HOYA SAXA! Transfer Guard Malik Mack Commits to Georgetown

Malik Mack is a 6’1”, 160-pound point guard from Oxon Hill

Ed Cooley and the Georgetown Hoyas have secured a commitment from Harvard guard Malik Mack. The 6’1” point guard from Oxon Hill, MD earned Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors, averaging 17.2 ppg (.410 FG, .341 3PT) with 4.8 assists per game. He is considered one of the top point guards in the transfer portal and was a target of Virginia, Syracuse, and more. Malik Mack joins Jayden Epps and the newly committed Micah Peavy to form one of the best backcourts in the conference and beyond.

Mack reportedly visited Georgetown last weekend and canceled another college visit after seeing campus and meeting the staff face to face.

The Boston Globe described Mack, saying “Some nights, Mack catches fire and drops 20-plus. Others, he deliberately defers and provides exactly what the Crimson need,” and “Mack is mature beyond his years and doesn’t play like a typical freshman. He has gracefully navigated a family death, a bout with mononucleosis, and countless new looks from opposing defenses in year one.”

From Harvard (you would think they could write in sentences, right?):

Earned Ivy League Rookie of the Year … Gained Honorable Mention All-Ivy … Garnered First Team NABC All-District … Collected ECAC Rookie of the Year and First Team All-ECAC accolades … Gained Recognition as a Lou Henson Award finalist and Kyle Macy Award finalist … Won Ivy League Rookie of the Week eight times (Nov. 13, Nov. 20, Nov. 27, Dec. 4, Jan. 16, Jan. 22, Feb. 5, Feb. 12), setting a program record and tying the Ivy League record … Played in and started 24 games; missed three games due to illness … Averaged 33.2 minutes, 17.2 points, 4.8 assists, and 4.0 rebounds per game … Shot 34.1 percent from 3-point distance … Set program’s single-season points record for a first-year (413 points) … Scored in double figures 21 times … Netted 20 or more points eight times … Dished out five or more assists 14 times … Ranked 114th in the NCAA in points per game (17.2) and third among first-year players … Stood 61st in the nation in assists per game (4.8) … Ranked first in the Ivy League in assists per game (4.8), third in points per game (17.2), third in free throw percentage (81.3), fourth in free throws (100), fourth in minutes per game (33.4), and sixth in steals per game (1.3) … Led the team in points per game, minutes per game, assists per game, and steals per game …

Selected as the 2022-23 Gatorade Player of the Year for Washington, D.C. … Captured DCSAA Player of the Year honors … Gained First Team All-Met as a senior and Third Team All-Met as a junior … Earned All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference twice … Gained All-DCSAA twice … Captained team for two years … Earned four varsity letters … Helped lead team to a 32-4 record as a senior, ranking as a top-25 team in the nation according to ESPN and MaxPreps … Won a Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title … Competed on the AAU level for Team Takeover … Son of Omar and Chantell Mack.

The expectation by many fans is that Georgetown can provide the academics of Harvard (if not better and closer to home), but with the NIL opportunities that the Ivy League just doesn’t have right now.

The Washington Post released a feature in March on Mack titled, “Harvard offers a lot to star guard Malik Mack. Except big NIL money,” which said, “When the regular season ended last week, Mack, Harvard’s best player, ranked fourth in the Ivy League in scoring (17.2 points per game) and first in assists (4.8). He was named the Ivy League’s rookie of the year Wednesday. But to date, he has not earned a penny of NIL money, according to his father, while many of his peers in other conferences are cashing in.”