Tre Mitchell (born September 24, 2000) is an American

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player. He played

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for the

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, and

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High school career

In his first two years of high school, Mitchell played for

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, before transferring to

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. 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. Mitchell was named Connecticut

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. 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. Mitchell competed for Expressions Elite on the

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circuit. He was a consensus four-star

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and committed to play college basketball for UMass over offers from

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and

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, among others.

College career

Freshman year (2019-2020)

Mitchell scored 30 points on February 4, 2020, in a 73–67 loss to

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. On February 22, Mitchell recorded 15 points and a freshman season-high 19 rebounds in a 57–49 win over Fordham. 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. 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. Mitchell was a six-time

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Rookie of the Week and won the award for the final five weeks of the regular season, the longest streak since

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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

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in 1994.

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

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after his sophomore season. 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.

Senior year (2022-2023)

Following the season, Mitchell again entered the transfer portal, and later committed to

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. 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

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in June 2023.

Graduate year (2023-2024)

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

Professional career

Mitchell went undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft. He signed a Summer League deal with the

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Career statistics

College

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, 24 , , 17 , , 18.6 , , .478 , , .326 , , .800 , , 4.0 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , .7 , , 8.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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References

External links

Kentucky Wildcats bioWest Virginia Mountaineers bioTexas Longhorns bioUMass Minutemen bio
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