Stevie Mitchell (basketball)
| No. 4 – Marquette Golden Eagles | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | Big East Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 29, 2003 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Wilson (West Lawn, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Marquette (2021–2025) |
Stevie Mitchell (born January 29, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the Marquette Golden Eagles of the Big East Conference.
Early life and high school
Mitchell attended Wilson High School, where he averaged 22.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 1.9 assists per game as a senior.[1] Coming out of high school, he committed to play college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles over other schools such as Villanova, Temple, Saint Joseph’s, Miami, Stanford and Georgia Tech.[2]
College career
As a freshman in 2021-22, Mitchell averaged 2.8 points and 1.4 rebounds in 32 games. In 2022-23, he became a full-time starter where he made 36 starts, averaging 7.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.7 steals per game.[3][4] In 2023-24, Mitchell made 33 starts, where he averaged 8.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.9 steals per game.[5] On November 11, 2024, he dropped 17 points in a win versus Central Michigan.[6] On January 3, 2025, Mitchell tallied 18 points in a victory over Creighton.[7] On January 24, he scored 21 points in a victory over Villanova.[8] On January 28, Mitchell scored a career-high 22 points in a win against Butler.[9] For his performance during the 2024-25 season, he was named the Big East Conference scholar athlete of the year.[10] He was also named a finalist for the Naismith defensive player of the year award.[11]
References
- ^ Drago, Mike. "Wilson's Stevie Mitchell commits to Marquette to play basketball". Reading Eagle. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ Drago, Mike. "Marquette excited to welcome Wilson senior Stevie Mitchell to basketball program". Reading Eagle. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ "How have Marquette players built chemistry? Stevie Mitchell thinks it might be the Legos". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ "Stevie Mitchell". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ Andy, Brewtown. "2023-24 Marquette Men's Basketball Player Review: #4 Stevie Mitchell". Anonymous Eagles. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ "Shaka Smart and Stevie Mitchell think Marquette is learning how to win ugly this season". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ "Kam Jones has 22 points and Stevie Mitchell adds 18 as Marquette beats Creighton". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ "Stevie Mitchell ties career high as Marquette improves to 8-0 against Villanova under Shaka Smart". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ Steele, Ben. "Stevie Mitchell has another career high to lead MU to gritty Big East road win at Butler". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ Steele, Ben. "Marquette's Stevie Mitchell is Big East scholar-athlete of year for balancing hoops, academics". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ "Marquette's Stevie Mitchell is one of 15 finalists for Naismith national defensive player of the year". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved March 16, 2025.