COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri men's basketball picked up its fourth transfer portal acquisition of the offseason in the form of a past recruiting miss.
Forward Mark Mitchell, who spent two seasons with Duke, will transfer to Mizzou, he announced Friday on Instagram.
Mitchell hails from Kansas City, Kansas, and was heavily recruited by the Tigers as a high school prospect who flirted with the idea of staying close to home. But the lure of the Blue Devils' famed program drew him farther away.
He played in 68 games through the first two years of his college career, starting all but one of them. Last season, he averaged 11.6 points and six rebounds per game.Â
That skillset and his 6-foot-9, 232-pound frame suggest Mitchell can be a physical post presence for the Tigers, who were one of the nation's worst high-major teams at rebounding.Â
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Mitchell shot 62.2% on rim attempts last season, according to Synergy's shot-tracking stats. And while his statistical profile doesn't suggest he's much of a shooter, he can convert catch-and-shoot jumpers when left open.Â
He's the fourth member of MU's incoming transfer class, joining Iowa point guard Tony Perkins, Northern Kentucky guard Marques Warrick and UT-Martin wing Jacob Crews. Collectively, that group provides the mix of point guard, scoring-capable combo guard, sizable perimeter option and frontcourt upgrade that coach Dennis Gates has targeted in the portal.
They'll be four of nine newcomers — including five freshmen — who will join the Missouri program after its 0-18 run through Southeastern Conference play. That number could rise to 10 with the possible addition of Pepperdine forward Jevon Porter, who is in the portal and part of the MU-connected Porter family.