Note #032: Mark Mitchell (Metric Milestones)
Former Duke and Missouri forward Mark Mitchell went undrafted, but signed an NBA Exhibit 10 deal following a standout 2025-26 senior season.
In 2025-26 with the Tigers, the 6' 8" Mitchell (with a lengthy 7'2" wingspan) posted the following shooting numbers:
- 185/324 2P/2PA (57.1 2P%)
- 19/49 3P/3PA (38.8 3P%)
- 178/266 FT/FTA (66.9 FT%)
Since 1980-81, only four other NCAA Division I men's players have shot 57+ 2P% (min. 320 2PA) and 38+ 3P% (min. 45 3PA) with 265+ FTA in a single season like Mitchell:
Seniors
1. Hersey Hawkins Jr. (1987-88) - 290/499 2P/2PA (58.1%), 87/221 3P/3PA (39.4%), 284/335 FT/FTA (84.8%)
2. Jaedon Ledee (2023-24) - 243/425 2P/2PA (57.2%), 20/45 3P/3PA (44.4%), 226/308 FT/FTA (73.4%)
Juniors
3. Ike Diogu (2004-05) - 211/353 2P/2PA (59.8%), 18/45 3P/3PA (40.0%), 248/311 FT/FTA (79.7%)
Freshmen
4. Cameron Boozer (2025-26) - 236/384 2P/2PA (61.5%), 54/138 3P/3PA (39.1%), 221/280 FT/FTA (78.9%)
Hawkins Jr. was the sixth overall pick in the 1988 NBA Draft. Diogu went ninth overall in 2005.
Boozer, who will simply not go away (all references), was selected 3rd overall in the 2026 NBA Draft.
Now, if we remove FTs entirely, there have been 43 (including the five above) since 1980-81 to hit the 2P and 3P baselines.
Mitchell was one of twenty seniors to do it, Boozer one of just three freshmen. For fun, the other two:
1. Marvin Bagley III (2017-18) - 247/382 2P/2PA (64.7%), 23/58 3P/3PA (39.7%)
2. TJ Leaf (2016-17) - 208/323 2P/2PA (64.4%), 27/58 3P/3PA (46.6%)
Mitchell and Boozer were the only two players in 2025-26 to meet these 2P and 3P thresholds.
Bagley III and Leaf both appear in Note #031 on Jamier Jones.