Temple University Athletics
Men's Basketball
Macon, Mark
Mark Macon
- Title:
- Assistant to the Head Coach
- Email:
- mark.macon@temple.edu
Mark Macon, one of Temple men’s basketball’s all-time greats, was named Assistant to the Head Coach in April, 2019.
Macon, the Owls’ all-time leading scorer with 2,609 points, has built an extensive coaching resume since ending his playing career in 2002. The Saginaw, Mich. native joined the staff of Owls’ Hall of Fame Coach John Chaney in 2003, serving three seasons as an assistant coach. He then spent a season (06-07) as an assistant at Georgia State University before joining the staff at Binghamton University.
At Binghamton University, he served as an assistant coach from 2007 through Oct. 2009 before being named the program’s interim head coach. Macon guided the Bearcats during a tumultuous time in the program’s history for two seasons as interim head coach before being made head coach in 2011.
As a player, Macon starred for the Owls from 1987-88 through 1990-91 and ranks as the program's all-time scoring leader with 2,609 points and is second on Temple's all-time steals list with 281.
The only four-time first team all-Atlantic 10 Conference performer in Atlantic 10 Conference history, Macon exploded onto the college basketball scene as a freshman in 1987-88. He led Temple to a #1 ranking in the final Associated Press poll, a 32-2 overall record and a spot in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. He was named first team All-American by the Basketball Times and second team by the Associated Press. He also garnered UPI and USBWA National Freshman of the Year honors that season.
The gifted two guard went on to lead the Owls in scoring the following three seasons, earning honorable mention All-America honors in each. He saved his best for his last season on the North Broad campus, leading the Owls to a memorable run to the NCAA Eastern Regional finals where Temple fell just short of a berth in the Final Four. Macon, who led the A-10 in scoring with a career-best 22.0 points per game average, was named the regional's outstanding performer after scoring 31 points and grabbing nine rebounds in his final collegiate game, a 75-72 loss to North Carolina.
Selected with the eighth pick of the 1991 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets, Macon played six seasons in the NBA for both the Nuggets and the Detroit Pistons. He later played professionally overseas for three seasons, playing for teams in Venezuela, Italy and China.
Macon, the Owls’ all-time leading scorer with 2,609 points, has built an extensive coaching resume since ending his playing career in 2002. The Saginaw, Mich. native joined the staff of Owls’ Hall of Fame Coach John Chaney in 2003, serving three seasons as an assistant coach. He then spent a season (06-07) as an assistant at Georgia State University before joining the staff at Binghamton University.
At Binghamton University, he served as an assistant coach from 2007 through Oct. 2009 before being named the program’s interim head coach. Macon guided the Bearcats during a tumultuous time in the program’s history for two seasons as interim head coach before being made head coach in 2011.
As a player, Macon starred for the Owls from 1987-88 through 1990-91 and ranks as the program's all-time scoring leader with 2,609 points and is second on Temple's all-time steals list with 281.
The only four-time first team all-Atlantic 10 Conference performer in Atlantic 10 Conference history, Macon exploded onto the college basketball scene as a freshman in 1987-88. He led Temple to a #1 ranking in the final Associated Press poll, a 32-2 overall record and a spot in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. He was named first team All-American by the Basketball Times and second team by the Associated Press. He also garnered UPI and USBWA National Freshman of the Year honors that season.
The gifted two guard went on to lead the Owls in scoring the following three seasons, earning honorable mention All-America honors in each. He saved his best for his last season on the North Broad campus, leading the Owls to a memorable run to the NCAA Eastern Regional finals where Temple fell just short of a berth in the Final Four. Macon, who led the A-10 in scoring with a career-best 22.0 points per game average, was named the regional's outstanding performer after scoring 31 points and grabbing nine rebounds in his final collegiate game, a 75-72 loss to North Carolina.
Selected with the eighth pick of the 1991 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets, Macon played six seasons in the NBA for both the Nuggets and the Detroit Pistons. He later played professionally overseas for three seasons, playing for teams in Venezuela, Italy and China.
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