Missouri Tigers | |
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Position | Small forward / power forward |
League | Southeastern Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. | September 1, 2003
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 232 lb (105 kg) |
Career information | |
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College | |
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Mark Mitchell Jr. (born September 1, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the Missouri Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He previously played for the Duke Blue Devils.
Mitchell grew up in Kansas City, Kansas and initially attended Bishop Miege High School.[1] He averaged 21.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.8 blocks per game as a sophomore.[2] Mitchell won the DiRenna Award as the top player in the Kansas City area after averaging 18 points and six rebounds per game as Bishop Miege won the Kansas Class 4A state championship.[3][4] He transferred to Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas prior to the beginning of his senior year.[5] Mitchell averaged 17.6 points with 6.3 rebounds per game in his only year at Sunrise Christian.[6] He played in the 2022 McDonald's All-American Boys Game and tied as the game's leading scorer with 19 points.[7][8] Mitchell was also named a second-team All-American by Sports Illustrated as a senior.[9]
Mitchell was rated a five-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports and a four-star recruit by ESPN.[10][11] On December 10, 2021, Mitchell committed to playing college basketball for Duke while considering offers from Kansas, Missouri, and UCLA.[12]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Mark Mitchell PF |
Kansas City, KS | Sunrise Christian Academy (KS) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Dec 10, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 21 247Sports: 13 ESPN: 28 | ||||||
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Mitchell entered his freshman season at Duke as a starter at forward.[13][14] He started 35 games and averaged 9.1 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 46.9% from the field during his freshman season.[15]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2022–23 | Duke | 35 | 35 | 27.1 | .469 | .352 | .763 | 4.5 | 1.2 | .6 | .5 | 9.1 |