University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Deon Mitchell
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pflugerville, Texas
- High School:
- Pflugerville
• Ranks No. 5 on UNI's all-time assist chart with 373 career assists
• Mitchell is one of 38 all-time 1,000-point scorers at UNI.
• Finished his career tied for No. 20 in scoring with 1,200 points.
• Tallied eight career 20-point scoring games.
SENIOR (2014-15): Honorable Mention All-Missouri Valley Conference selection ... shot a league-best 57.5 percent (23-of-40) from 3-point land in MVC play ... second on the team with 35 steals ... ranks T-No. 18 on UNI’s all-time scoring list with 1,200 points ... ranks No. 5 on UNI’s all-time assist chart with 373 ... ranks No. 5 on UNI’s all-time games started list (115) ... ranks T-No. 4 on UNI’s all-time games played list (135) ... tallied eight career 20-point scoring games ... one of five Panthers in double figures in a 71-54 NCAA Tournament win over Wyoming (3/20) ... scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half of UNI’s 71-46 win over Bradley (3/6) ... poured in a season-high 17 points on 5-of-5 shooting in a 68-57 victory over Evansville (2/25) ... scored 11 points, handed out 7 assists and tallied a career-high 5 steals in a 68-57 win at MSU (2/15) ... tied a career-high with four made 3-pointers and scored 12 points in an 83-64 win over ILS (2/11) ... grabbed a season-high six rebounds in a 54-53 win at Illinois State (1/25) ... drained all 3 of his 3-point shots and had 5 assists in a 66-60 win over Indiana State (1/21) ... buried 6-of-7 shots and tied a season-high with 14 pts in a 64-40 win at Drake (1/10) ... knocked in a season-high 5 FGs and 2 3-pointers in a 67-58 win over Loyola (1/4) ... went 3-for-3 from the field, scored 8 pts and tallied 3 stls in a 74-63 win over South Dakota St. (12/28) ... posted a season-high 5 rebounds at VCU (12/13) ... made all four shots from the floor and scored 11 points in a 65-55 road win at Denver (12/10) ... handed out six assists in a 66-49 win over North Florida (11/22) ... his conventional 3-point play with 50.8 seconds left forced the SFA game into overtime at 70-70 ... UNI would go on a score a 79-77 road win at SFA - snapping their 34-game home-court winning streak.
JUNIOR (2013-14): Played in all 31 games and drew 24 starting assignments ... second on the squad in scoring (12.3 ppg), assists (104) and steals (29) ... scored in double figures in 18 games this season ... one of five Panthers in double-figure scoring with 11 points in an 80-58 win over Loyola (2/12) ... had his third straight 20-point game with 21 pts vs. Indiana State (2/1) ... knocked in four second-half 3-pointers en route to 20 points in a 95-81 win over Evansville (1/29) ... topped the 20-point mark for the third time this season and sixth in his career at Loyola (1/25) ... scored all 23 of his points in the second half and overtime at Loyola ... scored a team-high 17 points in a 76-66 win over Drake (1/11) ... handed out a team-high 6 assists and scored 9 points in an 80-53 win at Evansville (1/8) ... notched a team-high 16 points at Wichita State (1/5) ... posted his fifth career 20-point scoring game and handed out 7 assists vs. Iona (12/28) ... tied his career-high by making four 3-pointers against the Gaels ... recorded a career-high 7 rebounds and scored 11 points in a 77-68 win over VCU (12/14) ... played a season-high 38 minutes and recorded 5 steals in a 55-50 win over Savannah State (12/10) ... second-half foul trouble limited him to 23 minutes vs. Iowa State (12/7) at the Big 4 Classic ... scored a team-high 19 points at Milwaukee (12/3) ... averaged 15.0 ppg, 5.3 apg in helping UNI to a third-place finish at the Paradise Jam ... credited with a season-high 6 assists in leading UNI to a 65-50 win over LaSalle (11/25) ... handed out 5 assists and grabbed a season-high 4 rbs, while scoring 13 pts vs. Maryland (11/24) ... tallied his fourth career 20-point scoring effort with 23 pts in a win over Loyola Marymount (11/22) ... posted 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting at George Mason (11/16) ... led the Panthers with 18 pts in the season-opener at Ohio (11/9).
SOPHOMORE (2012-13): Saw action in 35 games and drew 32 starting assignments ... led the Panthers in assists (126) ... had 126 assists and 83 turnovers this season compared to 57 assists and 74 turnovers as a freshman ... shot 44.0 percent this season compared to shooting 39.9 percent as a freshman ... had 13 double-figure scoring games as a sophomore ... ranked No. 5 on the team in scoring (9.3 ppg) ... scored 11 points on 5-of-11 shooting vs. Weber State in the CIT semifinal (3/30) ... tied a career-high with 8 assists and added 10 points in UNI’s 90-77 CIT win over Bradley (3/26) ... tallied six assists and zero turnovers in leading UNI to an 80-72 win vs. Illinois State (3/2) ... matched his career-high with eight assists at Southern Illinois (2/27) ... handed out a career-high 8 assists in UNI’s 71-64 win at Drake (2/16) ... scored 12 points, including two 3-pointers, in UNI’s 61-54 win over Creighton (2/13) ... tied a career-high with 6 rebounds at Evansville (1/29) ... notched his third career 20-plus point scoring game in UNI’s 85-55 win over Drake (1/20) ... buried three 3-pointers in the win vs. the Bulldogs ... scored 15 pts and dished out 7 assists in UNI’s 84-53 win over Bradley (1/12) ... tallied the second 20-plus scoring game of his career with 23 pts vs. Iowa (12/15) ... handed out five assists in UNI’s 82-77 overtime road win at George Mason (12/8) ... returned to action and scored 8 points in 13 minutes in a 76-59 win over Northern Colorado (12/5) .. sat out UNI’s 72-61 win over Milwaukee (12/1) with a bruised heel ... scored 18 points and made 8-of-9 FTs in UNI’s 52-47 loss to No. 19 Memphis (11/24) ... pulled down a season-high 4 rebounds in UNI’s 72-47 win over North Dakota (11/17) ... set a career-high with 27 points on 8-of-11 shooting in UNI’s 84-81 OT win vs. Toledo (11/14) ... poured in a team-high 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting in a 103-50 win over Wartburg (11/10) ... dished out 15 assists in two exhibition wins over Briar Cliff, Northern State ... scored 13 pts and shot 50 percent from the field in two exhibition victories.
FRESHMAN (2011-12): Named to the MVC All-Freshman Team ... scored a point in 32 of 34 games as a true freshman ... tallied 10 double-figure scoring games ... notched career-high in pts (18) and assists (6) at VCU (2/17) in front of national TV audience (ESPN) ... tied a career-high with 5 asts in a 78-63 win over Illinois State (2/11) ... posted back-to-back double-figure scoring games with 12 pts in a 65-62 win over Creighton (2/4) ... rejoined the starting lineup and posted 17 pts in a 58-49 win over Southern Illinois (1/31) ... buried 10-of-13 FTs in the win over the Salukis ... posted another 8-point effort in UNI’s 83-68 win at Drake (1/7) ... came off the bench and posted 8 pts in a 65-48 win over Indiana State (1/4) ... tallied 14 points coming off the bench vs. Evansville (1/1) ... tied for game-high scoring honors with 13 pts in an 84-48 win over Loras (12/19) ... handed out a career-high 5 assists in an 83-77 win over Colorado State (12/3) ... enjoyed a trip home to Texas by scoring 16 first-half points in a 64-60 win over Rice (11/25) ... posted 12 points by burying four 3-pointers vs. Northern Colorado (11/20) ... grabbed a team-high six rebounds in UNI’s 63-46 season-opening win at Old Dominion (11/12) ... contributed with 8 pts, 2 asts, 2 steals vs. Northern State (10/30) ... averaged 5.0 ppg in a pair of exhibition contests to begin the season
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2011 graduate of Pflugerville High School ... first-team all-state pick as a senior after he averaged 21 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds per game ... first-team all-region honoree ... central Texas MVP ... district MVP ... averaged 17.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game at as a junior ... played on the Texas D1 Ambassadors AAU squad ... was a three time first-team all-district pick ... tallied all-state honors as sophomore.
PERSONAL: Born March 22, 1993, in Texarkana, Ark. ... son of Anita and Bennie Mitchell ... has a brother (Durell) ... majored in family services ... also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Marquette, Texas A&M and TCU ... chose UNI because "the coaches are cool and the team is unselfish."
