TicketsCINCINNATI -- Cincinnati head men's basketball coach Wes Miller has announced the program's third transfer addition of the 2024-25 season in Dillon Mitchell, a former Texas standout.
The 6-foot-8 Mitchell, with two years of eligibility remaining and 71 starts to his name, will be the first McDonald's All-American to suit up for the Bearcats since Lance Stephenson in his 2010 Big East Rookie of the Year campaign.
"We're thrilled to welcome Dillon to Cincinnati," Miller said. "He is one of the most dynamic and versatile players in the country. He's already had a great deal of success on NCAA Tournament teams and I'm confident he can improve his production here at Cincinnati. We can't wait to get Dillon and the rest of our players back to campus to begin our summer program next week."
Mitchell had 17 double-figure scoring games en route to averaging 9.6 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, the latter trailing only Kansas' Hunter Dickinson for the Big 12 lead. His career-high 21 points came against defending, and eventual, national champion UConn, where he also grabbed eight boards. His 30 blocks were second on the team, and he had 10 points and four rebounds over 37 minutes against UC at Fifth Third Arena.
The Tampa native had eight double-doubles of his 12 games with double-figure rebounding, including against LSU, Texas Tech, Houston and TCU.
As a freshman in 2022-23, Mitchell started all 38 games and led Texas with a 63.6 percent shooting clip. He averaged 4.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, including eight points and nine rebounds against Gonzaga in his third game.
2024-25 NEWCOMERS
Dillon Mitchell (Jr., F, 6-8, 205, Tampa, Fla./Texas)
Arrinten Page (So., F, 6-11, 245, Atlanta, Ga./USC)
Connor Hickman (Sr., G, 6-3, 200, Bloomington, Ind./Bradley)
Tyler Betsey (Fr., F, 6-8, 185, Windsor, Conn./St. Thomas More HS)
Tyler McKinley (Fr., F, 6-9, 220, Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton Woods HS)
The 6-foot-8 Mitchell, with two years of eligibility remaining and 71 starts to his name, will be the first McDonald's All-American to suit up for the Bearcats since Lance Stephenson in his 2010 Big East Rookie of the Year campaign.
"We're thrilled to welcome Dillon to Cincinnati," Miller said. "He is one of the most dynamic and versatile players in the country. He's already had a great deal of success on NCAA Tournament teams and I'm confident he can improve his production here at Cincinnati. We can't wait to get Dillon and the rest of our players back to campus to begin our summer program next week."
Mitchell had 17 double-figure scoring games en route to averaging 9.6 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, the latter trailing only Kansas' Hunter Dickinson for the Big 12 lead. His career-high 21 points came against defending, and eventual, national champion UConn, where he also grabbed eight boards. His 30 blocks were second on the team, and he had 10 points and four rebounds over 37 minutes against UC at Fifth Third Arena.
The Tampa native had eight double-doubles of his 12 games with double-figure rebounding, including against LSU, Texas Tech, Houston and TCU.
As a freshman in 2022-23, Mitchell started all 38 games and led Texas with a 63.6 percent shooting clip. He averaged 4.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, including eight points and nine rebounds against Gonzaga in his third game.
2024-25 NEWCOMERS
Dillon Mitchell (Jr., F, 6-8, 205, Tampa, Fla./Texas)
Arrinten Page (So., F, 6-11, 245, Atlanta, Ga./USC)
Connor Hickman (Sr., G, 6-3, 200, Bloomington, Ind./Bradley)
Tyler Betsey (Fr., F, 6-8, 185, Windsor, Conn./St. Thomas More HS)
Tyler McKinley (Fr., F, 6-9, 220, Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton Woods HS)