Texas basketball is around the corner. The team starts its season with Incarnate Word on Nov. 6. One particular player figures to play a key role in the season.
Forward Dillon Mitchell is perhaps the biggest variable for the upcoming season. The sophomore came to Texas as the No. 2 small forward and No. 8 player in the 2022 recruiting class. The class produced several productive players in Alabama’s Brandon Miller, Baylor’s Keyonte George and Duke’s Kyle Filipowski among others.
Mitchell has yet to produce at those players’ level in his time at Texas. The sophomore forward averaged 4.3 points and 3.9 rebounds last season. The lower averages might be indicative of less opportunities because of the veteran roster around him. Now, much of that roster has left Austin and it’s Mitchell’s time to perform.
Texas is going to need him. There’s a significant void left by some of last season’s top scorers in Timmy Allen, Marcus Carr and Sir’Jabari Rice. With the opportunity ahead, we could see significant breakout from Mitchell. He will look to put it all together as the season starts.