Kolton Mitchell

At UMass

Roster photo 2021-22

High energy player, sacrificing the body to go for loose balls, but limited as an outside shooter.
Opted to transfer out of UMass after the McCall/Martin coaching change.²⁾ Leaving as a Grad Transfer.³⁾
Graduated in May 2022, Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology.⁴⁾
Signed NLI on 6/6/2019.⁵⁾
Led the program in producing a social justice video in Summer 2020.
Speaking for change and justice, Kolton Mitchell is using his social media platform because he doesn’t want to go quiet (Mass. Daily Collegian 1/12/2021)

Appeared in 16 of UM's 32 games, starting in one (Fairfield 12/19).
Limited playing time as he was down the depth chart at the guard position. Finished the season with 15 points in 126 minutes (7.9 mpg).
Showed some promise in the season opener vs UMBC (11/9). Went 3-4 from the field for 6 points, snared a rebound, dished two assists, and got a steal, in 13 minutes of work off the bench.
Got scattered minutes (6.3 average) in the next six games (at Yale 11/12 through UM-Lowell 11/24), but tallied just 1 total point, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.
Did not play versus Rutgers (11/27) or North Texas (12/11).
Played 4 total minutes versus Harvard (12/4) and at Northeastern (12/7).
Got a spot start versus Fairfield (12/19), as Noah Fernandes and TJ Weeks both had the flu. Played a season-high 18 minutes, shot 2-2 from the floor and 2-2 from the line for 6 points. Got an assist and 2 steals, but also 3 turnovers.
Appeared in six of the eight games in January, averaging 8.8 minutes. Shot a combined 1-4 from the field, no free throw attempts, 8 total rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals. All those games were losses and most were not close.
Did not appear in any games after George Mason (1/30), as Coach McCall tightened up the rotation and all the primary guards were available.

Appeared in 11 of the team's 15 games in the Coronavirus-shortened season.
Started the season opener versus Northeastern (12/11). Tallied two points on foul shots, three boards, and an assist. Unfortunately for him, freshman Javohn Garcia scored 23 points in 33 minutes off the bench, and Mitchell lost his starting role.
Missed the 12/30 George Mason game, in COVID protocol.⁶⁾
Sustained a concussion in a head-to-head collision in the Fordham game (1/17).⁷⁾ Out for the next game (Davidson 1/24).⁸⁾
Returned for the home game versus Fordham (2/3). Played 10 minutes, snared three boards, and hit a foul shot.
Logged seven minutes, going 1-1 from the field, and dishing two assists, in the win at Rhode Island (2/6).
Played 11 minutes in the A-10 Tournament win over Saint Joseph's (3/4), tallying two points, two boards, and an assist.

Appeared in 19 games, limited by injury. Started in 10 straight in January and February.
Shot exclusively from inside the arc, a rarity for a guard on a team that took over 23 threes per game.
Got action in Game 1 vs UMass-Lowell (11/5). Twelve minutes of playing time, 3 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and a steal. Found out post-game that he sustained a small fracture in his hand.⁹⁾
Missed games 2-13 with the hand injury.
Returned 1/5 at Saint Louis, appeared in each game after that. Went 2-2 from the floor, plus 2 rebounds, in 6 minutes.
Sixteen minutes of action versus La Salle (1/8), tallying 4 assists and 2 boards.
Twenty minutes logged at Dayton (1/11), with 2 points and 3 rebounds.
Started his first game versus Duquesne (1/25). Logged 22 minutes, hitting 2-3 from the floor, plus 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
Stole 4 from George Mason (2/9) for a season high.
Season highs in minutes (26) and assists (6), with zero turnovers, against Dayton.
Came off the bench for the final two games, as Sean East got the starting point guard spot back.

Season	G	GS	MP	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	PTS	PPG	ORB	DRB	TRB	RPG	AST	STL	TOV	PF
2019-20	19	10	245	12.9	11	24	.458	11	24	.458	0	–	4	14	.286	26	1.4	8	16	24	1.3	29	10	15	29
2020-21	11	1	72	6.5	2	5	.400	2	5	.400	0	–	3	6	.500	7	0.6	5	5	10	0.9	6	1	4	11
2021-22	16	1	126	7.9	6	14	.429	6	12	.500	2	.000	3	4	.750	15	0.9	6	7	13	0.8	13	10	9	12
Career	46	12	443	9.6	19	43	.442	19	41	.463	2	.000	10	24	.417	48	1.0	19	28	47	1.0	48	21	28	52

From Sports-Reference.com: Stats, Game Logs

Points	6 - vs UMBC (11/9/21)
Field Goals	3 - vs UMBC (11/9/21)
Field Goals Att.	4 - twice, last vs UMBC (11/9/21)
3-Point FG	none
3-Point FG Att.	none
Free Throws	2 - twice, last vs Fairfield (12/19/21)
Free Throw Att.	4 - three times, last vs Northeastern (12/11/20)
Rebounds	3 - seven times, last vs Duquesne (1/8/22)
Assists	6 - vs Dayton (2/15/20)
Blocks	none
Steals	4 - vs George Mason (2/9/20)
Minutes	28 - vs Dayton (2/15/20)

Additional source: RealGM.com

Four-year player and two-time Grind Session National Champion on the National Team at Victory Rock Prep in Bradenton, Fla.
Won over 75-percent of games during his prep career.
Averaged 20 points, six rebounds and eight assists to earn First-Team All-SIAA and Third-Team All-Florida honors for the Blue Devils.