25-6 record and an NCAA Tournament appearance. For his efforts, Mack was named the SWC Newcomer of the Year. Professional career After going undrafted in 1992, Mack played in the USBL with the New Haven Skyhawks in 1992. He signed as a free agent by the San Antonio Spurs in September 1992 and played in 40 games as a reserve (6.7 mpg) during the '92-'93 season before being waived. He spent the next three years playing in the CBA and being named to the 1995–96 CBA All-League Second Team. Mack appeared in 119 career CBA games, averaging 16.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg and 2.0 apg. Mack got his big chance to show what he could do at the NBA level in 1996 when he began the year in the CBA playing for the Rockford Lightning, averaging 20.7 points and 4.3 rebounds. This performance attracted the attention of the back-to-back NBA Champion Houston Rockets, who had recently lost Clyde Drexler to injury and signed Mack to two 10-day contracts in February 1996. Mack came through for the Rockets by averaging 10.8 points and 3.2 rebounds, playing in 31 games and making 20 starts. His first career NBA start came on February 27 against Toronto and he scored 11 points in 34 minutes. Mack scored in double figures 13 times, including four games of 20 points or more. He scored a career-high 38 points against Golden State on April 2, and also had games of 26 points vs. Phoenix on April 21 and 25 points at Seattle on April 3. He shot 54-for-135 from three-point range (40%). Mack appeared in six of Houston's eight playoff games, helping them beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round. Mack was traded by the Rockets to the Vancouver Grizzlies for a second-round draft pick in October 1997. He became the Grizzlies' starting shooting guard, averaging 10.8 ppg in '97-'98 and 12.7 pg in '98-'99. Mack was ranked 8th in the NBA in three-pointers made (87), 14th in three-pointers attempted (214) and 17th in three-point percentage (.397) in 1999. Set Grizzlies' franchise records with 8 three-pointers in 13 attempts, scoring a game-high 26 points, in a 96-92 win over the Dallas Mavericks on 2/14/99. Led the Grizzlies in 1997-98 and established career-highs in three-pointers made (110) and attempted (269). Because of his prolific shooting, Mack was invited to compete in the AT&T Shootout during the 1998