CAA Sports Basketball Division has officially announced the signing of junior Davion Mitchell from Baylor University who will be joining their 2021 NBA Draft Class.
The 6’2″, 205-pound Guard is from Hinesville, Georgia where he attended Liberty County High School and competed under Coach Julian Stokes Prior to attending college, Mitchell was ranked a four-star recruit coming out of high school and was ranked No. 33 nationally by 247 sports, while competing for Coach Julian Stokes at Liberty County High School, leading the Panthers to their first Georgia 4A State Championship during the 2015-16 season.
As a freshman Mitchell attended Auburn University and played in all 34 games for the 2018 SEC Championship team, which won 26 games and went 13-5 in league play. Upon his sophomore season he transferred to Baylor University to compete under Coach Scott Drew. Mitchell averaged 9.9 PPG, 3.8 APG, and 2.7 RPG. In Mitchell’s Junior season he averaged 14.0 PPG, 5.5 APG, and 2.7 RPG, while leading the Baylor Bears to a National Championship Title for the 2020-21 season.
Mitchell received the following accolades for his collegiate career:
- All-Big 12 Newcomer of the Year – 2020
- All-Big 12 3rd Team – 2020
- Big 12 All-Defensive Team – 2020 , 2021
- Big 12 All-Newcomer Team – 2020
- Big 12 Regular Season Runner Up – 2020
- Sporting News NCAA D1 3rd Team All-Americans – 2021
- Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist – 2021
- Big 12 Regular Season Champion – 2021
- Big 12 Tournament Semifinals – 2021
- All-Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year – 2021
- All-Big 12 1st Team – 2021
- Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American Finalist – 2021
- NABC NCAA D1 All-District 8 1st Team – 2021
- USBWA All-District VII Team – 2021
- NABC Division 1 All-America 3rd Team – 2021
- AP NCAA D1 All-America 3rd Team – 2021
- Naismith Defensive Players of the Year – 2021
- Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Finalist – 2021