2017-18 Men's Basketball
Roster
Cortez Mitchell
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Miss.
- High School:
- Callaway
- Prev School:
- Pearl River CC (Miss.)
2016-17: Was CSU''s third-leading scorer at 11.1 points per game and formed a potent 1-2 punch with Christian Keeling...Handed out 60 assists, nearly two per game, and was a dynamic threat off the dribble...Started 19 of 31 games, including seven of the last eight...Recorded three 20-point games and 19 double-figure efforts...Tallied 19 points and helped key CSU''s upset threat against eventual champion Winthrop in quarterfinals of Big South Championship (3/2)...Poured in 22 points to help CSU top Longwood in regular season finale (2/25)...Notched a career-high 23 points, all in the second half, to help CSU put a scare into Liberty on the road (2/11)...Posted a then career-high 21 points in overtime loss at High Point (1/26)...Enjoyed a big second half on his way to 18 points in close loss at Gardner-Webb (1/7)...Scored 14 points in his college debut at Florida State.
Prior to CSU: Starred at Pearl River for two years under coach Chris Oney, and drew scholarship offers from the likes of Missouri, UTEP, Southern Mississippi and Louisiana Tech...Helped lead Pearl River to a junior college state championship as a freshman in 2014-15...Powered Callaway High School to four straight Mississippi Class 5A state championships...Averaged 14.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game to lead Pearl River to a 25-4 record and a berth in the MACJC Region 23 title game in 2014-15...Averaged 11.7 points per game in 2015-16, helping Pearl River to a 16-8 record...Shot 47 percent from the field as a freshman...Tallied 97 assists as a sophomore...Quality defender recorded 79 steals in two years at Pearl River.
