Texas freshman Dillon Mitchell making unique impact with his defense
Texas forward Dillon Mitchell, a big reason the Longhorns rank third nationally in defensive efficiency, ninth in scoring defense and 13th in opponent field-goal percentage, sets up a roadblock on Houston Christian forward Sam Hofman in their Nov. 10 meeting at Austin.AUSTIN — Creighton sophomore Ryan Nembhard cooked just about every defender he faced in last month’s Maui Invitational. The 6-foot guard averaged 20.3 points on 51.4 percent shooting and 4.
Nembard eventually twisted up Texas forward Christian Bishop and scooped in an acrobatic and-one layup with five seconds left on the shot clock — and Mitchell on the opposite side of the floor. But it was an exhausting possession for Creighton, its two guards eclipsed and hounded by this sprightly freshman in the second half of a close game.
“D-Mitch is a special young player,” Texas coach Chris Beard said Monday. “He’s really a position-less player. We hear that word a lot in basketball, and certainly that's what pro basketball is these days. He's a guy that can guard five positions. He could do a lot of things on the floor offensively, but a lot of things that he does as a young guy defensively are really big for us.”
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