Sebastian Mack - 2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
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Sebastian Mack
- Position:
- Guard
- Ht/Wt:
- 6-4 / 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Illinois
- High School:
- Coronado High School
- Prev School:
- Missouri
CAREER HONORS
- 2025-26 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (Missouri)
- 2023-24 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (UCLA)
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UNLV CAREER
Mack enters his first season as a Runnin' Rebel in 2026-27 after transferring from Missouri ... A 6-foot-4 guard who has played three collegiate seasons at Missouri of the Southeastern Conference and UCLA of the Big Ten and Pac-12 Conferences ... Has appeared in 85 career collegiate games with 40 starts, totaling 850 points, 213 rebounds, 122 assists and 91 steals ... Has averaged 10.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 22.2 minutes per game during his collegiate career ... Earned Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors at UCLA in 2023-24 after averaging 12.1 points per game ... Helped UCLA reach the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament ... Appeared in 18 games with nine starts during the 2025-26 season at Missouri ... Earned 2025-26 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll recognition ... Has scored in double figures 43 times during his collegiate career, including seven games with 20 or more points ... Has a career-high 27 points, seven rebounds, six assists and five steals ... Returns to the Las Vegas area, where he attended Coronado High School in Henderson ... Signed with UNLV in 2026.
JUNIOR (2025-26 — MISSOURI)
Earned SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll recognition ... Appeared in 18 games with nine starts during his lone season at Missouri ... Averaged 7.0 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 16.3 minutes per game ... Shot 40.7 percent from the field (48-of-118), 27.3 percent from 3-point range (9-of-33) and 67.7 percent from the free-throw line (21-of-31) ... Finished the season with 126 points, 23 rebounds, 11 assists, 16 steals and one blocked shot ... Scored in double figures six times during a seven-game stretch from Nov. 7 to Nov. 28 ... Recorded a season-high four steals against Cleveland State on Nov. 28 ... Scored a season-best 17 points against No. 20 Illinois on Dec. 22, making 6-of-11 field-goal attempts and all three of his 3-point attempts.
SOPHOMORE (2024-25 — UCLA)
Appeared in 34 games with one start during his second season at UCLA ... Averaged 9.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 21.0 minutes per game ... Shot 42.6 percent from the field (101-of-237), 31.4 percent from 3-point range (22-of-70) and 74.3 percent from the free-throw line (101-of-136) ... Totaled 325 points, 72 rebounds, 59 assists and 31 steals ... Helped UCLA earn an NCAA Tournament berth and advance to the second round ... Led the Bruins in free throws made with 101 ... Recorded a career-high six assists at Nebraska on Jan. 4 ... Matched his career high with seven rebounds against Michigan on Jan. 7 ... Made a career-high 15 free throws against Idaho State on Nov. 20.
FRESHMAN (2023-24 — UCLA)
Earned Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors ... Appeared in 33 games with 30 starts during his first collegiate season ... Ranked third on the Bruins in scoring (12.1 points per game), rebounding (3.6 per game) and total assists (52) ... Averaged 26.7 minutes per game ... Shot 38.7 percent from the field (123-of-318), 28.3 percent from 3-point range (28-of-99) and 72.7 percent from the free-throw line (125-of-172) ... Totaled 399 points, 118 rebounds, 52 assists, 44 steals and two blocked shots ... Led UCLA in free throws made with 125, ranking sixth in the Pac-12 ... Scored a career-high 27 points against CSUN on Dec. 19 ... Made a career-high four 3-pointers at Stanford on Feb. 7 ... Recorded a career-high five steals against Chaminade on Nov. 21 ... Pulled down seven rebounds against Gonzaga on Nov. 22 ... Established himself as one of the Pac-12's top freshmen during his first season with the Bruins.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2023 graduate of Coronado High School in Henderson, Nevada ... Played four years of varsity basketball for the Cougars under head coach Jeff Kauffman ... Averaged 24.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game as a senior ... Named the Nevada Class 5A Offensive Player of the Year in 2023 ... Earned First Team All-Southern League honors ... Selected to compete in the 2023 BallIsLife All-American Game at Cerritos College in Norwalk, California ... Ranked as high as the No. 53 overall recruit nationally by Rivals ... Played both point guard and shooting guard during his high school career.
PERSONAL
Sebastian Corlyone Mack was born Feb. 13, 2004, in Chicago, Illinois ... The son of Leslie Johnson and Samuel Mack ... Has a brother, Sam Mack Jr. ... His father played seven seasons in the NBA ... Has family members with collegiate and professional basketball experience ... Enjoys spending time with loved ones, watching film and playing with his dog ... Has aspirations of being a voice for his community and advocating for others following his basketball career ... Credits his family as the biggest influence in his life, saying he wants them to see him succeed and thrive together ... Chose UNLV because of his connection to Las Vegas, where he graduated from high school and has family, and his desire to help elevate the Runnin' Rebel basketball program ... Says his family inspires him to become better.
GETTING TO KNOW SEBASTIAN...
BASKETBALL NICKNAME:Â Baz
FAVORITE PRO ATHLETES:Â LeBron James and Bones Hyland
FAVORITE PRO TEAM:Â Minnesota Timberwolves
MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT AT UNLV:Â Being able to get in the gym
BIGGEST ATHLETIC THRILL:Â Winning a championship
BIGGEST THRILL IN LIFE:Â The fact that I'm back to playing the game I love
ATHLETE I ADMIRE MOST & WHY:Â Bones Hyland because of his work ethic, game and style
CURRENT OR FORMER UNLV ATHLETE I ENJOY WATCHING:Â Keshon Gilbert
SINCE COMING TO UNLV I HAVE LEARNED:Â Speak life
BEST THING ABOUT UNLV:Â Being able to perform in front of people I know
FAVORITE FOOD:Â Steak
LEAST FAVORITE FOOD:Â Nuts
FAVORITE TV SHOW:Â The Boondocks
IF I COULD INVITE THREE PEOPLE IN HISTORY TO DINNER:Â Bernie Mac, Martin Luther King Jr. and Kobe Bryant
FAVORITE MOVIE:Â Joker
IF I DIDN'T PLAY BASKETBALL I WOULD:Â Be a swimmer
PREGAME SUPERSTITION:Â Talking to my family
FAVORITE BOOK:Â The Mamba Mentality by Kobe Bryant
SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME:Â I have a dog and I can swim
FAVORITE BASKETBALL MOVIE:Â He Got Game
FAVORITE PREGAME MEAL:Â Pasta
FAVORITE THING TO DO ON THE ROAD:Â Go out to eat with the team and prepare for the game
SPORT I WOULD PLAY IF NOT BASKETBALL:Â Swimming
FAVORITE PLACE I'VE VISITED:Â Spain
PLACE I'D MOST LIKE TO VISIT:Â Bora Bora
DREAM 1-ON-1 MATCHUP:Â Kobe Bryant
FAVORITE MUSICIANS:Â G Herbo and Lil Durk
ADVICE TO YOUNGSTERS:Â Stay focused on your goal and always be you
HOW I STARTED PLAYING BASKETBALL:Â Always had a basketball in my hands
PETS GROWING UP:Â Zeus and Fazo
ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE MYSELF:Â Fearless
WHO INSPIRES ME TO BE BETTER:Â My family
FAVORITE COACH PASTNER SAYING:Â "Gotta be a high-level guy"
SONGS THAT PUT ME IN A GOOD MOOD:Â Fight or Flight by G Herbo and 248 by Lil Durk
FAVORITE APP:Â Instagram
TOP BUCKET LIST ITEM:Â Jet
GO-TO ENERGY SNACK:Â Energy chews
CELEBRITY I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET:Â Barack Obama
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