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Tulsa's Mitchell Named to C-USA All-Academic Team
3/7/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 7, 2008
Irving, Texas - University of Tulsa junior Sam Mitchell was one of five Conference USA basketball student-athletes named to the 2008 C-USA Men's Basketball All-Academic Team. These student-athletes must have maintained a 3.2 cumulative grade point average or better and are a starter or key reserve.
Two repeat selections, seniors Paulius Packevicius of Rice and Jon Killen of SMU, were named to the all-academic team. Another senior Taylor Gagnon of East Carolina along with UAB junior Reggie Huffman joined Mitchell on the academic team.
Mitchell has played in all 28 games for the Golden Hurricane this season. He is a three-time member of the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll and Tulsa's Athletics Director's Honor Roll. Mitchell, a finance major from Bartlesville, Okla., maintains a 3.4 GPA and is averaging 1.9 points and 1.9 rebounds in more than 11 minutes per game.
The 6-9 forward has played in 85 career games and has started 32 of those contests. He had a season-best nine points in 11 minutes last Saturday against Marshall, while adding a season-high seven rebounds against Presbyterian earlier this year.
All five student-athletes will lead their respective teams into the 2008 Conference USA Men's Basketball Championship, March 12-15 at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn.
