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Former Ohio State Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach Mark Mitchell Dies at 56 Years Old

The Ohio State women’s basketball community suffered a tragic loss on Tuesday.

Mark Mitchell, an assistant coach for the Buckeyes from 2013-18, died Tuesday at 56 years old. A cause of death had not been reported as of Tuesday night.

Devastated to hear of the passing of former assistant coach, Mark Mitchell. Sending our thoughts and prayers to his family today and in the future pic.twitter.com/9bQuKIQjBQ

— Ohio State Womens Basketball (@OhioStateWBB) March 26, 2024

Mitchell, the father of Ohio State’s all-time leading scorer Kelsey Mitchell, was with the Buckeyes for each of Kevin McGuff’s first five seasons as head coach.