Mack Tuck

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Mack Tuck
Qingdao DoubleStar
PositionAssistant coach
League CBA
Personal information
BornFebruary 21, 1975
Mineola, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
High school Mineola (Mineola, Texas)
College
NBA draft 1997: undrafted
Playing career1999–2009
Position Small forward
Number8, 10
Coaching career2009–present
Career history
As player:
1999Villa Duarte
1999 Marineros de Puerto Plata
1999–2000 Winnipeg Cyclone
2000Villa Duarte
2000–2001Winnipeg Cyclones
2001Marineros de Puerto Plata
2001San Carlos
2001 Cocodrilos de Caracas
2001–2002 MPC Donar
2002Marineros de Puerto Plata
2002–2003 Portugal Telecom
2003Marineros de Cozumel
2003–2004 CSKA Sofia
2004–2005 Shandong Jinsidun Lions
2005–2006Aveiro Basket
2006 Cocodrilos de Caracas
2006–2009Shandong Jinsidun Lions
As coach:
2009–2013 Shandong Lions (assistant)
2013 Rizing Fukuoka
2017–present Qingdao DoubleStar (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Mack Tuck (born February 21, 1975) is a retired American basketball player and current coach born in Mineola, Texas. [1] He was the head coach of the Japanese team Rizing Fukuoka of the bj league in 2013.

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Coaching career

From 2009 till 2011 Tuck was assistant coach for the Shandong Lions of the CBA. In August 2013, the Japanese bj league team Rizing Fukuoka hired Tuck as their new head coach. [2] In June 2017, Tuck became an assistant coach of Qingdao DoubleStar. [3]

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular seasonGGames coachedWGames wonLGames lostW–L %Win–loss %
PlayoffsPGPlayoff gamesPWPlayoff winsPLPlayoff lossesPW–L %Playoff win–loss %
TeamYearGWLW–L%FinishPGPWPLPW–L%Result
Rizing Fukuoka 2013000Fired----

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References

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  2. "Fukuoka Rizing hires former Chinese league star as new coach". Japan Update. 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
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