Malik Mack (born March 4, 2005), nicknamed "Swae", is an American college basketball player for the Providence Friars of the Big East Conference. He previously played for the Harvard Crimson and Georgetown Hoyas.
Early life and high school Mack grew up in Oxon Hill, Maryland and attended St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C.. He averaged 15.4 points, 5.2 assists, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.8 steals per game as a senior.
Recruiting Mack committed to play college basketball at Harvard over offers from Ole Miss, Rhode Island, Rice, and Saint Peter's.
College career Harvard Mack entered his freshman year at Harvard as the Crimson's starting point guard. He contracted mononucleosis ten games into the season. Mack returned on January 6, 2024, after missing three games. He was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year after averaging 17.2 points, 4.8 assists, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game. After the season, Mack entered the NCAA transfer portal.
Georgetown Sophomore Mack transferred to Georgetown in 2024. Prior to the 2024-25 season, he was named to the pre-season watch list for the Bob Cousy Award, which honors the top point guard in college basketball. Mack completed a strong sophomore season for the Hoyas, leading the team in assists and scoring a game-high 37 points against Washington State in the opening round of the College Basketball Crown to lead Georgetown to its first postseason victory since 2015.
Junior Mack was named to the preseason All-Big East Third Team ahead of the 2025-26 season. He was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll twice en route to leading the Hoyas in assists for the second consecutive season. He averaged 13.6 points, 4.1 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game for the Hoyas.
On March 31, 2026, Mack announced his intention to enter the transfer portal for a second time.
Providence On April 21, 2026, Mack announced that he would be transferring to Providence College.
Career statistics
College
| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"| Harvard | 24 || 24 || 33.3 || .410 || .341 || .813 || 4.0 || 4.8 || 1.3 || .1 || 17.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 | style="text-align:left;"| Georgetown | 32 || 32 || 34.8 || .381 || .355 || .730 || 3.6 || 4.3 || 1.3 || .3 || 12.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2025–26 | style="text-align:left;"| Georgetown | 34 || 34 || 32.3 || .381 || .298 || .818 || 3.0 || 4.1 || .9 || .1 || 13.6 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career || 90 || 90 || 33.5 || .389 || .329 || .793 || 3.5 || 4.4 || 1.1 || .2 || 14.3
References
External links
Harvard Crimson bio Georgetown Hoyas bio