Natasha Mack

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Natasha Mack
No. 4–Phoenix Mercury
Position Forward
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-11-03) November 3, 1997 (age 26)
Lufkin, Texas
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
High school Lufkin (Lufkin, Texas)
College
WNBA draft 2021: 2nd round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Sky
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021 Chicago Sky
2021 Minnesota Lynx
2024–present Phoenix Mercury
Career highlights and awards

Natasha Mack (born November 3, 1997) [1] is an American basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played for Oklahoma State University and Angelina College in her native Lufkin, Texas before being drafted by the Sky in the 2021 WNBA draft.

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Early life

Mack was born in Lufkin, Texas. [2] She played for Lufkin High School's basketball team. She was ranked as a four-star prospect after high school and was recruited to play at the University of Houston. [3] However, she left the university shortly afterwards, after feeling burnout, a lack of fit with the team, and tensions at home. [4] [3] She returned to Lufkin and worked at a poultry plant, "shearing the wings off of chicken." [4] [3]

College career

A year after graduating from high school and leaving Houston, Mack was recruited by Randy McKelvey, an assistant basketball coach at Angelina College, a local community college in Lufkin. She was initially reluctant to return to basketball, but agreed to do so a few days later. [3] She was selected to a junior-college all-star event after her first season and was named a junior-college All-American and won the NJCAA Player of the Year Award after her sophomore season. [3] [2]

After he senior season, she was selected to the Big-12 All-Defensive Team First-Team and was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and WBCA Defensive Player of the Year. [5] [6] [7]

College Statistics

Source [8]

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Angelina College 31682.580.333.66212.91.51.75.122.0
2018-19Angelina College33791.591.229.64511.62.31.65.524.0
2019–20 Oklahoma State 27476.516.125.67712.50.91.53.617.6
2020–21Oklahoma State28554.529.000.63412.41.82.04.019.8
Career (Division I Totals)551,030.523.111.65312.41.41.93.818.7

WNBA

Chicago Sky (2021)

Mack was drafted in the second round of the 2021 WNBA draft by the Chicago Sky. She was waived by the Sky on May 13, 2021, [9] but was re-signed by the team shortly afterwards on May 18. [10] Mack went back and forth with signing Hardship Contracts with the Sky until ultimately being let go for the last time in June 2021. [11]

Minnesota Lynx (2021)

Mack signed a 7-Day contract with the Lynx on July 6, 2021. [12]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2021 Chicago 305.3.667.0001.0001.30.00.00.00.72.0
2021 Minnesota 102.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.00.0
Career1 year, 2 teams404.5.667.0001.0001.00.00.00.00.51.5

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References

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  2. 1 2 Beames, Caleb (2021-04-15). "Lufkin native Natasha Mack picked by Chicago Sky in WNBA draft". KTRE. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Wright, Scott (March 11, 2021). "'Can't be cutting chicken wings': How Oklahoma State's Natasha Mack became a WNBA prospect". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  4. 1 2 Gentry, Dorothy (2021-04-13). "Natasha Mack has one of the most unique stories of any WNBA Draft prospect". The Athletic. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  5. ↑ Wisniewski, Lindsey (2021-04-15). "Natasha Mack could fill Storm's void left behind by Natasha Howard". NBC Sports Northwest. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  6. ↑ "Natasha Mack - 2020-21 - Women's Basketball". Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  7. ↑ "Oklahoma State's Natasha Mack named 2021 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  8. ↑ "Natasha Mack, 6-4, F, Oklahoma State". aces.wnba.com. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  9. ↑ "Chicago Sky Waive Brittany Boyd-Jones, Alexis Prince, Lexie Brown, Kobi Thornton and Natasha Mack". Chicago Sky. 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  10. ↑ "Sky Re-Sign Natasha Mack". Chicago Sky. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  11. ↑ Zimmerman, Kurtis. "The Chicago Sky have waived Natasha Mack. Sierra Campisano has cleared waivers after being waived Tuesday". Twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Minnesota Lynx Sign Rookie Forward Natasha Mack". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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