The Duquesne Dukes have reached out to Pepperdine guard Mike Mitchell Jr., who recently entered his name in the NCAA Transfer Portal.
Mitchell is a 6’2, 185-pound guard from San Jose, California and he’ll have 2 seasons of athletic eligibility remaining.
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Last season for Pepperdine, Mitchell played in 31 games and averaged 11.4 points, 5.0 assists, 4.1 rebounds, while playing 33 minutes per game. As a freshman, he put up similar numbers, averaging 9.1 points, 4.9 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game. In two seasons at Pepperdine, Mitchell was a 45% shooter from the field and a 42% shooter from beyond the 3-point arc.
Duquesne would be looking at Michell as a replacement for Tevin Brewer in their starting lineup.
Considering he’s from California, it would appear that Duquesne would have to do a lot of work and be competitive with NIL opportunities for Mitchell, but PSN has learned that the Duquesne staff has a good relationship with Mitchell’s AAU coaches, so that could be a factor in Duquesne’s favor.