University of Massachusets Athletics
Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2014
- Class:
- 2001
One of the all-time great players in program history and one of UMass fans' favorite players, Monty Mack was the top long-range shooter in program history. A three-time NABC All-District selection (1999, 2000, 2001), Mack is the second leading scorer in program history behind Jim McCoy with 2,183 points.
Mack, a native of Boston, Massachusetts, was a key fixture in the rotation from his first days on campus as a freshman in 1997-98. He concluded his freshman season as a member of the All-Atlantic 10 Rookie Team and helped UMass reach its seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament.
From there, he led the Minutemen in scoring each of his following three seasons and was named to the All-Atlantic 10 First Team in 2000 and 2001 after being a second-team pick in 1999.
Mack continues to remain No. 1 all-time in three-pointers made and attempted (331-910) and also in minutes played (4,391). He ranks fifth in career scoring average at 17.7 points per game, is second in field goals (766) and third in steals (154). He averaged a career-best 19.9 points per game as a junior in 1999-00 when he helped UMass reach the Atlantic 10 Championship game. Mack also still shares the program record for most three-pointers in a game with eight made which he did in the Atlantic 10 Tournament against St. Bonaventure in 2001.
Following his UMass career, Mack played professionally overseas for many years, including in the FIBA Europe League, Spain, Turkey, Italy, Belgium, Romania and the Balkan League. In 2005, he was named MVP of the Biv 10K Streetball Classic in Boston.
He was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.
