University of Minnesota Athletics
2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 2
Mike Mitchell Jr.
- Position:
- Guard
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- San Jose, Calif.
- High School:
- Archbishop Mitty
Bio
| PRONUNCIATION |
2024-25 | SENIOR SEASON:
Ranked third on the team in scoring when he averaged 8.6 points and tied a team-best 50 three-pointers • played in 25 games, missing seven due to injury, and averaged 29 minutes • opened his senior campaign with a nine-assist, seven point game in the Oral Roberts win (11/6) • reached his 1,000 career point in the season opener • saw his first action in a month when he produced five threes and 17 points vs. Michigan State (12/4) • had 10 points at Indiana (12/9) • had 18 points and five assists in the FDU win (12/21) • added a Minnesota best 22 points in the win over Morgan State (12/29) and hit six three-pointers • produced 20 points, including four threes in the Michigan win (1/16) • added a Minnesota-best 10 assists in the Oregon win (1/25) • had nine points, two steals and three assists in win at Penn State (2/4) • hit four threes and had 14 points in the win at UCLA (2/18) • had 11 points vs. Northwestern (3/12).
2023-24 | JUNIOR SEASON:
Ranked third on the team in scoring when he averaged 10.2 ppg • led the team in three-pointers (71) and three-point shooting (.399) • averaged 29.7 minutes, 2.7 rebounds and had 89 assists and 51 steals • played 31 minutes in the season opener vs. Bethune-Cookman (11/6) and scored six points and had four assists • scored 11 points in the win over UTSA (11/10) • had nine points and five rebounds vs USC Upstate (11/18) • produced 14 points, five assists and two rebounds in New Orleans win (11/30) • added 12 points and five steals in the Nebraska win (12/6) • had 14 points, five assists and a steal in the win over FGCU (12/9) • scored 14 points and four assists in the win over IUPUI (12/12) • tallied a Minnesota-best 20 points in the Ball State win (12/21) • scored a game-best 18 points in the Maine win (12.29) • produced a game-best 18 points and three steals in the Michigan win (1/4) • had 14 points, five assists at Michigan State (1/18) • had 11 points and four assists in the win at Penn State (1/27) • scored 10 points, had five rebounds three assists and three steals in the Northwestern win (2/3) • scored 17 points and five treys at Iowa (2/11) • scored 14 points and hit four threes at Purdue (2.15) • had 12 points in the Rutgers win (2/18) • went 4-for-4 in threes and scored 17 points at Illinois (2/28) • scored 11 points, five steals, five rebounds in the Penn State win (3/2).
PRIOR TO MINNESOTA
Played two years at Pepperdine (2021-23) and started in all 63 games with the Waves and shot 40 percent from the field and 42 from three his two seasons • established 645 points, including 353 his sophomore campaign • as a freshman, was named WCC All-Freshman Team in 2022 and a past WCC Freshman of the Week honoree • started in all 31 games for the Waves in 2022-23 and averaged 11.4 points in 33.6 minutes played • shot 43.3 percent from the field his sophomore year, including a 44.0 percent mark from three • also shot 76.2 at the charity stripe and averaged 4.1 rebounds per game • produced 154 assists and averaged 5 per game, which ranked second in the West Coast Conference • also averaged 2.35 threes per game, which ranked seventh among league players • scored double-figure points in 18 games his sophomore year, including 23 against Alabama State • set double-digit assists twice • averaged 9.1 points, 4.9 assists and 3.9 rebounds in 33.2 minutes as starting point guard freshman • the only Wave to start all 32 games • in 2021-22, ranked second in the WCC in assists (4.9), and was seventh in minutes and 12th in three-pointers (1.8) • set a Pepperdine freshman record for minutes played (1,063) and finished second in assists (156) • scored in double-figures 16 times, including a season-high 18 points at BYU (2/26) • posted a double-double (and near-triple-double) with 12 points, a season-high 10 rebounds and eight assists vs. San Diego at the WCC Tournament (3/3) • named the WCC Freshman of the Week on 12/20.
PREP
Played four years of varsity basketball at Archbishop Mitty High School and AAU with West Coast Elite, Oakland Soldiers and Team Arsenal • was a four-star prospect and the 10th-rated senior in the state by 247 Sports • named the San Francisco Chronicle’s Player of the Year and the Bay Area News Group’s co-Player of the Year as a senior • averaged 14.7 points, 6.4 assists and 5.1 rebounds as Archbishop Mitty repeated as Central Coast Section Open Division champions • averaged 13.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.8 steals as a junior • two-time MVP of the West Coast Athletic League.
PERSONAL
Communications major • born in San Jose, Calif. • son of Mike Mitchell and Shannon Bright • father was a standout running back for the Stanford football team from 1993-97, where he ranks eighth in school history in rushing yards (2,550) and 100-yard career games (9) and seventh in career attempts (559) • has three siblings: Macie, Jordyn and Kyler • graduated from Archbishop Mitty High School in 2021.
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