Mark Macon
Mark Macon (born April 14, 1969)
Teams coached: Binghamton Bearcats
Binghamton record: 23-70 (.247)
Overall record: 23-70 (.247)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
Awards:
- Atlantic 10 Player of the Year: 1 (1989)
- AP All-American: 1 (1989)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2019-2023 | Temple (asst. to the HC) |
| 2009-2012 | Binghamton |
| 2007-2009 | Binghamton (asst) |
| 2006-2007 | Georgia State (asst) |
| 2003-2006 | Temple (asst) |
Mark Macon Facts
- Mark L. Macon
- Born April 14, 1969
- Hometown: Saginaw, Michigan
- Alma Mater: Temple University (BA, 1991)
- Named Michigan Mr. Basketball in 1987 as a senior at Saginaw Buena Vista HS
- Played four seasons for legendary head coach John Chaney at Temple, earning First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors every years; named Atlantic 10 POY and was Second Team All-American as a senior in 1991
- His jersey number #12 was retired by the Temple program and in 2004 was inducted into the Temple Athletic Hall of Fame
- Selected 8th overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 1991 NBA Draft and made the 1992 All-Rookie Second Team
- Played five seasons in the NBA – in Denver (1991-93) and Detroit (1993-96, plus a brief stint in 1999) – then another five years playing in a mix of domestic and overseas leagues
- Head coaches he played for in the NBA include Paul Westhead, Dan Issel, Don Chaney and Doug Collins
- Returned to alma mater Temple in 2003 to be an assistant with the Owls under his former coach, John Chaney
- Later spent one year as an assistant under Michael Perry at Georgia State and two under Kevin Broadus at Binghamton
- Elevated to interim head coach at Binghamton in 2009 following Broadus‘ leave and eventual resignation amidst NCAA violations
- Went 13-18 that first year, but just 10-52 combined in the next two seasons; he was fired in April 2012 with a 23-70 overall mark
- Out of coaching for several years before getting hired in 2019 as assistant to head coach Aaron McKie at Temple; worked there until 2023
Mark Macon Coaching Tree
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