According to an LSU press release, forward Tasmin Mitchell withdrew his name from the NBA Draft Monday and will return to the Tigers for the 2009-10 season. Mitchell, who will be a fifth-year senior, averaged 16.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game while shooting 52.2 percent from the field last season. The 6-5 forward said some teams felt he could have been a second-round pick in this month’s draft but that he felt it was in his best interest to return to LSU for one more year.
“I want to thank God for allowing me to make this decision,” Mitchell said Monday. “I’m coming back to a great program and a great coach. My family has really supported me in this process and in the end the best thing was for me to come back to LSU, get my degree (majoring in communication studies), and have one more year to be a Tiger. The workouts went well and some people felt I could have possibly been a second-round pick but in the end it felt better coming home to be an LSU Tiger.
