Skip navigation
Favorites
Sign up to follow your favorites on all your devices.
Sign up

Guard Cortez Mitchell holds firm with Charleston Southern commitment

Charleston Southern Mississippi basketball

Charleston Southern head coach Barclay Radebaugh yells to players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., Friday, Nov. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/The Daily Mississippian, Thomas Graning)

AP

The recruitment process, while it can be fun for prospects, also requires that they do their due diligence before making a decision. Also key in the process is understanding one’s potential role at a new school, with some looking to make the player a focal point while others may simply be looking for a stopgap after falling short in their pursuit of other players.

For 6-foot-3 Pearl River CC guard Cortez Mitchell, the recruiting process meant weighing the school that had expressed major interest all along against some higher profile programs that made their pushes late. Ultimately Mitchell decided to stick with the program that was there from the start, as he signed with Charleston Southern Friday afternoon.

[embed]

[/embed]

“When I went on my visit there it was like I was part of the family,” Mitchell told NBCSports.com.

Something else that stuck out to Mitchell was that he felt he was a priority for Charleston Southern from the start, and that had an impact on his decision to not only commit there but eschew any advances from high profile programs before making things official on Friday.

Among those who looked to work their way into the mix late were Missouri and Louisiana Tech.

As a freshman at Pearl River, Mitchell averaged 14.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. Mitchell, who attended Callaway HS in Jackson, Mississippi, can fill multiple roles on the perimeter due to his ability to both score and distribute the basketball. And given his production thus far, the expectation is that Mitchell will arrive on campus ready to help head coach Barclay Radebaugh keep the Buccaneers in the discussion amongst the top teams in the Big South.