University of Missouri men’s basketball continued to add to its signing class on Monday, adding Sebastian Mack (Chicago, Ill.) from UCLA.
A two-year guard with the Bruins, Mack scored in double figures during his first two collegiate seasons – averaging 10.8 points per game. Overall, the 6-foot-4 guard originally from Chicago has amassed 724 points, 190 rebounds, 111 assists and 75 steals in 67 games during his first two college campaigns.
“Sebastian is another player with high-major experience, enjoying a lot of success in his two seasons in the Pac-12 and Big Ten,” said Whitten Family Head Coach Dennis Gates. “He is a player that embodies our identity of tough, physical and disruptive and is a downhill guard that will excel on both ends of the floor with our team. We value his ability to get to the free-throw line and he is a player that can help take this team to another level.”
Named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team during the 2023-24 season, Mack averaged 12.1 points during his rookie campaign before following up with an average of 9.6 points as a sophomore. He also ranks as one of the best at reaching the free-throw line during his first two seasons – placing in the top 125 nationally in both of his campaigns in fouls drawn per 40 minutes, while ranking fifth in the Pac 12 in free-throw attempts in 2023-24 with 172.
Overall, Mack has scored in double figures a total of 37 times in 67 collegiate games, scoring at least 20 points on seven occasions.
Mack joined the Bruins ranked as high as No. 53 nationally in the Class of 2023. He was named Nevada Class 5A Offensive Player of the Year after averaging 24.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game for Coronado High School in Henderson, Nevada.
Mack is the third signee for the Tigers during the spring period, joining Jevon Porter and Luke Northweather. The trio joins a Mizzou program that earned its second NCAA Tournament bid in three seasons, posted three top-five wins for the first time since 1988-89 and finished sixth in a SEC that earned a record 14 bids to the NCAA Tournament.
