5 Louisville Basketball players you need to know for this season
By Derek Snyder
Mitchell is looking for more minutes and opportunities on the court in his sophomore season for the Cardinals. He is clearly one of the more athletic players in college basketball and is improving by the year. Mitchell is going to be fun to watch this season in a larger role for the Cards. I’m sure we will be seeing him on SportsCenters’ top ten plays multiple times in 2016-2017.
This is what Louisville’s Athletic website had to say about Mitchell in his bio:
"Averaged 14.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.8 steals in 2014-15, helping Brewster Academy to a 34-1 record and its second straight National Prep Championship in 2015. Was ranked No. 17 nationally by Scout.com (#2 shooting guard), No. 31 by Rivals.com, No. 34 by 247Sports.com and No. 43 in the ESPN 100. Scored a season-high 29 points with eight rebounds and five assists against St. Thomas More. MVP of two high school all-star games. He was the White Team MVP in the 2015 Kentucky Derby Festival Classic with 21 points, six steals, two rebounds and two assists while winning the dunk contest. He totaled 30 points, nine steals, three rebounds and three assists (12-of-19 FG) as the MVP of the 2015 Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game."
Louisville needs Mitchell to be at the top of his game this year, as the Cardinals have a brutal regular season schedule. If he has improved as much as has been reported, then he should be one of the ACC’s top players by the end of the season.