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Jersey Number 41
Mitchell Solomon
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bixby, Okla.
- High School:
- Bixby HS
Solomon's Career Stats
2017-18 (Senior Season)
• Game-by-Game Stats
• Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference honors from the Associated Press.
• Second team Academic All-Big 12 honoree.
• Coach Mike Boynton praised him as the team’s MVP and was admired constantly for his hustle, leadership and work ethic.
• Started 36 games in 2017-18, which are the fourth most by any player in school history (all three other players started 37 games in 1994-95).
• His 36 appearances propelled him to 132 appearances in his career. That mark puts him in a tie for No. 7 all-time in OSU history for games played in a career.
• Ranked 30th nationally with 3.17 offensive rebounds per game this season.
• Solomon grabbed 114 offensive rebounds in 2017-18, which set a new school record. The Bixby Big Man topped Ivan McFarlin’s record of 110 offensive boards, which stood since 2001-02. As a junior, Solomon hauled in 102 offensive boards, which ranks seventh by an OSU player.
• Solomon and fellow senior Jeffrey Carroll became the first Cowboys since 1954 to earn a victory in every Big 12 venue with a victory in Ames, Iowa. Solomon earned a double-double against the Cyclones with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
• Led the Cowboys in field goal percentage (minimum 50 attempts), making 54.5 percent of his shots.
• Also led the Cowboys in rebounds per game with 6.5 rebounds per game with nearly half of those coming as offensive rebounds.
• Made the go-ahead basket against Florida State with 5.4 seconds remaining, then took a charge in the final seconds to seal the Cowboys’ victory against the Seminoles.
• Solomon also earned his first career double-double on Dec. 16 against Florida State. He scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
• Scored a career-high 17 points against Wichita State on Dec. 9. Solomon went 6-for-9 from the floor and collected eight rebounds against the Shockers.
• Had a career-defining game against Kansas on Senior Day when he scored 16 points and collected seven rebounds. Solomon dunked over Lagerald Vick to spark the Cowboys to a dominating performance to sweep the Jayhawks in the regular season.
• Dished a career-high five assists on Jan. 20 in the Cowboys’ upset over No. 4 Oklahoma. Solomon also made a vital steal in the final moments to help the Cowboys get to overtime, where they eventually won the game.
• Scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the Cowboys’ upset victory against West Virginia on Feb. 10.
• Averaged 10.3 points and eight rebounds during the Cowboys’ NIT run.
2016-17 (Junior season)
• Game-by-Game Stats
• Pulled down 102 offensive boards, which is tied for the sixth most ever by a Cowboy. Only Ivan McFarlin, Byron Houston and Bryant Reeves ever grabbed more in a single season.
• Ranked second at OSU and 16th in the Big 12 with 5.3 rebounds per game.
• His 3.1 offensive boards per game ranked third in the Big 12.
• Blocked 39 shots during his junior season, which is tied for the 26th most ever by a Cowboy.
• Led the Cowboys and ranked 11th in the Big 12 with 1.2 blocks per game.
• Posted 11 multi-block games, including a pair of 4-block games against Iowa State and TCU.
• OSU’s best defender, Solomon was +116 in +/- over the final 15 games of the season, which was second only to Jawun Evans.
• Posted averages of 5.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.
• Earned 22 starts and saw 20.1 minutes per contest.
• Career performance at No. 2 Kansas including 16 points on 6-of-6 shooting and three steals.
• Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, which included nine offensive rebounds – just one off the school record.
• Also reached double-figures in scoring against Rogers State (10 points) and Kansas State (10 points).
• Shot a career-best 49.6 percent from the floor and 77.3 percent from the free-throw stripe.
2015-16 Season (Sophomore Year)
• Game-by-Game Stats
• His versatility helped him earn 26 starts at either the power forward or center spots.
• Upped his averages from his freshman campaign from 1.2 to 3.7 points per game, and his rebounding from 3.3 to 3.9 boards per game.
• Was 40-of-85 (47.1 percent) from the floor overall, but was 37-of-66 (56.1 percent) inside the 3-point arch.
• Reached double-digit scoring for the first time in his career against Arkansas Pine Bluff (10 points).
• Key dunk with 1:32 remaining helped the Cowboys take down Minnesota in Sioux Falls, S.D.
• Just missed his first career double-double with nine points and nine boards against Tulsa.
• Hit a trio of 3-pointers on the year, including at Kansas and at home against West Virginia.
• Had at least five points in 11 games, and 18 games with at least four rebounds.
• Blocked 17 shots on the year, which ranked third at OSU.
• Best performance of the season came at Kansas; 9 points on 4-of-8 shooting and a career-high three blocks.
• Shot six-of-six from the free throw line and grabbed four rebounds in an upset win against No. 3 Kansas.
• Tied career high of three blocks at Kansas.
2014-15 (Freshman season)
• Game-by-Game Stats
• Was the first post player off the bench as a freshman, and averaged more minutes than any of OSU’s reserves over the last 11 games.
• Shot 46.7 percent from the floor, which trailed only Anthony Allen (76.2 percent) and Michael Cobbins (58.2 percent) on the OSU roster.
• Showed his prowess on the offensive glass by grabbing nearly as many offensive rebounds (42) as defensive rebounds (44).
• Ignited the Gallagher-Iba Arena crowd with a momentum-changing dunk in the win over Kansas. That dunk capped an afternoon with four points, four rebounds and three steals against the Jayhawks.
• Earned a pair of starts (Southeastern Louisiana and North Texas) and was one of six players to see action in every game.
• Pulled down at least four rebounds in 10 games, and his 2.7 rebounds per game were the most of any OSU player that saw less than 27 minutes per game.
• Collected 10 boards and blocked three shots in just 20 minutes against Northwestern Oklahoma State.
• Grabbed five rebounds against Oklahoma in Stillwater – his high against a Big 12 opponent.
• Posted five games with at least two blocks, and swatted 19 shots on the season – tied for third at OSU in 2014-15.
• Ended his freshman season with averages of 1.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.6 blocks per game in 10.9 minutes per contest.
• Majoring in mechanical engineering
High School
• Was named to The Oklahoman's Super 5 team as a senior.
• Was also an All-Metro and All-State selection by the Tulsa World.
• Averaged 18.3 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.5 blocked shots per game as a senior.
• Shot 55.7 percent from the floor, connecting on 175 of 314 shots from the field.
• Recorded 20 points and 18 rebounds in win over Broken Arrow in the title game of the Bartlesville Tournament.
• Had 25 points and 10 rebounds in a 55-54 comeback victory over Sand Springs.
• Scored 10 points and blocked nine shots in the area final game vs Booker T. Washington.
• Victory over BTW advanced Bixby to the Class 6A state tournament.
• Averaged 25 points in two regional tournament games.
• Recorded a team-high 14 points with 12 rebounds in the state quarterfinal loss to Mustang.
• Scored 1,013 points in his high school career.
• Averaged 15.7 points and 8.9 rebounds per game as a junior while shooting 52 percent from the floor.
• Scored eight points for the East squad in the All-State game.
• Was considered a four-star recruit by both Scout.com and Rivals.com and ranked in the top 85 by both services, making him the highest-ranked player in the state of Oklahoma.
• Also played football until his sophomore year.
• A consensus four-star recruit, was also recruited by Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Stanford and Marquette, among others.
Personal
• Born August 2, 1996, Mitchell is the son of Andy and Lisa Solomon.
• Both of his parents graduated from Oklahoma State.
• He has two younger brothers, Ryan and Preston.
• His cousin, Nick Bunting, played football at Tulsa.
• Mitchell is majoring in mechanical engineering at Oklahoma State.
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