Mitchell suspended

UC announced a little while ago that freshman swingman Alvin Mitchell has been suspended indefinitely from the basketball team.

Here's Mick Cronin's quote from the release:

"We have standards and expectations for our players on the court, in the classroom and in their individual behavior. Alvin is not meeting those expectations at this time; therefore he is suspended from our team. It is my sincere hope that he chooses to put forth the effort to rejoin his team and be part of our program."

It's been a disappointing season for Mitchell, whom Cronin declared the most prepared among his six freshmen to make an immediate impact when he signed with UC last spring. For whatever reason, that hasn't happened. Mitchell, who averaged 33 points per game last year at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Ft. Lauderdale, is averaging 3.0 points and 1.4 rebounds for UC this year. He's shooting 26.3 percent from the field and is 8-for-36 from 3-point range.