2021 National Defensive Player of the Year, All-American and two-time All-Big 12 honoree, nicknamed “Off Night” for reputation of forcing player he’s defending into having an off night … Spent three years in Baylor program, redshirting during 2018-19 season and then posting a combined 54-6 record while starting every game during 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons ... Earned 2021 All-America Third-Team honors (AP, NABC, SN) after leading Bears to first National Championship in program history … Swept National Defensive Player of the Year honors, earning Naismith and NABC Defensive Player of the Year and Lefty Driesell Award, joining Johnathan Motley (2017 Karl Malone Award) to become second major individual award winner in program history … Earned 2021 NCAA Tournament South Regional MVP after leading Bears to first Final Four since 1950 ... Named 2020 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and 2021 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year … Played in all 94 games during three-year collegiate career, recording 80-14 career record (26-8 at Auburn, 54-6 at Baylor) ... Came off bench in 34 games as freshman during Auburn's 2018 SEC Championship run, then started all 60 games and won 90 percent of them during Baylor career.
2020-21 (Junior): Earned 2021 All-America Third-Team honors (AP, NABC, SN) after leading Bears to first National Championship in program history … Swept National Defensive Player of the Year honors, earning Naismith and NABC Defensive Player of the Year and Lefty Driesell Award … All-Big 12 First Team & All-Defensive Team selection … Made then-career-high 4-of-5 from 3-point range as part of 15-point, 7-assist effort in win over No. 5 Illinois (12/2) … Scored then-career-high 20 points and made career-best 6-of-10 from deep in win at Kansas State (12/19) … Second career double-double with 10 points, 10 assists vs. Alcorn (12/30), one day after career-high 12 assists vs. Central Arkansas (12/29) … Erupted for career-high 31 points vs. Kansas State (1/27), including 22 points (8-9 FGs) in 12 minutes in second half … Recorded game-high 27 points and added four assists in win at No. 6 Texas (2/2) … Scored 20 points, including game-winning bucket in overtime, as Bears clinched the Big 12 title in win at No. 6 West Virginia (3/2) … Recorded eight assists, 16 points and two steals in 37 minutes in the NCAA Tournament Second Round win over Wisconsin (3/21) … Named NCAA Tournament South Region MVP after averaging 13.5 points, 4.8 assists and two steals in 33.1 minutes per game over four games to lead Bears to first Final Four since 1950 … Posted third career double-double with 11 points and 11 assists in Final Four win vs. Houston (4/3), setting Baylor NCAA Tournament assist record and becoming first player since 1987 with 10+ assists and no turnovers in a Final Four game … Scored 15 points with six rebounds and five assists in National Championship game victory over No. 1-ranked and undefeated Gonzaga (4/5).
2019-20 (Redshirt Sophomore, Baylor): Named 2020 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, All-Big 12 Third Team and All-Defensive Team after starting all 30 games in debut season at Baylor ... Honored as one of 10 finalists for Naismith Defensive Player of the Year ... Scored in double-figures in 15 of 30 games after doing so in two of 34 games during 2017-18 freshman season at Auburn ... Bears went 14-1 when he scored 10+ points and 11-0 when he posted 5+ assists ... Shot 35% (32-of-92) from 3-point range over final 26 games, improving from 26% (17-of-65) over first 38 collegiate games ... Scored then-career-high 15 points, added six assists and three steals in win at Coastal Carolina (11/22) ... Recorded 13 points in Myrtle Beach Invitational title game victory over No. 17 Villanova (11/24) ... Posted career-high 19 points, four assists, career-high four steals and zero turnovers in 26 minutes of win over UT-Martin (12/18) ... Recorded 14 points, five assists and three steals in win over Jackson State (12/30) ... Led Bears to win at No. 22 Texas Tech (1/7) with 14 points in 31 minutes ... Scored 10 points in 36 minutes of win at No. 3 Kansas (1/11) ... Poured in 17 points with six assists in win over Iowa State (1/15) ... Scored 13 points and added then-career-high nine assists in 38 minutes of win over No. 14 West Virginia (2/15), helping Bears tie Big 12 record with 22nd-consecutive win ... Posted career-first double-double with 14 points and 10 assists in 33 minutes of win over Kansas State (2/25) ... Capped season with 15 points, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range, at West Virginia (3/7).
2018-19 (Sophomore, Baylor): Sat out season to satisfy NCAA transfer requirements, redshirted to retain eligibility ... Participated on team’s practice squad.
2017-18 (Freshman, Auburn): Played all 34 games off bench for 2018 SEC champion Auburn squad that won 26 games and went 13-5 in league play ... Ranked second on team with 18.4 assist rate and second in 2-point field goal percentage at .566 ... Played at least 20 minutes off the bench 12 times, all Auburn wins ... Saw season-high 25 minutes vs. Hofstra (11/19), recording nine points and three assists ... Posted nine points, five assists and only one turnover in 22 minutes vs. Winthrop (11/24) ... Had season-high 10 points in 21 minutes vs. George Mason (12/3) ... Tied season-high with 10 points and dished out four assists in only 15 minutes vs. UConn (12/23) ... Matched season-high with five assists and no turnovers in only 13 minutes at Alabama (1/17) ... Recorded season-high three steals in 18 minutes played in SEC Tournament game against Alabama (3/9).
High School: Consensus four-star prospect ... Ranked No. 33 nationally in 2017 class by 247Sports, No. 45 by Scout, No. 55 by Rivals and No. 61 by ESPN ... Played for coach Julian Stokes at Liberty County High School ... Helped Panthers to their first Georgia 4A state championship during 2015-16 junior season ... Averaged 24.2 points, 7.1 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 2.9 steals per game as junior, earning Savannah Morning News Boys Basketball Player of the Year honors ... Averaged 23.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 2.5 steals per game as senior while leading Liberty County to 22-6 record ... Scored in double figures in all 28 games as a senior, including 14 games with 20+ points ... Scored season-high 42 points on 14-of-31 field goals and 10-of-20 from 3-point range in win over Bradwell Institute ... MaxPreps Junior All-America third-team selection in 2015-16.
Personal: Son of Earl Legette and Lakisha Mitchell ... HKLS major.
