Utah Tech University Athletics

High School: signed with Utah Tech in the fall of 2023 ... went on a two-year mission following high school ... as a senior in 2023-24 at Snow Canyon High School in St. George, earned his second straight Utah Class 4A Player of the Year honors ... led the Warriors averaging 25.6 points, 7.9 rebounds & 3.3 assists per game as the Warriors advanced to the semifinals of the Class 4A UHSAA State Tournament falling to Cottonwood ... ranked fifth in the state & first in Utah Class 4A in points per game ... finished third in Class 4A in free throws made (116), field goals made (199) & fourth in rebounds per game (7.9) ... also led the team in blocks (17), blocks per game (0.8), free throw percentage (86.0), three-point percentage (39.0), points (564), assists (72) & rebounds (174) ... scored in double figures in 21 of 22 games with seven double-doubles ... scored a season-leading 45 points in a narrow two-point win over Mountain View (Feb. 23) & also scored 30-plus points in five more contests ... grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds at Hurricane (Feb. 14) & dished out eight assists in a one-point win against Crimson Cliffs (Feb. 8) ... put together a standout junior season in 2022-23 averaging 24.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists & 1.8 steals per game to earn his first Utah 4A Player of the Year honor ... Warriors advanced to the quarterfinals of the Utah 4A UHSAA State Tournament falling to Crimson Cliffs ... led Class 4A & ranked third in the state averaging 24.3 points per game ... also topped Class 4A in free throws made (99) ... finished second in Class 4A averaging 8.5 rebounds per contest, 219 field goals made & 10 double-doubles ... scored double figures in all 24 games and recorded nine double-doubles, including a 31-point, 15-rebound performance against Pine View (Feb. 1) and scored a season-high 37 points against Desert Hills (Feb. 15) ... hit 86 percent from the free throw line going 116-of-135 ... got off to a strong start as a sophomore in 2021-22 earning Class 4A First Team honors averaging 13.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists & 1.0 steals per game ... scored in double figures in 19 games with a season-high 23 points against Crimson Cliffs (Feb. 15) ... played in 72 career games ... racked up nearly 2,000 minutes played seeing action in 1,993 minutes ... totaled 1,495 points, 480 rebounds, 186 assists, 93 steals & 54 blocks in his three-year prep career ... shot 54 percent from the field in his career hitting 548-of-1035 ... drilled 38 percent (133-350) from three-point range ... hit 78 percent (266-341) from the free-throw line ... posted 61 percent in his career (415-685) from two-point range.

Personal: For Mackay, the decision to sign with Utah Tech came down to a comfort level with the program, "I chose Utah Tech because I simply felt comfortable. The coaches are amazing and the program is truly incredible," he said at the time of his signing.