2003-04 Basketball - M Roster
Roster
Mitch Platt
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 270
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Henderson, Nev.
- High School:
- Green Valley HS
Graduated: Mitch completed his requirements to earn his bachelor’s degree in political science in the spring of 2007. All five Oregon seniors will graduate by the end of the 2007-08 season.
Athletes in Action: Competed for an AIA team that toured Germany in the summer of 2007.
2006-07: Returned to action after a medical redshirt in 2005-06. Saw action in 20 games with one start. Grabbed six rebounds in the season opener versus Lehigh. Scored season-high five points versus Portland State. Strong post player. Above average screener who is among the team’s best at executing the offense.
2005-06: Redshirt year after undergoing two off-season surgeries to alleviate discomfort in his left foot.
2004-05: Stalwart in the post played through pain in all 27 games with 24 starts. Averaged 3.1 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in limited minutes (13.6 per game). Shot 60.3 percent from the field (35-of-58). A bit of a slow start to the season. Had four points, three rebounds and a pair of steals against Illinois. Blocked a career-high three shots versus Bethune-Cookman. Had eight points with a season-high seven rebounds in win over Portland. Matched a career high with 15 points to go along with five boards in Jan. 2 loss to UCLA. Scored seven points in a home loss to Arizona. Added six points and four rebounds in March 3 win at USC.
2003-04: Emerged as somewhat of a surprise starter at center when Matt Short was sidelined in the fall with a stress fracture. Played in 27 games and started 22. Scored 5.6 points per game and was Oregon’s No. 4 rebounder at 3.6 per game. Hit 50 percent (66-132) of his field goal attempts. Earned Pac-10 All-Freshman honorable mention honors despite missing four games with a sprained left ankle. Led Oregon in rebounding four times. Did not play like a freshman out of the gate, scoring 12 points (five-of-seven shooting) in the season opening win against Fresno State. Grabbed eight rebounds against Marshall before spraining his ankle late in that game. Did not return until the Pac-10 opener at USC on Jan. 2. Got back into form with 13 points (six-of-eight shooting) and eight rebounds in win at Arizona State. Only double-double of the season came at home against Stanford -- 13 points and a season-high 10 rebounds. Season-best 15 points (seven-of-nine shooting) at Washington. Back-to-back double figure scoring games at home versus Arizona (10) and Arizona State (11). Played well against Stanford in the Pac-10 tournament with 10 points and six rebounds. One of 17 invited to try out for the 2003 USA Basketball Junior World Championships team but did not make the final 12.
Before Oregon: Rated the 81st-best prep prospect in the nation by ESPN.com (20th-best among centers) and 87th by TheInsidersHoops.com, which said, “previously unknown national prospect is a diamond in the rough,” about Platt. College Basketball News tabbed him as the fourth-best center in the nation and ranked him 25th overall. Named to the Las Vegas Sun All-State first team and won Sunrise Region most valuable player and Southeast Division player of the year awards. Averaged 18.8 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game as a senior as Green Valley won the division with a 10-0 record. Gators were 22-8 overall in 2002-03 and advanced to the regional semifinals. Green Valley was ranked fourth in Nevada in the final regular season poll. As a junior, Platt averaged 12.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in leading the Gators to a 28-6 record and was an All-Sunrise Region and All-Southeast Division first team selection. Scored career-high 35 points in a 79-77 win over Durango. Named to the Las Vegas Big Time all-tournament team after leading his squad to the championship with 21 points, seven rebounds and three assists in the title game. Played for the AAU Las Vegas Stars.
Personal: Born Mitchell Joel Platt January 12, 1985, in Las Vegas, Nev. Parents are Jeff and Christine Platt. One older brother, Jeff, who played basketball at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Ore. High School (Coach): Green Valley (Jim Allen). Major is political science (graduated spring 2007).
