Men's Basketball
Nashad Mackey
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Alma Mater:
- Embry-Riddle, 2019
- Email:
- mackey_n@mercer.edu
Nashad Mackey is in his first season with the Bears in 2026-27, after spending the previous two seasons at USC Upstate as an assistant coach.
During his first season with the Spartans, Mackey assisted Head Coach Marty Richter in the development of the youngest team in the NCAA. Mackey was an integral part of the training and development of players like Carmelo Adkins who was named to the Big South All-Freshman Team, Breylin Garcia who was named Big South Player of the Week on Dec. 16, 2024, and helping coach the Big South Freshman of the Year in Mister Dean.
Mackey joined the Spartans after helping UT Martin to its first Ohio Valley Conference Regular Season Championship in his lone season in West Tennessee, helping the Skyhawks to a program-record 14 conference victories and 21 victories overall. Charged with heading UT Martin's player development, he mentored three All-OVC players as guard Jordan Sears (First Team) and forwards Jacob Crews (First Team & All-Newcomer) and Issa Muhammad (Second Team) brought home honors.
He joined the Skyhawks following one season at Daytona State College, helping the Falcons to a program-best 27 victories and an FCSAA Central Conference Championship en route to a No. 8 national ranking—the highest end-of-season ranking in program history. Under his tutelage, Crews garnered NJCAA Second Team All-American and Central Conference Player of the Year honors.
Mackey joined Daytona State following a two-season stint as a graduate assistant at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. In his second season with the Eagles, Mackey helped the program to its first-ever NCAA Division II National Tournament appearance, concluding with a 24-10 record and a Sweet 16 appearance.
In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Mackey has been an assistant coach with the Bahamas National Team. He was selected as an assistant coach for the team at the 2026 World Cup Qualifying.
He began his coaching career following a stellar four-year collegiate career, recording 1,663 points and 1,319 rebounds at Daytona State (2015-17) and Embry-Riddle (2017-19). At Embry-Riddle, he is the only player in program history to average a double-double (17.2 points and 12.2 rebounds per game) in a career while earning back-to-back Sunshine State All-Conference selections. At Daytona State, he brought home Mid-Florida Conference Player of the Year and NJCAA All-American honors.
A native of Nassau, Bahamas, Mackey graduated from Embry-Riddle in 2019 before earning his master's from the institution in 2022.
During his first season with the Spartans, Mackey assisted Head Coach Marty Richter in the development of the youngest team in the NCAA. Mackey was an integral part of the training and development of players like Carmelo Adkins who was named to the Big South All-Freshman Team, Breylin Garcia who was named Big South Player of the Week on Dec. 16, 2024, and helping coach the Big South Freshman of the Year in Mister Dean.
Mackey joined the Spartans after helping UT Martin to its first Ohio Valley Conference Regular Season Championship in his lone season in West Tennessee, helping the Skyhawks to a program-record 14 conference victories and 21 victories overall. Charged with heading UT Martin's player development, he mentored three All-OVC players as guard Jordan Sears (First Team) and forwards Jacob Crews (First Team & All-Newcomer) and Issa Muhammad (Second Team) brought home honors.
He joined the Skyhawks following one season at Daytona State College, helping the Falcons to a program-best 27 victories and an FCSAA Central Conference Championship en route to a No. 8 national ranking—the highest end-of-season ranking in program history. Under his tutelage, Crews garnered NJCAA Second Team All-American and Central Conference Player of the Year honors.
Mackey joined Daytona State following a two-season stint as a graduate assistant at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. In his second season with the Eagles, Mackey helped the program to its first-ever NCAA Division II National Tournament appearance, concluding with a 24-10 record and a Sweet 16 appearance.
In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Mackey has been an assistant coach with the Bahamas National Team. He was selected as an assistant coach for the team at the 2026 World Cup Qualifying.
He began his coaching career following a stellar four-year collegiate career, recording 1,663 points and 1,319 rebounds at Daytona State (2015-17) and Embry-Riddle (2017-19). At Embry-Riddle, he is the only player in program history to average a double-double (17.2 points and 12.2 rebounds per game) in a career while earning back-to-back Sunshine State All-Conference selections. At Daytona State, he brought home Mid-Florida Conference Player of the Year and NJCAA All-American honors.
A native of Nassau, Bahamas, Mackey graduated from Embry-Riddle in 2019 before earning his master's from the institution in 2022.
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