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Tre Mitchell
- Player
- Number: 33
- Position: C
- Height: 6' 9“
- Weight: 240
- Hometown: Pittsburgh PA
- High School: Elizabeth Forward (PA)
- Prep School: Woodstock Academy (CT)
- Transfer From: none
- Transfer To: Texas
- Birthday: September 241)
At UMass
- A-10 First Team as a sophomore, A-10 Rookie of the Year and Second Team in 2019-20.
- UM's leading scorer and rebounder in each of his two seasons.
2020-21 Sophomore year
- Led UMass with 30 & 6 versus Saint Louis in the A-10 Quarter-Finals (3/5).
- Tallied 15 & 11 versus Saint Joseph's in the A-10 Tournament (3/4). Shot 7-10 from the floor.
- Came off the bench in his return in the Richmond game (2/23). Played 22 minutes, tallied 9 points and 4 rebounds, his only single-digit scoring game of the season.
- Shoulder injury in the Davidson game (1/24) kept him out of the Fordham (2/3) and Rhody (2/6) games.
- At Fordham (1/17), won the big man battle versus Joel Soriano, with 24 points versus 12 from Soriano.
- Tallied 23 & 8 in the double-overtime game vs George Mason (12/30).
- 12/18 Mid Major Madness: Tre Mitchell looks to be a transformative star for UMass
- Torched La Salle (12/16) for 37 points (a new career high), shooting 13-17 from the floor. Won the subsequent Atlantic 10 Player of the Week honor.10)
- Scored 31 points and snared 11 rebounds in the season opener vs Northeastern (12/11). The 31 was tied for fourth-most in UM history in a season opener (Roe 34 vs Arkansas, Camby 32 vs Kentucky, Erving 32 vs St. Anselm, Gurley 31 vs Rider)11)
- Named to the watch list for the Karl Malone Award.14)
Atlantic 10 statistical categories, 2020-21 (All games, not just conference games)15)
- 3rd in Points Per Game
- 9th in Rebounds Per Game
- 2nd in Field Goal Percentage
- 5th in Effective Field Goal Percentage16)
- 3rd in True Shooting Percentage17)
- 1st in Player Efficiency Rating18)
- 2nd in Box Plus/Minus19)
- 7th in Offensive Rating20)
- 13th in Defensive Rating21)
- 3rd in Points Produced Per Game22)
(None of these ratings ranked among the top 10 nationally)
2019-20 Freshman year
- Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year (UM’s first since Rashaun Freeman in 2004, sixth in program history).
- Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team (UM’s first since Chris Lowe in 2006).
- Atlantic 10 Second Team. UM’s last A-10 Team member: Luwane Pipkins (Second Team) in 2018. Mitchell is also the last UM freshman to make an A10 Team since Marcus Camby in 1994.
- Six-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week winner, the first 6x for a Minuteman since Rashaun Freeman in 2004. Won the honor in each of the season’s last five weeks, the first Minuteman to set a streak of five, and first in the A-10 to do that since Rhode Island’s Lamar Odom in 1988-99. Awards for weeks ending 12/2223), 2/924), 2/1625), 2/2326), 3/127), 3/828)
- 206 field goals made set a new UM program record for a freshman, breaking Jim McCoy’s mark of 193 in 1988-89.29) The 206 was also 3rd highest for any freshman in NCAA D1.30)
- 548 points scored in the season, which was seven points shy of the UMass rookie record (McCoy 555 in 1988-89). (Mitchell could have set a new high if not for the 3/12 VCU game getting cancelled.) His 548 points was 4th among NCAA D1 freshmen.
- 17.7 points per game led the team, was fifth overall in the Atlantic 10, and was best in the A10 among freshmen.
- In conference play, Mitchell led all scorers with a 20.4 average, ahead of Dayton’s Obi Toppin (20.2).
- 222 rebounds were 17 shy of the UMass freshman mark (Horace Neysmith 239 in 1981-82).
- Only freshman in the Atlantic-10 to record a 30+ point game this season.
- Started all 31 games in the season.
- Scored in double-figures in 29 games. Tallied 10+ rebounds 6 times. Double-doubles in 6 games.
- See the season stats for other categories in which he led the team.
- Nearly got a double-double (10 points, 9 rebounds) in his debut versus UMass-Lowell (11/5).
- Hit his first career 3, and finished with 18 points, 7 rebounds, in the win at Fairfield (in Bridgeport) on 11/9.
- Tallied his first 20 point game in the win versus Northeastern (11/12), shooting 8-15 overall with 3 threes.
- Season-lows of 5 points in 17 minutes on 11/16 as the romp over Central CT (89-43) let him rest.
- Scored 10 points but held to a season-low 2 rebounds as defending national champ Virginia held him in check (11/23).
- First double-double came vs St John’s on 11/24, with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
- Named to the All Tournament Team for the Air Force Reserve Tip Off Tournament (games versus CCSU, Rider, Virginia, and St. John's)31)
- First 20+ point game came versus Yale on 12/11, with 10-14 shooting from the floor, and 4-4 from the line. Also dished 5 assists with 0 turnovers.
- Back-to-back 20+ point efforts, with 23 against Maine (12/20).
- Logged 41 of the 45 minutes at Saint Louis (1/5), tallying 20 & 9. Also made a season-high 9 free throws (on 11 shots).
- Scored 28, on 11-19 FG shooting, versus St. Bonaventure (1/15).
- Notched another double-double at George Mason (1/22) with 14 & 12.
- Scored 25 and snared 8 to help the UM win over Duquesne (1/25).
- 30 point game at Rhode Island (2/4), hitting a season-high 13 shots (out of 20).
- Shot another high percentage versus George Mason (2/9), going 7-10 from the floor and finishing with 16 points.
- Tallied 26 & 10, on 11-22 shooting, in the rematch versus Dayton (2/15).
- Scored 24 in the win over Saint Louis (2/18).
- Took over the Fordham game (2/22) with 15 points and 11 rebounds in the second half, which was the first double-double in a half since Terrell Vinson tallied 11 and 11 in the second half on 1/5/2012, also against Fordham. Finished the night with 15 & 19, for the most rebounds in a game for UM in four years (Antwan Space, 17, 2/14/2016).
- Notched another double-double with 19 & 15 in the win over VCU (2/26).
- Nearly got another double-double with 24 & 9 in the road win at La Salle (3/4)
- Scored a season/career high 34 against Rhode Island (3/7). The 34 points were most for a UMass freshman since Jim McCoy’s 35 versus Saint Joseph’s on 3/4/1989, and third-most for a freshman in UMass history.
- Finished the season with 4 double-doubles in the last 7 games, averaging 22.9 and 10.7.
- UM produced a video about his freshman year campaign
Atlantic 10 statistical categories, 2019-20 (All games, not just conference games)
- 4th in Points (1st among freshmen)
- 5th in Points Per Game
- 3rd in Field Goals Made and Attempted (both overall and 2-pointers)
- 6th in Field Goal Percentage (overall)
- 10th in 2-point Field Goal Percentage
- 7th (tie) in Free Throws Made
- 7th in Defensive Rebounds
- 8th in Total Rebounds
- 10th in Rebounds Per Game
- 9th in Blocks and Blocks per Game
- 2nd in Usage Percentage32)
- 4th in Points Produced33)
Statistics
| Season | School | Conf | G | GS | MP | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | ORB | DRB | TRB | RPG | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | UMass | A-10 | 31 | 31 | 954 | 30.8 | 206 | 428 | .481 | 169 | 316 | .535 | 37 | 112 | .330 | 99 | 136 | .728 | 548 | 17.7 | 45 | 177 | 222 | 7.2 | 58 | 31 | 32 | 101 | 93 | 3 |
| 2020-21 | UMass | A-10 | 13 | 12 | 419 | 32.2 | 83 | 160 | .519 | 68 | 120 | .567 | 15 | 40 | .375 | 63 | 82 | .768 | 244 | 18.8 | 18 | 75 | 93 | 7.2 | 29 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 35 | 0 |
| Career | UMass | 44 | 43 | 1373 | 31.2 | 289 | 588 | .491 | 237 | 436 | .544 | 52 | 152 | .342 | 162 | 218 | .743 | 792 | 18.0 | 63 | 252 | 315 | 7.2 | 87 | 47 | 52 | 129 | 128 | 3 | |
Career highs
| at UMass | |
|---|---|
| Points | 37 - at La Salle (12/16/2020) |
| Field Goals | 13 - three times, last at La Salle (12/16/2020) |
| Field Goals Att. | 22 - vs Dayton (2/15/2020) |
| 3-Point FG | 6 - vs Rhode Island (3/7/2020) |
| 3-Point FG Att. | 9 - at Fordham (1/17/2021) |
| Free Throws | 10 - vs George Mason (12/30/2020, 2OT) |
| In reg time: 9 - at La Salle (12/16/2020) | |
| Free Throw Att. | 14 - at La Salle (12/16/2020) |
| Rebounds | 19 - at Fordham (2/22/2020) |
| Assists | 5 - twice, last vs Saint Joseph's (1/29/2020) |
| Blocks | 3 - five times, last at Saint Louis (3/1/2021) |
| Steals | 3 - four times, last vs Saint Louis (3/5/2021) |
| Minutes | 42 - vs George Mason (12/30/2020, 2OT) |
| In reg time: 38 - at Rhode Island (2/4/2020) |
Post-UMass
- 2024-25: Played with the Basketball Löwen Braunschweig club in Germany's top pro league.34)
- June 2023: Entered the portal as a grad transfer.37) Had intended to stay at WV for one more season, but Bob Huggins' resignation changed his mind. Landed with John Calipari and Kentucky for the 2023-24 season.
- 2022-23: Averaged 11.7 points and 5.5 boards in 30.0 minutes per game at West Virginia. Played in all of their 34 games, started 32.
- 4/20/22: Entered the transfer portal again. College hoop reporter Jeff Goodman said Tony Bergeron may be trying to leverage himself another college assistant job as a package with Tre, something Bergeron did with UMass in 2019.38) Ultimately landed at West Virginia.39) Bergeron ultimately did not join the WVU staff.40)
High School / Prep School
- Connecticut Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year in 2019
- Four-star recruit according to Rivals and ESPN
- Ranked 72nd nationally by Rivals and 17th positionally for centers
- Ranked 73rd by ESPN
- Led Woodstock Academy to a 38-2 record in 2018-19
- Averaged 16.6 points, 13.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.6 blocks per game in 2018-19
- Helped guide the Centaurs to a 35-5 mark in 2017-18, averaging 13.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks per game as Woodstock Academy reached the semifinals of the National Prep Tournament
- Scored over 1,000 points in two years for the Centaurs
- Two-time Power 5 Conference AAA Player of the Year
- Named the Hoophall Classic Most Valuable Player twice
- Played prep hoops in 2017-18 with fellow UMass player Dibaji Walker, and in 2018-19 with TJ Weeks, Noah Fernandes, Ronnie DeGray, Preston Santos, and Matt Cross42)
- Chose UMass out of his top six offers, including Georgia Tech, Indiana, Providence, Syracuse, and Virginia Tech43)
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