June 10, 2021
Lewis-Clark State men’s basketball senior point guard Damek Mitchell has been named the Cascade Collegiate Conference Male Athlete of the Year.
Mitchell, who was named to the prestigious NABC All-America team this season, is a three-time NAIA All-American, and was named to the first team for the first time in his career this year. He was a Third-Team All-American last season and Honorable Mention as a sophomore. The Cascade Conference Player of Year was also named to the All-National Tournament Team.
Mitchell finished his LC career as the all-time leader in assists (595) and 3-pointers made (206). He is second all-time in free throws made (309) and wins (104), third in scoring (1,395), tied for fifth in games played (123), sixth in rebounds (546), eighth in steals (141) and ninth in 3-point field goal percentage (.420).