Mitchell Earns a Pair of All-ACC Honors

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Steffon Mitchell earned a pair of All-ACC men's basketball honors, it was announced today during the Packer & Durham show on ACC Network.

Mitchell was named to the 2019-20 All-ACC team as an honorable mention selection. The junior forward was also one of five players named to the league's All-Defensive team. The 6-8 forward received eight votes for the ACC Defensive Player of the Year award.

The Shakopee, Minn. native finished the regular season with one of the most complete stat lines in the last 25 years. In 30 games played, Mitchell averaged 7.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.3 steals, and 0.9 blocked shots while posting a 1.98:1 assist/turnover ratio.

Mitchell led the ACC in steals - and ranks 14th nationally - logging 2.3 swipes per game. At 6-8, Mitchell is the tallest player among the top 30 in steals in the country, He also ranked fifth in rebounding, averaging 8.5 boards per outing. In the ACC, Mitchell is third in offensive rebounding (3.2 ORpg) and ninth in defensive rebounding (5.4 DRpg). He was also 15th in blocked shots, logging just under 1.0

The point forward also averaged 3.2 assists per game - 18th-best in the league - while logging a 1.98:1 assist/turnover ratio, ranking him sixth in the ACC.

Mitchell registered seven double-doubles this season, six in points and rebounds and one in rebounds and assists.

2020 All-ACC Team
First Team
Vernon Carey Jr., Duke, 367
Jordan Nwora, Louisville, 359
John Mooney, Notre Dame, 351
Tre Jones, Duke, 348
Elijah Hughes, Syracuse, 305

Second Team
Mamadi Diakite, Virginia, 234
Devin Vassell, Florida State, 212
Garrison Brooks, North Carolina, 209
Trent Forrest, Florida State, 200
Markell Johnson, NC State, 101

Third Team
Kihei Clark, Virginia, 98
Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech, 87
Aamir Simms, Clemson, 79
Cole Anthony, North Carolina, 69
Olivier Sarr, Wake Forest, 63

Honorable Mention
Landers Nolley II, Virginia Tech, 58
Michael Devoe, Georgia Tech, 48
Brandon Childress, Wake Forest 44
Chris Lykes, Miami, 32
M.J. Walker, Florida State, 22
Braxton Key, Virginia, 16
Dwayne Sutton, Louisville 15
Steffon Mitchell, Boston College, 11

ACC Player of the Year
Tre Jones, Duke, 34
Jordan Nwora, Louisville, 17
John Mooney, Notre Dame, 11
Elijah Hughes, Syracuse, 7
Trent Forrest, Florida State, 4
Mamadi Diakite, Virginia 2

Freshman of the Year
Vernon Carey Jr., Duke, 70
Landers Nolley II, Virginia Tech, 2
Cole Anthony, North Carolina, 2
Patrick Williams, Florida State, 1

All-Defensive Team
Tre Jones, Duke, 64
Mamadi Diakite, Virginia, 55
Trent Forrest, Florida State, 55
James Banks III, Georgia Tech, 34
Steffon Mitchell, Boston College, 30

All-Freshman Team
Vernon Carey Jr., Duke, 75
Cole Anthony, North Carolina, 55
Landers Nolley II, Virginia Tech, 54
Cassius Stanley, Duke, 36
Patrick Williams, Florida State, 29

Coach of the Year
Leonard Hamilton, Florida State, 62
Tony Bennett, Virginia, 12
Chris Mack, Louisville, 1

Defensive Player of the Year
Tre Jones, Duke, 45
Trent Forrest, Florida State, 18
Steffon Mitchell, Boston College, 8
Kihei Clark, Virginia, 3
Manny Bates, NC State, 1

Most Improved Player
Garrison Brooks, North Carolina, 17
Olivier Sarr, Wake Forest, 16
Devin Vassell, Florida State, 16
Buddy Boeheim, Syracuse, 10
Aamir Simms, Clemson, 6
Moses Wright, Georgia Tech, 6
Prentiss Hubb, Notre Dame, 2
DJ Funderburk, NC State, 1
Jay Huff, Virginia, 1

Sixth Man of the Year
Patrick Williams, Florida State, 35
Malik Williams, Louisville, 28
Dane Goodwin, Notre Dame, 9
Isaiah Wong, Miami, 3

Players Mentioned

Steffon Mitchell

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