Former Charlotte 49er standout forward Lamont Mack has signed with AEK Athens in Greece. AEK Athens competes in the top professional division in Greece, the A1 league.
Before joining the 49ers, Mack was a Junior College all-American at Angela C.C. in Luftin, Texas. Mack was the 49ers’ most consistent scorer during his two-year tenure with the team. The 6-7 forward scored in double figures 52 times in 64 games played and scored 20 or more points on 10 different occasions.
As a senior, Mack scored in double figures in 28 of the 31 games he played in and managed to reach double figures in all 18 A-10 games, including a career-high 32 point effort against Richmond in his final game at Halton.
Mack was a consensus 2009 third-team all-Atlantic 10 choice after leading the team with a 15.2 scoring average and averaging 5.7 rebounds. He ended his two-year campaign with the 49ers with 908 points and 353 rebounds and was named A-10 player of the week on Feb. 14 after averaging 19.7 points over a three-game span.
The Chicago native is projected to start at strong forward for AEK Athens, a team that has won 8 Greek championships throughout it’s 85-year history. AEK was the first Greek team to participate in the Euroleague Final Four in 1966 and throughout their storied history, has won 2 Saporta Cups, 8 Greek Championships, and 3 Greek Cups.
Other notable players that have played in the A1 League include New Orleans Hornets head coach Byron Scott, nine-time NBA All-Star Dominique Wilkins, San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Roger Mason, and former Stanford star Josh Childress. AEK Athens is the only team other than Panathinaikos and Olympiacos to have won a Greek championship over the last 17 years.
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