Javan Mitchell Coming Home

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  Don't expect much recruiting news for the UL men's basketball team during the NCAA's early signing period, which starts today and runs through Nov. 19.

With only one available scholarship for the Cajuns next season, the lone prospect that could make a decision in the next week is St. Martinville native Javan Mitchell. The 6-foot-9 center now plays at Greensboro (N.C.) Day School. He is rated a two-star prospect by Scout.com. ESPN.com ranks Mitchell as the nation's 50th-best center and a player who should be a contributor and two- or three-year starter for a mid-major program.

According to Scout.com . . .

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Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • November 12, 2008

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  Mitchell wanted a chance to come home again. The St. Martinville native will get the opportunity next season at UL.

Mitchell signed a national letter of intent with the Cajuns on Wednesday night, the first day of the NCAA's early signing period. The 6-foot-9, 247-pound center now plays at Greensboro Day School in North Carolina.

"I just wanted my family to be able to see me play again," Mitchell said. "This is a chance for me to come back home."

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Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • November 13, 2008