2017-18: Started all 29 games during his senior season at Malone, finishing his career with 111 consecutive starts…Averaged 32.6 minutes per game…Tallied 370 total points (12.8 ppg), 202 rebounds (7.0 rpg), 47 assists, 19 steals, and five blocks…Shot 49.5% from the field, 35.3% (48-of-136) from three, and 77.4% (48-of-62) at the free throw line…Scored in double digits 19 times, including a career-high 26 points in the regular season finale at Lake Erie (2/24/18)…Collected four double-doubles, including a 14-point, season-high 12-rebound effort at Ohio Valley (1/15/18)…Scored his 1,000th career point against Hillsdale (12/7/17)…Graduated with 1,274 career points (30th all-time) and 731 career rebounds (12th all-time)…Ranked 7th in the G-MAC in both minutes and rebounding…Named G-MAC Honorable Mention All-Conference…Voted Mr. Pioneer...G-MAC All-Academic Team
2016-17: Spotleson started all 27 games for the Pioneers, averaging 32.2 minutes an outing…Totaled 364 points (13.5 ppg) and led Malone with 189 rebounds (7.0 rpg)…Shot a team-high 51.6% (143-277) from the field, 38.7% (55-142) from three-point range, and 76.7% (23-30) at the free throw line…Finished 9th in the G-MAC in scoring, 4th in rebounding, and 4th in shooting percentage…Collected 44 assists, 19 steals, and seven blocked shots…Reached double-digits in scoring 19 times and posted four double-doubles…Scored 20+ points six times and matched a career-high with 24 points on two separate occasions…Registered double digits in rebounds five times, totaling exactly 12 rebounds all five times…Tied a career-high with five assists vs. Notre Dame (OH) (12/16/16)…Made a career-high seven threes (7-of-8) in a win over Wright State Lake (12/30/16)...G-MAC All-Academic
2x G-MAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week
Feb. 6, 2017
Jan. 3, 2017
2015-16: Spotleson started all 27 games on the season, finishing second on the team with 33.1 minutes per contest...Finished second on the team with 337 points (12.5 ppg) and paced the Pioneers with 192 rebounds (7.1 rpg)...Recorded 40 assists, 19 steals, and eight blocked shots...Led Malone in both three-point shooting percentage (44.4%) and free-throw shooting (81.4%)...Recorded seven double-doubles on the season including a 13-point and a career-high 13-rebound effort in a season-opening win against Davis & Elkins (11/13/15)...Reached double-digits in scoring 19 times and topped the 20-point mark on four separate occasions...Scored a career-high 24 points vs. Ohio Dominican (1/23/16)...Finished the season ranked 8th in the GLIAC in rebounds per game...Made at least one three-pointer in 23 of 27 games and was 1st in GLIAC in three-point shooting percentage...Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team
2014-15: Spotleson started all 28 games for the Pioneers… Finished first on the team in free throw percentage (82.9%) and rebounds (148), third in minutes played (693), and fifth in scoring (203)… Tallied 14 steals, 11 blocked shots and dished out 33 assists… Ended the regular season ranked 15
th in the GLIAC in total rebounds (148) and 17
th in rebounds per game (5.3)… Recorded two double-doubles on the season, one against Lake Erie College (10 points and 11 rebounds) and one against Tiffin University (18 points and 10 rebounds).
Prior To Malone: Spotleson is a forward from Uniontown, Ohio and Lake High School who possesses a quality inside-out game. Last season, Spotleson led the Blue Streaks to their first Federal League Title and first league championship of any kind in the last 30 years, averaging 17.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game while shooting 61.8% from the floor. A four-year letter winner in basketball and two-year letter winner in baseball, Spotleson was voted to the Special Mention All-Ohio, 1st Team Northeast Inland District, 1st Team All-Stark County, and 1st Team All-Federal League teams as a junior. Mitch plans on studying Education at Malone.
