Toney Atmorer Mack (born May 3, 1967) is an American former professional

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player. A forward from

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, Mack was hailed as a young

Dominique Wilkins Jacques Dominique Wilkins (born January 12, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player who primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Wilkins was a nine-time NBA All-Star, a seven-time All ...

. A prolific scorer at Brandon High School, in 1985, Mack was named Florida's Mr. Basketball. Mack attended the

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but was unable to finish due to academic issues. Despite his failure to finish his collegiate career at Georgia, Mack was picked in the second round by the

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in 1989. He played for the

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in the Continental League. In 2011, the Orlando Sentinel named him one of the top nine high school basketball players in Florida History.

References

External links

Toney Mack Player Profile

Spotlight on Mack

Brandon's Mack is a shooting star
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