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33 - Jordan Mitchell
| Height: | 6-8 |
| Weight: | 185 |
| Year: | Freshman |
| Hometown: | Gardena, Ca. |
| High School: | Junipero Serra HS |
| Position: | Forward |
| EXP: | HS |
2010-11 Season (Freshman)
A starter in 13 of the last 16 games ... Grabbed a season-high
five rebounds vs UC Irvine (2/5/11) ... Had three blocks vs Seattle
(1/19/11) and Cal State Fullerton (3/10/11).
Junipero Serra High School
Helped lead Serra HS to the California state Division
III boys championship in 2009-10 with a 63-59 overtime
decision over perennial power Bishop O'Dowd High School ... The
Cavaliers were 35-2 overall, 5-0 in the Del Rey League, reached a
state ranking of third, and 13th in the nation ... Averaged eight
points, ten rebounds and four blocks per game ... For his efforts,
Jordan was nomimated as a McDonald's High School All-American in
addition to being an All-League, All-Daily Breeze and
All-CIF Southern Section choice.
Matador Memo
Born January 2, 1992 in Torrance, Ca. ... Parents are Rhonda
Baychue and Haven Mitchell ... Stepdad is Troy Baychue ... Has a
brother (Troy, 18) and two sisters (Jade 13, Schannelle 22) ... An
uncle, Reggie Howard, played basketball at UC Riverside ...
An important part of Jordan's life is his aunt, Lisa Mitchell ...
The Orlando Magic is his favorite NBA team while Magic
Johnson is his favorite player ... Lists Wesley Snipes and
Christian Bale as his favorite actors ... Watches "South Park" ...
His favorite movie is The Last Dragon ... Loves to eat sushi but
stays away from BBQ ... His favorite rock band is "A Tribe
Called Quest" ... His favorite solo artist is Common ... His
favorite website is spill.com ... Chose Cal State Northridge
because of the coaching staff, the location of the school and the
team's style of play ... His greatest sports moment is winning the
CIF title at Junipero Serra HS ... Jordan says the best
part of being a student-athlete is "seeing the result of your hard
work" ... The toughest part of being a student-athlete is "time
management and the fact that your body aches" ... Wears uniform #33
because it is the uniform he wore in high school ... His pre-game
ritual is listening to his iPod ... The sport of basketball would
be improved with "better sportsmanship" ... The best athlete he has
played against is JaVale McGee of the Washington Wizards ... The
most famous person he has ever met is Denzel Washington ... Richard
Pryor is the person he would most like to meet ... Would like to
switch places with Bill Gates ... Would like to be stranded on a
desert island with Meagan Good ... Would like to have dinner with
Spike Lee and Christopher Nolan ... If he was forced to listen to
one CD the rest of his life, it would be Finding Forever by Common
... Would like to buy his parents a home if he had a million
dollars ... The best advice he ever received was "Nothing is as bad
as it seems, nothing is as good as it seems" ... Jordan's advice to
young people is to work hard, stay focused but have fun doing it
... No one knows how much he loves to watch movies ... One day
Jordan aspires to be a comedian ... His autobiography would simply
be titled "The Story of Jordan Mitchell" ... Taye Diggs would play
the lead role if a movie was a made about Jordan Mitchell's life
... Can't imagine going a week without sports or exercise ... One
possession he can't live without is his iPhone ... Years from now,
Jordan says he still laugh about all the times he made fun of his
grade school teachers ... Would change the state of health care if
he had the opportunity ... The one thing that makes Jordan smile
are drawings of him when he was younger ... His greatest hero is
Martin Luther King Jr., who he says changed the world through
non-violence ... Film major.
Jordan Mitchell - Career Highs
Points - 4 (2 games)
Field Goals - 2 vs UC Irvine (2/5/11)
3-Point Field Goals - 0
Free Throws - 2 (3 games)
Rebounds - 5 vs UC Irvine (2/5/11)
Assists - 1 (3 games)
Blocks - 3 (2 games)
Steals - 1 (3 games)

















