Dillon Mitchell - Men's Basketball (2024)

No. 20 transfer portal pickup by 247Sports.com
Comes to Cincinnati following Elite Eight and Round of 32 appearances at Texas, starting 71 games over those two years.

2023-24 (SOPhom*oRE, TEXAS)
Posted 17 double-figure scoring games en route to averaging 9.6 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, the latter trailing only Kansas' Hunter Dickinson for the Big 12 lead ... Career-high 21 points came against defending, and eventual, national champion UConn, where he also grabbed eight boards ... His 30 blocks were second on the team, and he had 10 points and four rebounds over 37 minutes against UC at Fifth Third Arena ... Hadeight double-doubles of his 12 games with double-figure rebounding, including against LSU, Texas Tech, Houston and TCU.

2022-23 (FRESHMAN, TEXAS)
Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team selection ... started all 38 games ... tied the UT single-season records for most games played and most games started ... set the UT freshman season marks for most games played (previous: 37 by three players) and most games started (previous: 36 by Cory Joseph in 2010-11) ... led the team in field goal percentage (.636, 75-118) ... ranked third on the team in rebounding (3.9 rpg), second in offensive rebounds (52) and fifth in blocks (12) while averaging 4.3 points in 17.5 minutes per contest ... 52 of his 148 rebounds came on the offensive glass ... posted six rebounds and one block in 14 minutes against No. 3/3 Kansas (Mar. 4) ... tied his season high with two blocked shots in 12 minutes against Oklahoma (Feb. 18) ... had a game-high nine boards, four points (2-2 FG), two steals and a block in 22 minutes at No. 9/8 Kansas (Feb. 6) ... registered a game-high seven rebounds to go along with five points (2-2 FG), one block and one steal in 18 minutes against No. 11/11 Baylor (Jan. 30) ... tied his career highs in rebounds (12) and steals (three) in 30 minutes at Oklahoma State (Jan. 7) ... had a career-high 16 points (career-best 8-9 FG) and five boards in 27 minutes vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (Dec. 27) ... tallied 12 points (3-6 FG, 6-6 FT), nine rebounds and three steals in a career-high 32 minutes against Rice (Dec. 12) ... had 13 points (6-7 FG), three boards and three assists in 20 minutes against UAPB (Dec. 10) ... posted 10 points (5-8 FG) and three boards in 20 minutes against No. 7/7 Creighton (Dec. 1) ... recorded 10 points (4-9 FG, 2-2 FT), four boards and two steals in 17 minutes against UTRGV (Nov. 26) ... had 10 points (5-5 FG) and a career-high 12 rebounds (eight offensive) in 17 minutes against HCU (Nov. 10).

HIGH SCHOOL
Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla. (head coach Kevin Boyle) ... ranked as the No. 4 prospect nationally by ESPN and Rivals and No. 5 by 247 Sports Composite ... Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School All-America Boys’ Second Team and Sports Illustrated’s All-America Second Team selection as a senior ... McDonald’s All-American (21st player in UT program history) ... Jordan Brand All-American (16th player in UT program history) ... named Most Valuable Player for Team Air in the Jordan Brand Classic in Chicago (April 15) ... posted 18 points in the Jordan Brand Classic while leading Team Air to a 118-109 win over Team Flight ... member of the USA Nike Hoop Summit Team that defeated the World Select Team 102-80 in the 23rd Nike Hoop Summit (April 8), when he posted game highs of eight rebounds and four assists while adding six points in 24 minutes ... averaged 12.3 points, 10 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game as a senior while helping Montverde win the GEICO High School Nationals championship ... posted 17 points, 12 rebounds and three steals in the GEICO championship game victory against Link Academy ... attended Bishop McLaughlin Catholic HS (Tampa, Fla.) in his junior season ... averaged 17.6 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.1 blocks per game as a junior while leading his team to a 22-7 mark.

PERSONAL
Born in Tampa, Fla. … son of Andrew Mitchell and Jennifer Pawlowski ... is the youngest of five children ... has two older brothers, Quincy Mitchell and Andrew Mitchell Jr., and two older sisters, Ciara Mitchell and Cheyanne Mitchell ... started playing basketball in the seventh grade ... played football (wide receiver) prior to switching to basketball ... interested in Sport Management.

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