2007-08 | Sophomore Season
The TCU sophomore gave the Purple and White an added burst off of the bench during the 2007-08 campaign after averaging 4.7 points and 1.3 rebounds per game... enjoyed a stellar sophomore season where he set career-highs in 17 statistical categories... earned his first collegiate start against the Air Force Academy (Feb. 2) where he finisehd with 10 points - including a trio of three-pointers... posted a career-high 15 points on the road at the Air Force Academy (Mar. 5) with a 16-point scoring performance after connecting on 5-of-10 shots from behind the three-point line... scored nine points on 3-of-4 shooting - including 3-of-3 from behind the three-point arc - against nationaly-ranked Texas (Jan. 2)... scored nine points on 4-of-7 shooting to go along with a pair of assists on the road at Rice (Dec. 29)... notched nine points on a trio of three-pointers at the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum against UNLV (Jan. 30)... posted seven points and three rebounds in the quarterfinal game against UNLV (Mar. 13) in the Mountain West Conference Tournament... finished his sophomore campaign ranked fourth on the squad in three-point field goals made and three-point field goal attempts... appeared in a career-high 29 games during the season.
2006-07 | Freshman Season
Mitchem appeared in 15 games during his freshman season with the Purple and White where he averaged 5.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game... scored a season-high 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting - including 3-of-5 shooting from behind the three-point line - against Tulane (Dec. 9)... collected 11 points on 3-of-6 shooting - including 4-of-4 from the charity stripe - in a double-overtime victory over crosstown foes UT Arlington (Nov. 18)... scored 11 points - including 5-of-6 at the free throw line - to go along with five rebounds against Grambling State (Nov. 24) while seeing action in a season-high 25 minutes of action... scored eight points on 3-of-6 shooting against Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 14) in his second collegiate game with the Frogs... notched six points to go along with a career-high four steals on the road at St. Mary's (Calif.)... scored nine points - including a trio of three-pointers - to go along with two rebounds, one assist and one steal against UT San Antonio (Dec. 6).
Rochester East High School
The product of Rochester East High School - Mitchem was selected to the All-Greater Rochester Super 15 Boys' Basketball Team... tabbed as a City-Catholic all-star guard in each of his four seasons... selected as the City-Catholic Player of the Year as well as his team's Most Valuable Player during his senior campaign... guided Rochester East High School to a pair of Section V crowns to go along with a trio of City-Catholic League championships... averaged 25.0 points, 8.5 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game during his senior season... concluded his prep career with 1,162 career points as well as over 700 assists, 400 rebounds and 300 steals as a four-year starter for Rochester East High School... recorded a career-best 42 points against Rush-Henrietta during his senior campaign.
From the Charity Stripe
Mitchem is the son of Kenneth Mitchem and Tina Holmes... born on March 6, 1987... majoring in communications.
