Jonathan Mitchell Earns All-MET Honors
Apr 26 | Men's Basketball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (April 26, 2011) - Rutgers senior forward Jonathan Mitchell (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) was today named to the 2010-11 All-Met Men’s Basketball Second Team, as presented by the National Invitation Tournament and the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association. A two-time team captain who started all 64 games he played at Rutgers, he was among the BIG EAST leaders in scoring (14.4), free throw percentage (.786) and three point field goal percentage (.392) this past season.
Mitchell received the Rutgers Team 2010-11 MVP Award Presented by Abe Suydam. He averaged 15.3 points per game in BIG EAST play and was twice named to the league’s weekly honor roll. He also provided one of the most dramatic plays in college basketball this season, completing a four-point play with 0.8 seconds remaining en route to a career-high 25 points in RU’s 77-76 upset victory over No. 9 Villanova on Feb. 9.
“J-Mitch” scored in double figures in 23 times in 2010-11 and had a pair of double-doubles. He had a career-best 25 points in RU’s two “biggest” victories, the win over the Wildcats and the 76-70 overtime victory against Seton Hall in the BIG EAST Championship on March 8.
