The road to the basketball court hasn’t been smooth for all, and Natasha Mack is one of them. She had to deal with work experience in a poultry farm, difficulties in her relationship with her parents, getting cut from the Chicago Sky before she got to play even 1 regular-season game for them, etc. Today, however, she stands as a prominent member of the Phoenix Mercury squad, which is just 4 wins away from the 2025 WNBA championship.

When the time came earlier for Mack to give credit for her rise from the pit, she said, “Shoutout to my woman, my parents, my brother, my sister. They believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself. They said, ‘Your time is coming,’ and I thought they were just talking.” Hearing this would have made you question, ‘Just how much is known about this WNBA star’s family background?’ Without any further ado, let us find out.

Where is Natasha Mack from?

“I want to be a famous basketball player.” Those were Natasha Mack’s words when she was in third grade, and today, here we are, she is hooping in the WNBA finals. She was born on November 3rd, 1997, in Lufkin, Texas, and was brought up in that large city, along with her elder brother, Serrick Lee.

Natasha first laid the foundation of her basketball career at Lufkin High School. But, in an interview, she said, “In high school, I gave up on it a little bit.” While the player ranked as a four-star prospect after high school, doubts soon crept in, with others contributing to them, about whether she can make something of herself solely through basketball.

“I let other people get in my head. I had someone very, very close to me get in my head as well, telling me I should do this, I should do that: ‘Basketball is not going to take you anywhere.’ So, I started to believe it, and that played a big factor in my life.” Even though Natasha initially chose to play at Houston, issues like family tensions, advice from the people around her, and a burned-out feeling from basketball caused her to drop it and take up a job at a Poultry Farm.

Later, Natasha met Randy McKelvey, the coach of a team at a small community college in Lufkin named Angelina College Lady Runners. Natasha initially refused Randy’s offer to play, but then accepted it the same day. At Angelina College, Natasha played in 31 games and averaged 22.0 points, 12.9 rebounds, and 1.5 assists.

On top of that, she averaged 58.0% field goals, 33.3% 3-pointers, and 66.2% free throws playing 31 games. Natasha helped to lead the school to the NJCAA National Tournament for the first time in the program’s history. When she left, she was the program’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder. After Angelina College, Natasha Mack played for Oklahoma State for 2 seasons. She appeared in 55 games, started in all of them, and averaged 18.7 points (52.3% FG), 12.4 rebounds, and 3.9 blocks per game.

What is Natasha Mack’s ethnicity and nationality?

Unfortunately, there is no given information on Natasha Mack’s ethnicity. As for her nationality, her official FIBA profile, Eurocup women’s profile, and Wikipedia page list her nationality as American/Montenegrin. She has represented the Montenegro Women’s National Basketball team in the 2023 FIBA Women’s EuroBasket and the 2025 FIBA Women’s EuroBasket Qualifiers.

Is Natasha Mack Christian?

Unfortunately, there is no publicly available information on Natasha Mack’s religious affiliations, but her mother is a firm believer. Reflecting on their relationship, her mother once said, “So I just gave it to God, and He worked it out.” Natasha Mack has come a long way while dealing with uncertainty and the issues that cause it. In the end, she stands proud as a WNBA player and, if all goes well for her, a WNBA champion in the coming days.