Davion Mitchell’s Time: The Interview and Profile of His Offensive Development at Baylor

Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports Davion Mitchell—a man who from Georgia, who left a college in Alabama, to end up a potential All-American on a team in the heart of Texas—pulls out an iPad to log into Zoom and discuss his season and development with me while I sit at a desk in Kansas City.

Mitchell sports a Band-Aid across his cheek. He tells me, “Yesterday I was playing with my dog, and I got bit by my dog. I was playing with him, and I guess he got too happy and bit me in my face. I got a little cut in my face.”

Perhaps Mitchell’s dog has provided a clue into how to defend him. Already one of the country’s best defenders—and perhaps “one of” is an unnecessary modifier—entering the…