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CEDAR FALLS | Deon Mitchell is three points away from joining the University of Northern Iowa men's basketball 1,000-point club.

He'll be the 38th Panther to reach that status and one of six also ranking in the top 10 of UNI's all-time assists leaders.

"I was aware of it at the beginning of the season, but I couldn't tell you how many points I need or how close I am," Mitchell said. "It'd be a nice accomplishment but not something I'm looking at every week."

Now, just like the senior from Texas, stop looking at the statistics.

"It says a lot about his ability to come in as a freshman and play well, contribute early in his career," head coach Ben Jacobson said about the milestone.

"The numbers are down this year, but he's easily the best player he's been in his career. For me, that's the most important thing. I know boxscores are what people look at and how you judge players. But we wouldn't have very many good players on our team right now based on boxscores."