{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1967)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Toney Mack | image = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5 | weight_lb = 205 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|5|3}} | birth_place = Brandon, Florida, U.S. | high_school = Brandon (Brandon, Florida) | college = Georgia (1985–1988) | draft_year = 1989 | draft_round = 2 | draft_pick = 54 | draft_team = Philadelphia 76ers | career_start = | career_end = | career_number = | career_position = Power forward / center | highlights = * Third-team ''Parade'' All-American (1985) * Florida Mr. Basketball (1985) }}
'''Toney Atmorer Mack''' (born May 3, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player.
A forward from Brandon, Florida, Mack was hailed as a young Dominique Wilkins. A prolific scorer at Brandon High School,<ref>{{cite news|title=Faces In The Crowd|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1119477/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421050543/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1119477/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 21, 2014|accessdate=April 20, 2014|newspaper=Sports Illustrated|date=May 13, 1985}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dorsey|first=Steve|title=Brandon's Mack is a Shooting Star|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1964&dat=19850314&id=EMwqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Sc8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1552,2315290|accessdate=April 20, 2014|newspaper=Palm Beach Post|date=March 14, 1985}}</ref> in 1985, Mack was named Florida's Mr. Basketball.<ref>{{cite web|title=2014 Mr. Basketball Award|url=http://www.sourcehoops.com/2014-mr-basketball-award/|publisher=Source Hoops|accessdate=April 20, 2014}}</ref> Mack attended the University of Georgia but was unable to finish due to academic issues. Despite his failure to finish his collegiate career at Georgia,<ref>{{cite web|last=Weiss|first=Dick|title=Only His Effort Is Guaranteed Mack Making Bid To Beat Out Copeland For 76ers' Roster Spot|url=http://articles.philly.com/1989-10-26/sports/26118668_1_sixers-toney-mack-aau|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421064147/http://articles.philly.com/1989-10-26/sports/26118668_1_sixers-toney-mack-aau|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 21, 2014|publisher=Philly.com|accessdate=April 20, 2014}}</ref> Mack was picked in the second round by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1989. He played for the Topeka Sizzlers in the Continental League. In 2011, the Orlando Sentinel named him one of the top nine high school basketball players in Florida History.<ref>{{cite news|title=Eight who rival Austin Rivers for Florida's best high school player ever|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2011/04/04/eight-who-rival-austin-rivers-for-floridas-best-high-school-player-ever/|access-date=April 20, 2014|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=April 4, 2011}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Toney-Mack/Summary/49366 Toney Mack Player Profile] * [https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1985/06/20/spotlight-on-mack-hammonds-in-all-star-basketball-game/ Spotlight on Mack] * [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/draft.html Philadelphia 76ers Draft Picks] * [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EMwqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Sc8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1552%2C2315290 Brandon's Mack is a shooting star]
{{1989 NBA draft}}
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