Mitchell Earns NABC All-District Accolades

Senior Mark Mitchell added one other accolade to his resume as he collected NABC All-Central District honors for the second-straight season.

It marks the second-straight 12 months that Mitchell collected the award, incomes second-team honors as a senior. He additionally earned second-team All-SEC honors in his ultimate collegiate marketing campaign.

On goal to be simply the second participant in class historical past to steer the crew in factors, rebounds and assists in a single marketing campaign, Mitchell has tallied 18.3 factors, 5.3 rebounds and three.6 assists as a senior. One of simply seven gamers within the nation to have totaled 575 factors, 160 rebounds and 110 assists this season, Mitchell can be aiming to be the primary Tiger to common 17 factors, 5 boards and three assists in a single season since 1992 Big Eight Player of the Year Anthony Peeler.

Mitchell presently ranks sixth within the SEC together with his 18.3 factors per recreation – probably the most by a Tiger in 12 years – and second within the league with a discipline aim share of 55.1. He additionally locations eighth nationally amongst gamers 6-9 or taller with 114 whole assists.

A crew captain with the Tigers, Mitchell has totaled 1,745 factors throughout his four-year collegiate profession to go along with 677 rebounds and 256 assists.

Mitchell and the Tigers return to the court docket on Friday, opening play on the NCAA Tournament in opposition to Miami. Tipoff at Enterprise Center in St. Louis is ready for about 9:10 pm on truTV.