INDIANAPOLIS - IU Indianapolis guard
Maguire Mitchell has been named this week's Horizon League Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week after helping lead the Jaguars to a pair of wins. The 6-foot-5 guard averaged 14.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game in helping the Jags to a perfect week. He shot 41.7 percent (10-of-24) from the floor and 36.8 percent (7-of-19) from three in the two games.
Mitchell opened the week with nine points, two rebounds and a season-high five assists and four steals in just 20 minutes in the 121-77 win over IU Columbus on Tuesday (Nov. 11). He followed that with 19 points (7-12 FG, 4-8 3's), three rebounds and two steals in the 90-83 road win at Eastern Michigan on Friday (Nov. 14). In that game, Mitchell made key plays down the stretch, including a late steal and a crucial layup in the final minute to help seal the win.
Mitchell currently leads the Horizon League in threes made per game (3.2) and total threes made (16) while ranking ninth in the league in three-point percentage (40.0%).