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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

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25 Mark Mitchell

  • Position
    Forward
  • Height
    6-9
  • Weight
    232
  • Class
    Sophomore
  • Hometown
    Kansas City, Kan.
  • Highschool
    Sunrise Christian

Biography

CAREER

  • Averaged 9.1 points and 4.5 rebounds as a freshman, starting in all 35 of his appearances while missing just one game in 2022-23
  • Ranked in the 94th percentile on defense during his first season in Durham

2023-24 

  • On the preseason watch list for the Julius Erving Award
  • Scored 11 points in 19 minutes in Duke’s exhibition against UNC Pembroke, while also adding three assists and two rebounds
  • Did not play in Duke’s season opener against Dartmouth (ankle)
  • Made 2023-24 season debut against No. 12 Arizona, starting and scoring nine points while grabbing five rebounds and blocking two shots
  • Went a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line versus Michigan State, setting a new career-high, en route to 13 points
  • Scored a career-high 20 points against Bucknell while collecting six rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes of action 
  • Shot 5-of-6 (.833) from the field against La Salle, en route to 12 points, his third consecutive game with at least 10 points. Added five rebounds and three assists against the Explorers
  • A then-career-high 21 points on 7-of-10 (.700) shooting against Syracuse (1/2), including 18 first-half points
  • Followed up the Syracuse game with a career-high 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting (.750) at Notre Dame (1/6), while adding 14 rebounds for his first career double-double
  • 20-10 double-double, second of his career, scoring 20 points on 8-of-11 (.727) shooting with 12 boards at Louisville (1/23)
  • Third double-double of the season in Duke’s win over Notre Dame (2/7), scoring a team-high 13 to go with 10 boards
  • Scored 15 second-half points en route to a game-high 17 total points, on 6-of-7 (.857) shooting, versus Boston College (2/10)
  • Matched his career-high with 23 points on 9-of-14 (.643) shooting against Wake Forest (2/12)
  • 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting against Louisville (2/28) while also logging three steals and two assists

2022-23 

  • Awarded the Pagluica Family Coach’s Award, given to the player that best exemplified the commitment and values of Duke Basketball
  • Averaged 9.1 points and 4.5 rebounds as a freshman, starting in all 35 of his appearances while missing just one game in 2022-23
  • Was the team’s fourth leading scorer and third leading field goal shooter at .469 -- his 114 field goals were also fourth on the team
  • Of his 16 double-digit scoring efforts, six came over the final eight games he played
  • In ACC play, upped his averages to 9.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and a .478 field goal percentage
  • One of the nation’s best defensive players, ranked in the 94th percentile in defensive metrics as a freshman
  • Registered his career-high 18 points in the season-opening win over Jacksonville, and poured in 17 points twice in wins over Iowa (12/6) and Virginia Tech (2/25)
  • Had a knack for winning plays as a freshman -- secured Duke’s victory at North Carolina with a pair of physical defensive rebounds in traffic in the game’s closing seconds ... knocked down a clutch corner three with 11 seconds remaining to secure the Notre Dame win (2/14) and his chase-down block in the closing seconds at Boston College (1/7) sealed a 65-64 win
  • Finished two points shy of his career-high in the Xavier win, ending with 16 points along with tying his then-career-high of five rebounds
  • Had a team-high 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting (.857) in Duke’s ACC opener against Boston College
  • Went 6-of-8 overall while also going 5-for-5 from the free throw line in Duke’s win over Iowa, finishing with 17 points
  • Set a new career high with 33 minutes played against Wake Forest while scoring 14 points on 4-of-8 shooting 
  • Swatted away a career-best two shots against Florida State
  • Finished with a career-high four offensive rebounds against NC State
  • Played a career-high 35 minutes at Boston College while scoring 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting (.667), making a career-high six free throws (6-of-7) and blocking a career-high three shots
  • Matched those career-highs in minutes and free throws made in Duke’s next game against Pitt while setting a new career-high for rebounds with nine
  • Dished a career-high four assists at Georgia Tech and scored in double-figures for the 10th time with 11 points
  • Recorded his 10th career game of 5+ rebounds with eight boards against Wake Forest
  • Finished one board shy of matching his career high after reeling in eight rebounds at No. 8 Virginia
  • Made two three-pointers against Notre Dame, including one with 11.0 seconds remaining to put Duke ahead by four
  • In Duke’s 77-55 win over Syracuse, logged a career-high five assists with no turnovers while scoring eight points on 4-of-8 shooting and swiping two steals
  • Scored 11 first-half points against Louisville, finishing as one of five Blue Devils in double-figures with 13 on 5-of-8 shooting
  • Scored 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting against Virginia Tech and led the team in rebounds (8) for the first time in his career
  • Played a career-high 38 minutes at North Carolina, finishing with 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting
  • Scored 14 points with five rebounds in the win over Miami in the ACC Tournament semifinals
  • His only missed game of the season came versus Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament second round, as a knee injury held him out of action

HIGH SCHOOL

  • A four-star power forward out of Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kan.
  • Ranked as the No. 26 overall player and No. 3 at his position in the ESPN 100 class of 2022 rankings
  • The second-highest rated player from the state of Kansas in his class
  • Scored a game-high 19 points in 2022 McDonald's All-American Game
  • Averaged 17.6 points on .487 field goal shooting with 6.3 rebounds per game as a senior in 2021-22
  • Named to Sports Illustrated All-America Second Team in his senior season
  • Competed for KC Run GMC on the Under Armour Association circuit
  • Participated in the USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team mini-camp in the summer of 2019
  • Committed to Duke on December 10, 2021
  • Chose the Blue Devils over Kansas, Missouri and North Carolina, among others

PERSONAL

  • Born on September 1, 2003 in Kansas City, Kan.
  • Son of Betty and Mark Mitchell
  • Has two brothers, Brandon and Dominik, and two sisters Jasmine and Martayah

(updated 3/11/24)

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