Tre Mitchell (born September 24, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for Löwen Braunschweig of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for the UMass Minutemen, Texas Longhorns, West Virginia Mountaineers, and Kentucky Wildcats.
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| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 24, 2000 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 231 lb (105 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2024: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2024–present |
| Career history | |
| 2024–present | Löwen Braunschweig |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editIn his first two years of high school, Mitchell played for Elizabeth Forward High School in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, before transferring to Woodstock Academy in Woodstock, Connecticut.[1] As a senior, he averaged 16.6 points, 13.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.6 blocks per game, leading his team to a 39–2 record and the National Prep Championship quarterfinals.[2] Mitchell was named Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year. He was selected as Power 5 Conference AAA Player of the Year and Hoophall Classic Most Valuable Player honors in both of his years at Woodstock.[3] Mitchell competed for Expressions Elite on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit.[1] He was a consensus four-star recruit and committed to play college basketball for UMass over offers from Georgia Tech, Indiana, Providence, Syracuse and Virginia Tech, among others.[4]
College career
editFreshman year (2019-2020)
editMitchell scored 30 points on February 4, 2020, in a 73–67 loss to Rhode Island.[5] On February 22, Mitchell recorded 15 points and a freshman season-high 19 rebounds in a 57–49 win over Fordham.[6] In his final game of the season, on March 7, he posted a season-high 34 points and 12 rebounds in a 64–63 loss to Rhode Island.[7] As a freshman, Mitchell led his team with 17.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. He set a school freshman record for field goals and finished eight points shy of Jim McCoy's school freshman scoring record.[8] Mitchell was a six-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week and won the award for the final five weeks of the regular season, the longest streak since Lamar Odom in the 1998–99 season. He also earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year and Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors, becoming the first UMass freshman to receive all-conference honors since Marcus Camby in 1994.[9]
Sophomore year (2020-2021)
editAs a sophomore, Mitchell averaged 18.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. He was named to the First Team All-Atlantic 10. At the end of the season he entered the transfer portal.[10]
Junior year (2021-2022)
editMitchell transferred to Texas after his sophomore season.[10] As a junior, he averaged 8.7 points and four rebounds per game. On February 15, 2022, the program announced that Mitchell would take an indefinite leave of absence from the team; he missed the rest of the season.[11]
Senior year (2022-2023)
editFollowing the season, Mitchell again entered the transfer portal, and later committed to West Virginia.[12] As a senior, he averaged 11.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. After one season playing for West Virginia, Mitchell entered the transfer portal following the resignation of head coach Bob Huggins in June 2023.[13]
Graduate year (2023-2024)
editMitchell announced he was transferring to Kentucky in June for his final year of NCAA eligibility.[14]
Professional career
editMitchell went undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft. He signed a Summer League deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder.[15]
On August 7, 2024, he signed with Löwen Braunschweig of the Basketball Bundesliga.[16]
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | UMass | 31 | 31 | 30.8 | .481 | .330 | .728 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 17.7 |
| 2020–21 | UMass | 13 | 12 | 32.2 | .519 | .375 | .768 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 18.8 |
| 2021–22 | Texas | 24 | 17 | 18.6 | .478 | .326 | .800 | 4.0 | 1.3 | .7 | .7 | 8.7 |
| 2022–23 | West Virginia | 34 | 32 | 30.0 | .470 | .364 | .789 | 5.5 | 1.8 | .8 | .6 | 11.7 |
| Career | 102 | 92 | 27.8 | .483 | .347 | .763 | 5.9 | 1.8 | .9 | .9 | 13.7 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Everett, Brad (April 12, 2018). "Former Elizabeth Forward standout Tre Mitchell drawing plenty of interest". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Morelli, Joe (March 15, 2019). "Woodstock Academy's Mitchell selected State Gatorade Player of Year". GameTime CT. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "Prep basketball: Woodstock's Mitchell named state Gatorade Player of the Year". The Bulletin. March 15, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ Harlan, Chris (March 29, 2019). "Former Elizabeth Forward basketball standout Tre Mitchell commits to UMass". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "Russell leads Rhode Island to 9th straight victory". ESPN. February 4, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "Mitchell's Double-Double Sends UMass Past Fordham On The Road, 57-49". University of Massachusetts Athletics. February 22, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Touri, Amin (March 7, 2020). "Tre Mitchell scores 34 points, UMass falls to URI in closing seconds 64-63 in regular season finale". The Republican. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Vautour, Matt (March 12, 2020). "UMass' Tre Mitchell's historic freshman year hasn't satisfied him, 'My game is nowhere near where I'd like it to be'". The Republican. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Byrne, Mary (March 10, 2020). "UMass' Tre Mitchell named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year". The Recorder. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "Men's Basketball signs Tre Mitchell". Texas Longhorns. June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ Davis, Brian (February 15, 2022). "Tre Mitchell takes personal leave of absence from Texas basketball". Hookem.com. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ Galatzan, Matt (May 13, 2022). "Texas Transfer Tre Mitchell Commits to West Virginia". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ Hall, Christopher (June 22, 2023). "REPORT: WVU F Tre Mitchell Enters the Transfer Portal". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ https://twitter.com/tre_mitch33/status/1673387687686840330
- ^ Pilgrim, Jack (28 June 2024). "Tre Mitchell agrees to Summer League deal with Oklahoma City Thunder". On3.
- ^ "Vielseitiger Big Man Tre Mitchell komplettiert Löwen-Kader". basketball-loewen.de (in German). August 7, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.