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  Daphne Mitchell

Daphne Mitchell

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Atlanta, GA

High School:
Woodward Academy

Height:
6-3

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
11/13/1985

General: Strong forward with good height that has made significant improvements in her game around the basket in her three years at Tech ... The tallest player on the team ... The recipient of one of the ACC Top Six for Service honors, which was awarded at the Yellow Jacket Celebration in April of 2006.

2007-08: Tallest member on the team played in 27 games and started the final five of the season ... Played 30 minutes and dished out three assists at Virginia (3/2) ... Scored 10 points, a personal ACC game best, in win over Virginia Tech (2/29) ... Grabbed four offensive rebounds and scored two points at North Carolina (1/5) ... Finished with 5 points and 3 boards in season-opening win over Davidson (11/9) ... Averaged 1.3 points and 1.2 rebounds in 7.5 minutes a game this season.

2006-07: Started six games and played in all 33 games ... Earned first double-double of her career with 10 points and 10 rebounds and added 2 blocks in win over Alcorn State ... Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in home win over Miami ... Scored 19 points and had four rebounds vs. Winston-Salem State ... Averaged 2.8 points and 2.5 rebounds in 14.9 minutes per game.

2005-06: Participated in 19 games during the season, including playing a season-high 21 minutes against Florida State in early February ... Had three points and four rebounds against the Seminoles in that contest ... Eleven of her 19 appearances came against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents ... Shot over 42 percent from the field.

2004-05: Played in 23 games during her rookie campaign ... Also started one game during the year ... Played more than 10 minutes per game ... Scored 10 points and had three steals and two rebounds in 19 minutes of play against Mississippi Valley State in the Georgia Tech/Atlanta Marriott NW Holiday Invitational ... Had a season-high four blocks against Arkansas in the Russell Athletic Shootout ... Pulled down five rebounds against UAB in early January and again versus Duke.

Prep: Four-year letterwinner for Coach Jon Merrill at Woodward Academy ... Served as team captain during her senior year ... Led Woodward to the region championship in both her junior and senior seasons ... Named a Street & Smith honorable mention All-American ... Tabbed the No. 25 prospect by the All Star Girls Report after averaging 14.3 points, nine rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game her junior year ... Named to the 2004 Metro Atlanta High School Team of the Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club ... Tabbed the No. 3 power forward in the class of 2004 by the All Star Girls Report ... Participated in the Georgia North-South All-Star Game and the adidas/EA Sports All-American Game in 2004 ... Member of the Junior Civitan Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Spanish Club at Woodward ... Also participated in the Volunteer Tutoring Program at a local middle school.

Personal: Daphne Chantal Mitchell was born November 13, 1985 ... Mother is Deloise Mitchell ... Enjoys drawing and listening to music in her spare time ... Lists winning the region championship two consecutive years and being invited to play in the adidas/EA Sports All-American Game as her most memorable athletic accomplishments ... Majoring in business management at Georgia Tech and would like to own her own construction company after graduation ... Scheduled to graduate in May, 2008.

Mitchell's Career Statistics
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-3FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR TR Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2004-05 23-1 235/10.2 17-32 .531 0-0 .000 7-12 .583 19 22 41 1.8 10-0 3 6 9 5 41/1.8
2005-06 19-0 130/6.8 9-21 .429 0-0 .000 4-5 .800 8 9 17 0.9 12-0 3 8 2 3 22/1.2
2006-07 33-6 492/14.9 39-87 .448 0-0 .000 14-24 .583 35 45 80 2.4 37-0 11 29 12 13 92/2.8
2007-08 27-6 202/7.5 11-27 .407 0-0 .000 14-23 .609 22 11 33 1.2 21-0 6 14 3 6 36/1.3
Totals 102-13 1059-10.4 76-167 .455 0-0 .000 36-64 .609 84 87 171 1.7 80-0 23 57 26 27 191/1.9

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