DAYTON, Ohio – College of Charleston head men's basketball coach Chris Mack has been inducted to the Ohio Sports Hall of Fame.

Mack, who will officially be recognized as a member of the Class of 2024, will be honored this year at the first annual banquet recognizing both the 2024 and 2025 classes.

"It is an honor to even be included with as many greats that are on that list," said Mack. "There are some special people and incredible athletes. It is an honor to be a part of."

Mack, the all-time winningest coach for Xavier basketball, also played two seasons for the Musketeers. The Cincinnati native was a two-time team captain as a player, won an MCC Regular Season Championship and reached the second round of the 1993 NCAA Tournament.

Mack was named the 17th head coach of Xavier basketball on April 15, 2009 after five seasons as an assistant on Sean Miller's staff. In nine seasons as head coach, Mack compiled a 215-97 record (.689) with eight NCAA Tournament appearances, four Sweet 16 appearances and a trip to the Elite Eight in 2017. His teams won or shared three conference regular season championships while compiling a 105-49 league record over nine seasons in the BIG EAST and Atlantic 10.

He became Xavier's first-ever national coach of the year after being named the 2015-16 Henry Iba Award winner as the USBWA National Coach of the Year as well as the CBS Sports and Basketball Times National Coach of the Year.
In his final season with the Musketeers, Mack was named the BIG EAST Coach of the Year and led Xavier to its highest national poll ranking at No. 3 in the AP Poll along with the first NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed in school history.