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ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio men's basketball team has added Idaho transfer point guard Kolton Mitchell to the roster for the 2026-27 season, head coach Jeff Boals announced today (April 23). Mitchell has two years of eligibility remaining. 

"We are excited to add Kolton to our men's basketball family," Boals said "He helped lead his team to the NCAA Tournament last year and was an integral part of their success, leading his team in scoring and assists.  He's a high character young man and will make an immediate impact."

The 6-1 guard comes to Ohio after spending the last two season at Idaho. While at Idaho, the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho native played in 66 games and made 65 starts and averaged 12.4 points and 3.6 assists per game. He shot 39.8 percent from the field, 35.5 percent from three and 83.3 percent from the line, while recording 85 steals. Last season, Mitchell played in 33 games and made 32 starts, leading the Vandals with 13.7 points and 3.8 assist a game. He shot 39.7 percent from the field, 36.3 percent from three and 79.7 percent from the line and was named All-Big Sky Honorable Mention following the season.

Mitchell's efforts helped lead Idaho to their first Big Sky Championship in 36 years by playing four games in five days, before knocking off Montana in the championship game. Mitchell earned Big Sky All-Tournament Team honors after averaging 14.5 points and grabbed 5.3 rebounds a game over the Vandals' run. Mitchell went on to lead Idaho in their NCAA First Round game against No. 2 Houston, scoring a team-high 14 points. 
In his time at Idaho, Mitchell was a two-time Big Sky Player of the Week and was named to the 2025-26 All-Conference Preseason Team. 

Prior to his time at Idaho, Mitchell began his career at Idaho State where he played in 10 games before an injury ended his season. 

Mitchell was a three-time all-state recipient at Lake City High School in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and was named 5A All-State twice and Inland Empire League MVP in 2023. He helped lead the Wolves to a perfect 26-0 record, a top 25 national ranking and a state championship in 2023 and closed his senior campaign as the all-time leading scorer at Lake City with 1,614 points.  

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