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JUNIOR (1999-00)
Played in 23 games with one start ... missed five games after suffering an ankle injury at Baylor ... first player off the bench and a key contributor on offense ... averaged 7.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game ... shot 40.9 percent from the field and 74.6 percent from the foul line ... had eight points and five boards at Texas A&M-CC ... blasted North Texas for 25 points on a school-record tying seven three-pointers ... was 9-of-13 from the field and 7-of-9 from three in that game ... also had five rebounds and three assists against the Eagles ... had seven points and six rebounds against Southwest Texas ... eight points in win over Oral Roberts ... had seven points and four boards at Nebraska ... shipped in 11 points at home against Texas ... eight points and seven rebounds at Baylor, before leaving the game with an ankle injury ... hit 10-of-13 shots from the foul line and scored 20 points in home win over Baylor ... back-to-back games of 11 points each against Iowa State and at Colorado ... grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds against the Buffaloes.
SOPHOMORE (1998-99)
First player off the bench in 10 games last season ... started Pepperdine game and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds ... scored season-high 13 points against TCU on three-of-five shooting from the field .. scored 12 points and recorded two blocks against UTPA ... scored nine points on 4-of-7 shooting against North Texas ... an aggressive defensive player ... hampered by illness against Missouri and Texas.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Averaged 11.2 points, a team-high 6.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists last season for McClennan Community College … helped lead the Highlanders to the National Junior College Athletic Association tourney for the first time since 1976 … the team posted an overall record of 27-8 and a 13-3 record in the North Texas Junior Athletic Conference … played in 28 of the team's 35 games … all-tournament in regional action … overcame midseason injury (missed seven games) to post 16.6 points and 8.0 rebounds in postseason action.
HIGH SCHOOL
Led Tyler John Tyler High School to a 27-6 regular-season mark and state Class 5A playoff berth as a senior … first-team all-district … averaged 13 points, almost eight rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game as a senior … scored 27 points and had 13 rebounds against Duncanville … led the squad in rebounding … played in adidas all-star game … ranked among state's top 15 players out of high school … played free safety in football and participated in long jump, triple jump and high jump for track and field squad.
PERSONAL
Born Nov. 4, 1977 … full name is Jayson Dewayne Mitchell … son of Billy and Marie Mitchell … has one younger sister, Dominique ... majoring in psychology.
Career Stats
| YEAR | GP-S | MP | FG-A | FG% | 3P-A | 3P% | FT-A | FT% | REB-AVG | A | TO | BLK | STL | PF-D | TP | AVG |
| 1998-99 | 30-1 | 429 | 30-102 | .294 | 10-40 | .250 | 30-43 | .698 | 65-2.2 | 25 | 49 | 16 | 15 | 54-2 | 100 | 3.3 |
| 1999-00 | 23-1 | 530 | 52-127 | .409 | 21-59 | .356 | 47-63 | .746 | 94-4.1 | 35 | 42 | 15 | 25 | 66-1 | 172 | 7.5 |
| TOTALS | 53-2 | 959 | 82-229 | .358 | 31-99 | .313 | 77-106 | .726 | 159-3.0 | 60 | 91 | 31 | 40 | 120-3 | 272 | 5.1 |
Big 12 Statstics
| YEAR | GP-S | MP | FG-A | FG% | 3P-A | 3P% | FT-A | FT% | REB-AVG | A | TO | BLK | STL | PF-D | TP | AVG |
| 1998-99 | 16-0 | 204 | 7-40 | .175 | 3-19 | .158 | 11-17 | .647 | 31-1.9 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 17-1 | 28 | 1.8 |
| 1999-00 | 11-1 | 249 | 24-64 | .375 | 9-30 | .300 | 29-36 | .806 | 50-4.5 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 31-0 | 86 | 7.8 |
| TOTALS | 27-1 | 453 | 31-104 | .298 | 12-49 | .245 | 40-53 | .755 | 81-2.0 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 16 | 48-1 | 114 | 4.2 |
