The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Tribune Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

NASHAD Mackey continues to progress in the coaching ranks and was appointed to a new post at his alma mater.

The former national team standout was named the assistant men’s basketball coach for the Daytona State Falcons.

He joins head coach Joey Cantens’ staff that led the Falcons to a 13-19 record last season in NJCAA Division I - Region Eight play.

Mackey spent the last two years as a graduate assistant for the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Eagles under head coach Steve Ridder.

His staff led the Eagles to a 24-10 record last season and culminated in a berth to the NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen.

He graduated from Daytona State in 2017 after a stellar academic and playing career for the Falcons.

On the court, he was named a JuCo All-American, the Mid-Florida Conference Player of the Year, First Team All-State and DSC Basketball’s Student Athlete of the Year. He was also named a Mid- Florida Conference Scholar Athlete, DSC Dean’s List honouree and DSC President’s List award winner.

In his freshman season with the Falcons, he averaged 9.8 points and 10.1 rebounds per game while shooting 47 per cent from the field and 26 per cent from three-point range.

As a sophomore, he improved his numbers across the board to average 15.3 points and 12.3 rebounds per game on 52 percent shooting from the field and 80 percent from the free throw line.

Mackey earned his associate of arts degree with honours from Daytona State College in 2017.

He matriculated to the Eagles as a player where he concluded his collegiate basketball playing career as one of the programme’s all-time leaders.

In his two-year run with the Eagles, he was a two-time Sunshine State Conference All-Conference performer.

He registered 39 double-doubles in 50 career games in an Eagle uniform, averaging 17.2 points, 12.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.1 blocks per game. The only Eagle to average a double-double for his Embry-Riddle career.

Mackey’s scoring average ranks fourth all-time in Eagle history, while his 12.2 boards per outing is easily the top mark in 31 seasons of ERAU basketball.

His career totals also include second all-time in free throw percentage (.870) and eighth in blocked shot average (1.1).

His name is listed six times on the single season record book, including the top spot in both rebounds (350 in 2017- 2018) and rebounding average (12.5 rpg in 2017-2018) and second on the all-time free throw percentage (.870).

At ERAU he received his bachelor of science degree in human factors psychology in 2019 and a master of science in leadership degree in 2022.

At the senior men’s national team level, Mackey was a member of Team Bahamas at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2020 and 2022 FIBA Americup Qualifiers.

He and his wife Simone have two children, Noah and Malayah.