The second rookie of the Strasbourg summer is a 22-year-old rookie, who has just finished his studies at San Diego State. After the signing of Gaylor Curier, the SIG indeed formalized, this Monday, the signing of the American 4/3 post Matt Mitchell (22 years old, 1.98m).
Elected in the major five of his NCAA conference in the last two seasons, he was a big part of his team’s qualification for March Madness. A strong winger capable of being offset on the wing, he can also boast of being in the top 5 of the best scorers of his university (1471 points). Not selected during the NBA Draft, Matt Mitchell is therefore preparing to launch his professional career in Alsace.
They said
Nicola Alberani, sports director of SIG
“Matt Mitchell has exactly what we were looking for in this role. We think that taking a rookie is a good choice because we have a lot of experienced players who will be able to accompany and guide him. From this point of view I don’t think there will be a problem. He’s a very good guy and he fits in perfectly with the alchemy of the locker room that we have. It will bring us to positions 4 and 3 and give us flexibility in our systems. ”
Gassi coach Lassi Tuovi
“Matt is a young player with great potential, who has many qualities and who is very explosive. He’s a modern basketball player with long arms like Bonzie and Ish last season. He understands the game very well. He is a very humble youngster. It is certain that he is not completely ready and that it will take a little time for him to get used to European basketball, but his potential is enormous. He has a good shooting ability and can be used in different positions. It will bring us the same things that we looked for last season: not necessarily size, but more power, energy, explosiveness and mobility in positions four and three. ”
