2021 NBA Draft Profile

Matthew

Mitchell

Position
F
Height/Weight
6-6 / 235 lbs
School/Club
San Diego State
Country
USA
Status
Senior
Birthday
03/18/1999
Draft 2021

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2020-21 Mountain West Player of the Year pick by the coaches.
• 2020-21 AP All-America Honorable Mention choice.
• 2020-21 All-MWC First Team selection.
• 2021 MWC Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
• 2019-20 All-MWC First Team by the coaches and Second Team
by the media.
• Third San Diego State player to reach career marks of 1,000
points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 100 steals.

SENIOR (2020-21)

• Averaged a team-high 15.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists
for San Diego State (23-5).
• Became the first Aztecs player to be named MWC Player of the
Year and MWC Tournament Most Outstanding Player in the same
season.
• Voted to the MWC All-Defensive Team by the league’s coaches.
• Scored a career-high 35 points against BYU (Dec. 18).
• Helped San Diego State to a 14-game winning streak.

STRENGTHS

• Versatile forward with great strength.
• Scores both inside and out.
• Solid ball handler; can put it on the floor and create.
• Plays with good effort at both ends of the court.

PERSONAL

• Played at the same high school (King in Riverside, Calif.) as a
freshman that produced San Diego State alum and current LA
Clippers star Kawhi Leonard.
• Grew up with dreams of playing for Syracuse while patterning his
game after Carmelo Anthony’s.

–Profile by NBA Communications