ster ' s ▁team . ▁As ▁he ▁would ▁later ▁do ▁in ▁college , ▁Mitchell ▁spent ▁his ▁sum mers ▁playing ▁in ▁street ball ▁games ▁at ▁the ▁f amed ▁R ucker ▁Park ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁At ▁an ▁event ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Under ▁Arm our ▁on ▁a ▁Brook lyn ▁basketball ▁court , ▁he ▁did ▁a ▁d unk ▁that ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁featured ▁on ▁Sports ▁Center . ▁Mitchell ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁regional ▁game ▁for ▁the ▁Jordan ▁Brand ▁Classic , ▁ranking ▁twenty - se vent h ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁by ▁one ▁rec ruit ing ▁service ▁and ▁forty - third ▁by ▁another . ▁He ▁committed ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Louis ville ▁to ▁play ▁college ▁basketball . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁ ▁Mitchell ▁opt ed ▁to ▁wear ▁number ▁ 4 5 ▁on ▁his ▁j er sey ▁in ▁appreci ation ▁for ▁Michael ▁Jordan , ▁who ▁took ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁during ▁his ▁baseball ▁career ▁and ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁NBA ▁com eb ack ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁As ▁a ▁fresh man ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Louis ville , ▁Mitchell ▁started ▁in ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁five ▁games ▁and ▁aver aged ▁ 7 . 4 ▁points , ▁ 1 . 7 ▁ass ists , ▁and ▁ 3 . 4 ▁reb ounds ▁for ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁Over ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁season , ▁Mitchell ▁aver aged ▁ 1 5 . 6 ▁points , ▁ 2 . 7 ▁ass ists , ▁and ▁ 4 . 9 ▁reb ounds ▁per ▁game , ▁while ▁shooting ▁ 4