Mack was also a standout men's basketball player, and was a teammate of James Brown's on the 1979-80 team, which was ranked eighth in the Sheridan Poll. That basketball team returned Benedict College to national prominence, and won a pair of post-season games.
Mack was named the Budweiser Player of the Month in December 1979, and was the MVP of the Budweiser Classic against Allen in 1979. He scored 32 points in an early-season victory over Morris and added 22 points in a season-opening victory over Allen. He was named to the SIAC All-Conference team after the season which saw him among the conference leaders in scoring, rebounding and field-goal percentage. At one point, he ranked second in the country, shooting 72.5 percent from the field.
In the opening-round game of the SIAC Tournament, Mack hit two free throws with 10 seconds left in the game to lift the Tigers to a 68-67 victory over Alabama A&M.
Mack has remained very active in serving Benedict College since graduation, serving on several alumni groups. He is currently president of president of Columbia Alumni Club No. 2.
He is a material handler at SCE&G and is a member of Francis Burns United Methodist Church, where he is a chairman on the trustee board and on the finance committee. He also participates in the Salkehatchie mission project.
He has two sons, Jules Steven Mack and Rodriguez Isom. He was married to Valerie Hughes, class of 1978, who passed away in 1990.
