As a freshman Mitchell(6'9", 240pounds) was a top-5 defender in college, picked 29% of defensive rebounds(top-10 result over last 4 years), finished .830 at the rim and shot .439 from three (granted, on under 2 attempts per game). Last summer the coach, who recruited him, left and he sulked this past season, drifting outside on offense and not putting effort on defense.