As Mizzou heads to SEC tourney, Tigers guard Mark Mitchell named All-SEC 2nd team
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- Mark Mitchell named All-SEC second team by conference coaches in 2026.
- Mitchell leads Mizzou in points (17.9), rebounds (5.2) and assists (3.9).
- Mitchell passed 1,000 career points and returns for SEC tournament action.
The Southeastern Conference's men’s basketball coaches this week selected Missouri Tigers senior Mark Mitchell for the All-SEC second team.
Mitchell, from Kansas City, Kansas, has been a consistently productive presence for the Tigers, who open the SEC Tournament on Thursday in Nashville.
He is leading MU in three categories: points, rebounds and assists. A team captain, he’s averaging 17.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game — making him one of just five players nationally to tally more than 550 points, 160 rebounds and 110 assists during the 2025-26 season.
The All-SEC first team consists of: Darius Acuff Jr. of Arkansas; Ja'Kobi Gillespie of Tennessee; Thomas Haugh of Florida; Lebaron Philon Jr. of Alabama; and Tyler Tanner of Vanderbilt.
Mitchell is the second Tiger to earn All-SEC recognition twice since Mizzou joined the conference 14 years ago. He made the league's third team following his junior season.
Former Tiger Kobe Brown was second-team All-SEC in 2021-22 and first-team all-league in 2022-23.
Mitchell recently surpassed 1,000 career points for his MU career. The milestone came in the Tigers' 88-84 overtime loss to No. 17 Arkansas, a game in which he scored a career-high 32 points.
Mitchell and the rest of head coach Dennis Gates MU squad will be back in action at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Tennessee for the SEC tourney. The Tigers await the winner of a prior game between LSU and Kentucky in Nashville.
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This story was originally published March 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM with the headline "As Mizzou heads to SEC tourney, Tigers guard Mark Mitchell named All-SEC 2nd team."