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2016-17 UAA Men's Basketball Roster

11 Diante Mitchell

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Syracuse, Utah
  • High School Syracuse HS
  • Previous Team Western Nebraska CC

Biography

2016-17: Led team with 3.0 assists per game and was 3rd-leading scorer at 12.4 ppg for Seawolf squad that went 21-8 overall and placed runner-up in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference ... earned honorable mention All-GNAC status with league ranks of 1st in FT% (.883), 7th in assists, 10th in steals (1.2 spg), 4th in assist/turnover ratio (1.7), 9th in minutes per game (32.4) and 29th in scoring ... named to GCI Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team with averages of 16.7 ppg (15-26 FG, 8-15 3FG, 12-14 FT) and 5.3 apg in three games against Div. I competition, including victory over Drake ... scored double figures 20 times, including final seven games and 10 of last 11 ... tallied lone career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in home win over Northwest Nazarene ... other top games included 25 points (8-10 FG, 7-9 3FG), 5 rebounds, 4 assists, no turnovers and 2 steals in home win over Seattle Pacific; 25 points (3-5 3FG, 8-10 FT), 3 assists and no turnovers in home win over No. 13 Western Washington; and 16 points (5-10 FG, 6-6 FT) in narrow road win at Alaska Fairbanks ... shot GNAC-best .910 FT% in league games only, while overall FT% of .883 ranked 25th nationally 8th on UAA single-season list ... on UAA career lists, finished 4th in FT% (.872) and 15th in 3FG% (.408) ... made GNAC All-Academic Team with overall GPA of 3.55.

2015-16: Started in all 21 appearances before suffering season-ending shoulder injury on Jan. 28 ... posted Great Northwest Athletic Conference ranks of 2nd in 3FG% (.460), 4th in FT% (.852), 12th in FG% (.500) and 14th in assists (2.9 apg), while finishing as UAA’s 5th-leading scorer (10.3 ppg) ... helped Seawolves rank 2nd in NCAA Div. II team FT% stats and break school record with .804 mark ... scored double figures eight times, with season-highs of 27 points and 5 steals against Lincoln Christian ... had 24 points (9-12 FG, 3-4 3FG), 4 rebounds and 4 assists in GNAC home win over Northwest Nazarene ... other top efforts included 16 points (6-7 FG, 4-5 FT) in home win over Western Washington; 13 points (8-8 FT) and 5 assists in 92-90 win over Chaminade; 13 points, 6 assists and 1 turnover in 34 minutes of 91-87 loss to Div. I San Jose State; and 17 points (6-8 FG, 3-4 3FG), 6 assists and 2 steals in home win over Central Washington.

BEFORE UAA:
Played two seasons at Western Nebraska Community College, averaging 15 points and nearly three assists per game over career … as sophomore in 2014-15, averaged 15.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.3 steals, while shooting .508 from the field, .408 from long range and .860 on free throws … delivered 10 20-point games as sophomore, including double-double (25 pts/12 rebs) against Independence and season-high 27 points in 96-93 loss to Northeastern … put up 14.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg and 3.2 apg as freshman, with shooting numbers of .454 FG, .391 3FG and .877 FT … had six 20-point games as rookie, including career-high 35 points (10-18 FG, 4-5 3FG, 11-11 FT) in 84-80 win over Cloud County … earned NJCAA Academic All-America honors … other academic awards included highest GPA for a WNCC male athlete (3.86), Peer Tutor of the Year award, and Division of Business & Information Technology Award.

HIGH SCHOOL: Captured Second Team All-State honors for Class 5A after posting 20.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 46% 3FG and 80% FT numbers as senior at Syracuse High … was two-time all-region and three-time all-area honoree, along with team captain and MVP … also starred for Titans in football, earning First Team All-State recognition as defensive back and wide receiver … earned all-region honors in both sports as junior and senior, helping Syracuse to conference title and state runner-up finish in 2012 … three-time letterwinner in each sport.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 16, 1995 in Ogden, Utah … son of Martina McDonough … accounting major.

Career Highs
Points – 27 vs Lincoln Christian, 11/7/15
Rebounds – 10 vs Northwest Nazarene, 2/23/17
Assists – 9 vs Lincoln Christian, 11/6/15
Blocks – 1, six times
Steals – 5 vs Lincoln Christian, 11/6/15

Career Statistics
Year    GP-GS  Min/Avg    FG-FGA  Pct 3FG-FGA Pct   FT-FTA Pct
2015-16 21-21  656/31.2   71-142 .500  29- 63 .460  46- 54 .852
2016-17 29-29  941/32.4  118-260 .454  42-111 .378  83- 94 .883
TOTALS  50-50 1597/31.9  189-402 .470  71-174 .408 129-148 .872


Year    GP-GS  OR- DR-Reb/Avg  PF-D    A  TO  B   S  Pts/Avg
2015-16 21-21  13- 44- 57/2.7  59-1   61  39  2  16  217/10.3
2016-17 29-29  10- 74- 84/2.9  55-1   88  53  4  34  361/12.4
TOTALS  50-50  23-118-141/2.8 114-2  149  92  6  50  578/11.6


 

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2015-16Junior

    Guard
    6'1" 185 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2016-17Senior

    Guard
    6'1" 185 lbs
    11