Chris Mack Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 2nd Season Alma Mater: Xavier '92

Chris Mack, a former player at Xavier and director of basketball operations for the Musketeers, begins his third season as an assistant coach at Wake Forest.

A 1992 Xavier University graduate, Mack served as a high school head coach for four years following graduation before serving as Xavier's director of basketball operations in 1999-00 and 2000-01.

Previously, Mack was head coach at Mt. Notre Dame High School in Cincinnati, compiling a composite 74-19 record from 1996-99. Mack, a two-time GGCL Coach of the Year (1996 and 1999), earned 1996 Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post Coach of the Year honors. He led Mt. Notre Dame to four consecutive GGCL titles, four straight sectional crowns and two district championships. He also ran a variety of summer camps and leagues during his time at Mt. Notre Dame.

Mack originally came to Wake Forest as director of basketball operations, but was promoted to full-time assistant when former Xavier assistant Mark Schmidt accepted the head coaching job at Robert Morris.

"Chris brings to our staff the same competitiveness and love for the game he displayed during his playing career at Xavier," Prosser said. "Chris has done a remarkable job with underclass recruiting that has sewn the seeds for our recruiting success. "Working with our wings, Chris has exhibited an innate ability to impart basketball expertise."

Mack's college playing career began at Evansville, where he was a star as a freshman and sophomore. After two seasons with the Purple Aces, Mack transferred to Xavier, serving as a team captain his junior and senior years in 1991-92 and 1992-93. In high school, Mack played for Cincinnati's St. Xavier High, earning Cincinnati Post and Greater Cincinnati League Player of the Year honors.

Mack, who was born Dec. 30, 1969 in Cleveland (OH), played for the Athletes in Action in 1993 and in a European Pro League in 1994. In 1995, Mack served as reserve coach at McAuley High School before taking the varsity head coaching job at Mt. Notre Dame in 1995.

Mack graduated from Xavier in 1992.

Mack was married to Christi Hester, who recently served as the director of basketball operations for the women's team at Xavier University, on August 23.