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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

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23 Frank Mitchell

  • Position
    Forward
  • Height
    6-8
  • Weight
    240
  • Class
    Junior
  • Hometown
    Toronto, Ontario
  • Highschool
    Oakville Prep
  • Twitter
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Biography

AWARDS
2023-24 All-MAAC Second Team
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 21 vs. Manhattan (1/26/24)
Rebounds: 22 at Manhattan (3/9/24)
Assists: 4, 2x, last at High Point (12/22/23)
2023-24 • JUNIOR SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Earned All-MAAC Second Team honors after finishing the season as the only player in the MAAC to average a double-double.
• Is the 11th player in program history to be named All-MAAC Second Team, and the first since 2016-17.
• Averaged 12.1 points, 11.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.
• Led the MAAC and ranked 21st in the country with 15 double-double performances.
• Scored in double-figures 23 times and had a career-high 21 points in a home win over Manhattan Jan. 26.
• Shot 56.1 percent (161-for-287) from the field. That led the MAAC and ranked 42nd in the nation.
• Had 15-or more points in eight different games.
• Ended the season ranked 13th in the MAAC with his 12.1 points per game.
• Recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds at St. Bonaventure Nov. 11.
• Finished the 2023-24 season ranked fourth in the nation with his 11.6 rebounds per game.
• Is the first MAAC player to average 11.0 rebounds per game since the 2019-20 season.
• One of three players in the country in 2023-24 to have 20-or more rebounds in multiple games.
• Grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds in an overtime win at Manhattan March 9.
• Had a five-game stretch (Jan. 19 - Feb. 4) where he had 15-or more rebounds in a game, making him the first Canisius player to do that since the 1973-74 campaign.
• His 11.6 rebounds per game average ranks fifth-best for a single-season in program history, and it is the best rebounding average for a Canisius player since 1973-74.
• His 361 total rebounds are the second-most for a Canisius player in one season, and the most for a Griff since 1951-52.
• Ranked ninth in the nation with those 361 total rebounds.
• Led the MAAC in both offensive rebounds per game (4.1) and defensive rebounds per game (7.6).
• Tied the program record for rebounds in a MAAC Tournament game with 16 against Mount St. Mary's on March 12.
• Led the team in rebounding in 28 of the 31 games he played in.
• Dished out a career-best four assists in two different games.
• Had a career-high four blocks in the overtime win at Manhattan March 9.
• Was credited with a career-best three steals in the MAAC Tournament win over Mount St. Mary's March 12.
• Averaged 29.2 minutes per game. Played 35-or more minutes six times.
2022-23 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Sat out the entire season due to NCAA transfer rules.
• Participated with the team during all on-campus practice sessions.
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played the 2021-22 basketball season at Humber College in Toronto.
• Helped lead the Hawks to the 2022 CCAA National Championships and the 2022 OCAA Provincial Championship.
• Earned five major CCAA and OCAA Provincial awards after his freshman year, as he was named to the 2022 CCAA and OCAA Championship All-Tournament Teams, while also being named the OCAA Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and an OCAA First-Team All-Star.
• Was honored as the 2021-22 Humber College Rookie of the Year.
• Averaged 14.5 points and 18.0 rebounds per game.
• Had 13 double-double efforts and grabbed a school-record 31 rebounds against Redeemer.
• Was good for a program-record 14.5 rebounds per contest during OCAA postseason play.
• In June 2022, he was selected to attend Canada Basketball's U23 GLOBL JAM training camp.

PERSONAL
• Majoring in sport management.
• Started playing competitive basketball at the age of 18.
• Has a wide variety of interests, including music. Can play multiple instruments, including the piano and the harmonica.

Statistics

Season:
2023-24

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2022-23Sophomore

    Forward
    6'8" 240 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2023-24Junior

    Forward
    6'8" 240 lbs
    23