Donovan Mitchell was an unknown quantity a couple of months ago, just a top 100 recruit looking for some attention from college basketball coaches.
A 6-foot-3 shooting guard from Wolfeboro Brewster in New Hampster, Mitchell did just that during the summer recruiting camps, attracting attention from a long list of colleges that included Boston College, Creighton, Florida State, Georgetown, Indiana, Kansas, Memphis, North Carolina, Providence, Villanova and others.
Among the others was the University of Louisville. Rick Pitino was on hand at an Under Armor camp in Atlanta last month when Mitchell lit up the gymnasium scoring 27 points, setting off a recruiting frenzy for one of the summer’s hottest stars.
Mitchell visited UofL on Thursday and wasted little time making a verbal commitment to become a part of the 2015 recruiting class. If reports are accurate, the newest commit is equally impressive on both ends of the court. Eric Bossi, a recruiting analyst for Rivals. told the Kansas Jayhawks Slant last week:
“It was an absolute monster of a month for Mitchell. He put on a show pretty much anywhere he went and was solid on both ends of the floor. He hit clutch jumpers at buzzers to win games, he dunked his own misses in traffic, and he played physical, in-your-face defense.
“He was probably a bit underrated to begin with, but there is no question he has improved in every aspect of the game,” he added. “It is safe to expect that Mitchell makes a big jump in the next 2015 ranking update.”
A prolific shooter, a serious defender and a good student as well, Mitchell should be a good fit in Pitino’s system. No dragging out the recruiting process, he’s decisive, capitalizing quickly on a great opportunity at UofL.
Perry Dozier next to commit! !!!!!!