Rachel Mitchell

Position:
Center
Height:
6-7
Class:
Junior
High School:
Atascocita HS
Hometown:
Houston, Texas

About Rachel

Finished her career fifth on Texas A&M’s career blocks list with 116
Ranked in the top 10 for blocked shots in the SEC in each of her last two seasons
Had her best career game with eight rebounds, five blocks, and three steals at No. 2 South Carolina (Jan. 17, 2016), making a significant impact on the defensive end without scoring in the game

Texas A&M Career
Finished her career fifth at Texas A&M with 116 career blocks … Ranked in the top 10 of the SEC in blocks in both her junior and senior seasons … Had 12 career games with at least three blocks

2015-16 (RS Senior)
Ranked fifth in the SEC in blocks, and tied for seventh on Texas A&M’s single-season list with 45 blocks … Played in all 32 games, and started against Tennessee on Feb. 7 … Had back-to-back five block games at No. 2 South Carolina (Jan. 17) and against No. 23 Missouri (Jan. 21), becoming the first Aggie with back-to-back 5+ block games … Her performance at No. 2 South Carolina featured eight rebounds, five blocks, and three steals, as she made one of the biggest impacts on the game despite not scoring … Had a season-high 10 points against Hawai’i (Dec. 4) … Posted a career-high nine rebounds against Texas State (Nov. 13)

2014-15 (RS Junior)

Ranked seventh in the SEC in blocks per game ... Made SportsCenter’s Top 10 with a stuffing of Brady Sanders, one of two blocks against Texas on Dec. 21 ... Played in 31 games, making three starts ... Averaged 2.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game ... Averaged 2.5 blocks per game in the stretch from Dec. 13 to Dec. 31 ... Scored a season-high 11 points and added seven rebounds against McNeese State (Nov. 26) ... Had a season-high eight rebounds at Washington (Dec. 29) ... Had six points and three blocks against Auburn (Feb. 1) ... Had four points and five rebounds at No. 1 South Carolina (Jan. 26) ... Started against Northwestern State (Dec. 3), hitting her first four shots from the floor and scoring eight points ... Scored eight points with seven rebounds in 10 minutes of action against Houston (Dec. 13) ... Had four games of 3+ blocks

2013-14 (RS Sophomore)

Played in 31 games, averaging 1.2 points and 2.0 rebounds per game ... Posted 3+ blocks three times, 5+ rebounds four times, and 4+ points three times ... Had five points and three rebounds against No. 16 LSU (Feb. 9) ... Had five rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal in the NCAA Tournament First Round against North Dakota (Mar. 23) ... Had six rebounds, three blocks, and four points against Mississippi State (Jan. 19) ... Had six rebounds, four blocks and two points at No. 13 LSU (Jan. 9) ... Had four rebounds and three blocks against Louisiana Tech (Dec. 28) ... Scored five points with three rebounds at No. 12 Penn State (Dec. 15)

2012-13 (RS Freshman)

Played in 21 games ... Averaged 1.3 points and 1.2 rebounds per game ... Went 3-of-3 from the field to score a season-high seven points against Southern (Nov. 23) ... Grabbed a season-high five rebounds against TCU (Dec. 8) ... Had five points and three rebounds against Louisiana Tech (Dec. 4) ... Scored four points off of 4-of-4 free throw shooting, and added three rebounds at Mississippi State (Jan. 24) ... Had two blocks against Prairie View A&M (Dec. 28)

2011-12 (Redshirt)

Redshirted after playing in four games early in the season...Scored 2 points and added a rebound versus Iowa...Had 4 points and two rebounds against Temple...Recorded three rebounds and two blocks against Lamar in the season opener.

High School Career

Rated the No. 12 overall prospect in the Class of 2011 by the All-Star Girls Basketball Report, the No. 4 center in the country by ESPN Hoopgurlz and the No. 1 post player in the state by Premier Basketball Report...2011 McDonald’s High School All-America Nominee...2011 WBCA High School All-America honorable mention...2011 TGCA All-State...2011 TGCA All-Star team...Transferred to Atascocita from C.E. King High School her sophomore year and attended A&M’s Elite Camp for three years...Was a teammate of Karla Gilbert’s on the Houston Elite AAU team...Two-time all-district first team selection...2010 Preseason All-Greater Houston Second Team...Also earned varsity letters in volleyball and track...2007 volleyball newcomer of the year at C.E. King...2010 track district champion.

Personal

Rachel Alana Mitchell...Born on February 7, 1992 in Houston...Daughter of Deborah Bosley...Has two brothers, Robert (29) and Ross (23)...Is a member of one of A&M’s highest-ever rated recruiting class in school history...Recreation, park and tourism sciences major at Texas A&M...Chose the Aggies over Baylor, Texas Tech, Duke and Texas.