University of South Alabama Athletics

2018-19: Third Team all-Sun Belt Conference… Only player on the team to start all 34 games… Second on the team in scoring (13.6 ppg) and first in rebounds (7.6 rpg), assists (122), steals (39) and blocks (71)… Only player in school history to lead the team in rebounds, assists, steals and blocks in the same season, and second to have 200 rebounds and 100 assists in one year… His 122 assists are the most by a Jaguar since 2007-08… The 71 blocks are fifth in school history and second among all USA juniors, one shy of the record… Tied for team lead with 10 double-digit rebounding games and second with nine double-doubles, a total that ranked third in the Sun Belt… Recorded program’s first double-double involving assists since 2007-08 with 15 points and 10 assists vs. Huntingdon (11/11)… His 31-point outing at Louisiana (1/24) was the most by a USA player this season… Fell one assist shy of a triple-double vs. Alabama A&M (12/19) with 11 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists… Blocked eight shots in first round of Sun Belt Tournament vs. Arkansas State (3/12), tied for third in school history and one shy of the record… Came up just short of a triple-double that night with 13 points and rebounds apiece… Set new career-best with 28 points on 12-of-15 shooting vs. Mobile, then topped that with 31 points just over a month later at Louisiana… ULL game was second of three straight games with at least 22 points.

2017-18: Only player on the team to start all 32 games… Averaged 7.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game… Ranked fourth on the team in scoring, second in rebounding and steals (29), and first in blocks (45)… Blocks total is third in school history by a sophomore… Averaged 14.8 points over five-game stretch during conference season, including career-best 19 on 8-of-12 shooting vs. Little Rock (2/8)… In prior game at Troy (2/3), made all five field-goal attempts and all seven free-throws for 17 points… Led Jags with 16 points and eight rebounds, and shot 7 for 10 from the floor at Louisiana (1/25)… Went 2 for 2 from distance, 3 for 3 at the line and 4 for 6 overall from the floor for 13 points vs. Arkansas State (2/10)… Set new career high with 10 rebounds vs. Trinity Baptist (1/9), then surpassed it with 13 boards vs. UL Monroe (2/22)… Handed out personal-best seven assists vs. Eastern Illinois (12/16), and gave out six against just one turnover vs. Mobile (11/13).

2016-17: Made 28 appearances with 11 starts… All 11 starts came consecutively during league play… Shot team-best 62.3 percent from the floor and was second on the team in blocks (22)… Converted 70.5 percent from the floor – including 77.8 percent (7-9) from 3-point land – in his 11 starts… Eighteen of his 22 blocks came against league competition, with six multi-block performances… Set new career highs with four rejections and four assists at Texas State (2/27), and blocked three shots while totaling a career-best 13 points vs. Coastal Carolina (2/20)… Went for 11 points his next time out at Texas-Arlington, making all four attempts from the floor… Blocked two shots with two steals vs. Little Rock, and 2-for-3 shooting performance capped off five-game run where he converted 17 of his 20 attempts (85.0%) from the field… One of three players on the team with a positive assist/turnover ratio, dishing out 28 helpers with 18 turnovers… In second career game vs. Blue Mountain (11/14), scored then-personal best 10 points and pulled down career-high seven rebounds.

2015-16: Redshirted.

High School: Graduate of Pebblebrook High School in Mabelton, Ga. … Three-time all-region performer—second team as a sophomore and senior, and first team as a junior—and twice received all-county recognition, collecting second-team plaudits in his final two years… Scored 1,000 points in his career… Earned a spot on all-state teams after his junior (honorable mention) and senior (third team) seasons, the latter honor coming after averaging 15 points and seven rebounds per game… Led the Falcons to a state semifinal appearance as a junior and a state runner-up finish as a senior.

Personal: Full name is Trhae Maurice Mitchell… Born Aug. 19, 1997 in Mabelton, Ga. … Son of Cornelius Mitchell and Danise Bosten… Has two siblings, an older sister and younger brother… Related to rapper Lil Yachty… Majoring in leisure studies… Favorites – movie: “Friday”; book: “Cat in the Hat”; pro teams: Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Falcons; athletes: LeBron James and Paul George; music artists: Lil Yachty; foods: ribs and chicken; classes: math and English… Prays and listens to music before a game… Would like to meet Kanye West… Likes to sing… Wants to coach after graduating… Three wishes: to be rich, and have his mom and grandmother live forever.