Tre Mitchell Explained

Tre Mitchell
Position:Power forward / center
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:231
Birth Date:24 September 2000
Birth Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
High School:
College:
Draft Year:2024
Highlights:
  • First-team All-Atlantic 10 (2021)
  • Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (2020)
  • Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year (2020)
  • Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team (2020)

Tre Mitchell (born September 24, 2000) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the UMass Minutemen, Texas Longhorns, West Virginia Mountaineers, and Kentucky Wildcats.

High school career

In 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

Freshman year (2019-2020)

Mitchell 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)

As 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.

Junior year (2021-2022)

Mitchell 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)

Following 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)

Mitchell announced he was transferring to Kentucky in June for his final year of NCAA eligibility.[14]

Professional career

Mitchell went undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft. He signed a Summer League deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder.[15]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| UMass| 31 || 31 || 30.8 || .481 || .330 || .728 || 7.2 || 1.9 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 17.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| UMass| 13 || 12 || 32.2 || .519 || .375 || .768 || 7.2 || 2.2 || 1.2 || 1.5 || 18.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Texas| 24 || 17 || 18.6 || .478 || .326 || .800 || 4.0 || 1.3 || .7 || .7 || 8.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| West Virginia| 34 || 32 || 30.0 || .470 || .364 || .789 || 5.5 || 1.8 || .8 || .6 || 11.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 102 || 92 || 27.8 || .483 || .347 || .763 || 5.9 || 1.8 || .9 || .9 || 13.7

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Everett . Brad . Former Elizabeth Forward standout Tre Mitchell drawing plenty of interest . . August 18, 2020 . April 12, 2018.
  2. Web site: Morelli . Joe . Woodstock Academy's Mitchell selected State Gatorade Player of Year . GameTime CT . August 18, 2020 . March 15, 2019.
  3. Web site: Prep basketball: Woodstock's Mitchell named state Gatorade Player of the Year . . August 8, 2020 . March 15, 2019.
  4. Web site: Harlan . Chris . Former Elizabeth Forward basketball standout Tre Mitchell commits to UMass . . August 18, 2020 . March 29, 2019.
  5. News: Russell leads Rhode Island to 9th straight victory . August 18, 2020 . . February 4, 2020.
  6. Web site: Mitchell's Double-Double Sends UMass Past Fordham On The Road, 57-49 . University of Massachusetts Athletics . August 18, 2020 . February 22, 2020.
  7. Web site: Touri . Amin . Tre Mitchell scores 34 points, UMass falls to URI in closing seconds 64-63 in regular season finale . . August 18, 2020 . March 7, 2020.
  8. Web site: Vautour . Matt . UMass' Tre Mitchell's historic freshman year hasn't satisfied him, 'My game is nowhere near where I'd like it to be' . . August 18, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
  9. Web site: Byrne . Mary . UMass' Tre Mitchell named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year . . August 18, 2020 . March 10, 2020.
  10. Web site: Men's Basketball signs Tre Mitchell . . June 20, 2021 . June 19, 2021.
  11. Web site: Davis . Brian . Tre Mitchell takes personal leave of absence from Texas basketball . Hookem.com . May 15, 2022 . February 15, 2022.
  12. News: Texas Transfer Tre Mitchell Commits to West Virginia. Matt. Galatzan. May 13, 2022. May 15, 2022. SI.com. Sports Illustrated.
  13. News: REPORT: WVU F Tre Mitchell Enters the Transfer Portal. Christopher. Hall. June 22, 2023. June 24, 2023. SI.com. Sports Illustrated.
  14. https://twitter.com/tre_mitch33/status/1673387687686840330
  15. Web site: Pilgrim . Jack . Tre Mitchell agrees to Summer League deal with Oklahoma City Thunder . On3 . en . 28 June 2024.