KCK native & Mizzou product Mark Mitchell signs with Nuggets in wake of NBA Draft
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- Mark Mitchell signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Denver Nuggets as an undrafted free.
- Mitchell led Missouri with 18.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists last season.
- Mitchell joins Kansas City products Christian Braun and Spencer Jones on Denver's roster.
Kansas City native and former Missouri Tigers men’s basketball player Mark Mitchell has signed as an undrafted free agent with the Denver Nuggets in the wake of this week’s 2026 NBA Draft.
Mitchell signed an Exhibit 10 deal, according to multiple reports, meaning he’s on a one-year, non-guaranteed NBA minimum-salary contract through the preseason. He could stay with the team in their G-League affiliate or on a two-way contract.
Mitchell joins KC area products Christian Braun (Blue Valley Northwest) and Spencer Jones (Bishop Miege) in Denver. Former Tiger turned Arkansas Razorback Trevon Brazile was drafted by the Nuggets in the second round, with the 35th overall pick.
Mitchell, a Kansas City, Kansas native, was a DiRenna Award winner as a junior and led Bishop Miege High School to the Kansas Class 4A state championship in 2021. He transferred to nationally renowned Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas, for his senior season.
Mitchell was a two-year starter for Duke before playing for MU, helping the Blue Devils reach the Elite Eight as a sophomore.
For the Tigers, Mitchell was a two-time All-SEC honoree. He led Mizzou with 18.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game as a senior during the 2025-26 season. He is the second player in school history to lead MU in all three statistics.
His 18.3-points-per-game average was the best in 12 years of Missouri hoops. And he is one of just two Tigers to garner All-SEC recognition twice.
