Tre Mitchell snubbed from G League Elite Camp invite list

According to Jonathan Givony, Kentucky’s Tre Mitchell was one of just nine players in the ESPN Top 100 NBA prospect list to not receive an invite to the G League’s Elite Camp. He joined Armel Traore, Zaccharie Perrin, Andrija Jelavic, Yannick Kraag, Ilias Kamardine, Dylan Disu, Riley Minix, and Tennessee Volunteer-turned-Arkansas Razorback, Jonas Aidoo on this list of disappointment.

Mitchell was a godsend for the Wildcats last season, coming over from West Virginia thanks to Bob Huggins’ not-so-subtle firing. He was averaging 13 points per game through the first 20 games of the season, before, unfortunately, a shoulder injury derailed him and he was never the same once he came back.

Mitchell’s last seven games in a Wildcat jersey saw him average just 4.3 points per game and missing all 11 of his 3-point shots. Kentucky had plenty of issues in the final stretch of the season, but you can’t help but think Tre Mitchell’s shoulder injury played a huge factor in Kentucky’s disappointing March.

It seems the injury and subsequent plummet in production also cost him a shot at the G League Elite Camp, a sort of feeder session into the NBA Combine. The only Kentucky player to receive an invite was Ugo Onyenso, although, the most likely scenario is a return to college. Where, exactly, is still up in the air, but it most certainly will not be back in Lexington.

The good news is that, while Mitchell won’t get a chance to showcase his stills at a combine, ESPN still ranks him as a top 100 NBA prospect. 86th, to be exact. Even though the big man likely won’t hear his name called on draft night, he’ll get a shot in the Summer League with a team and vie for a two-way contract.

Best of luck to a player who was Kentucky’s x-factor for most of the year.