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Two players from the top 80 in 2011 JucoJunction Top 150 will be teammates next season. Read more about this duo right here on your source for junior college basketball recruiting news in this article.
Travis Wilkins and DeShawn Mitchell will both suit up for St Catherine College in Springfield, K.Y. according to Patriots Assistant Coach Beau Braden. Both Wilkins (a onetime Coastal Carolina University recruit) and Mitchell (a University of Hawaii signee) both will have two years to play for the Patriots.
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Wilkins was ranked No.9 in the 2011 JucoJunction Top 150. He helped Missouri State-West Plains to the NJCAA National Tourney for the first time in school history this past March.
Wilkins averaged 10.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game for the 30-4 Grizzlies. Wilkins shot 67.6 percent (138-204) from the floor this past season.
Wilkins has made previous stops at USC-Salkehatchie and the College of Southern Idaho for a brief summer session.
Mitchell had a solid season for Snow College in Utah this past year. The New Jersey native averaged 23.8 points per game for the Bruins.
Mitchell was ranked No.76 in the 2011 JucoJunction Top 150. The wing player player started his college career at UNLV after attending Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, V.A.
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