Ashton Mitchell named SLC Player of Week
11/30/2009 1:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FRISCO, Texas - Sam Houston State guard Ashton Mitchell has been named the Southland Conference men's basketball player of the week, the league office announced Monday.
Mitchell averaged 22.0 points and 6.0 assists to lead Sam Houston to the Mayan Division Championship at the Cancun Challenge in Mexico with victories over Oral Roberts and Rider.
Oral Roberts was coming off a victory at Stanford the week prior.
The senior from New Orleans, La. (Saint Augustine), leads the Southland in assists, averaging 5.3 per game. His 28 points against Rider helped Sam Houston overcome a first half in which it never led. In the two games, Mitchell shot 61.5 percent (16-for-26) from the floor and connected on 6-of-10 three pointers. Following the tournament Mitchell was named the MVP of the Cancun Challenge Mayan Division.
Mitchell is averaging 12.5 points per game for the Bearkats this season.
The Bearkats begin a three-game home stand Monday with a 7:30 p.m. contest at Johnson Coliseum. Sam Houston also plays host to Louisiana-Lafayette Saturday at 2 p.m.
Attending the contests can help Sam Houston students earn a free T-Shirt.
The first 500 SHSU students to attend any combination of three home men's or women's basketball games will win a Bearkat basketball t-shirt courtesy of Student Activities and Bearkat Athletics.
Attendees will be tracked via the BearkatOneCard. For the purposes of the promotion, the men's and women's basketball doubleheader on Monday, November 30, will count as one event only. Sam Students receive free admission to BEarkat home games on presentation of their BearkatOneCard.
Huntsville area fans can purchase tickets on-line now at www.gobearkats.com or by contacting the Sam Houston State athletic ticket office at the Ron Mafrige Field House at Bowers Stadium. Ticket office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The ticket office telephone number is (936) 294-1729.
