18         Head Coach, Xavier University2004-09        Assistant Coach, Xavier University2001-04         Assistant Coach, Wake Forest University1999-2001     Assistant Coach, Xavier UniversityIf you liked this episode, you might enjoy an earlier episode with former head basketball coach Pat Kelsey.Resources from this episode:CofC BasketballCoach Mack's press conference