Mark Mitchell's Historic Season: Mizzou's NCAA Tournament Push

0:00On March 3rd, Mark Mitchell just earned SEC Player of the Week honors for carrying Mizzou basketball on his back. He dropped 23 points against Tennessee on Tuesday night and added 17 more at Mississippi State on Saturday, hoping the Tigers stay hot. Throughout this season, Mitchell leads the team with 17.4 points, 3.7 assists, and 5.3 rebounds per game, across 29 contests. He's chasing history as just the second Tiger to top the squad in all three categories, and he's one of only eight players nationwide with five. 100 points, 150 rebounds, and 100 assists. Fans and analysts are buzzing about his impact, with Mizzou now 20 wins and 9 losses overall, 10 and 6 in the SEC. The Tigers have won six of their last eight games, pushing them off the NCAA tournament bubble, and four spots shy of a top 25 ranking. Other projections from the field of 68 and CBS Sports have Mizzou as a number 9 seed,

1:01a big step forward. They're eyeing a double-by in the SEC tournament as the regular season taps up. Tonight at 6pm central time on ESPN New, Mizzou faces Oklahoma a key chance to lock in momentum before the postseason push. Lucky.