Men’s Basketball Player – Ithaca
Frank Mitchell, Junior, Forward - Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough
Ithaca College junior forward Frank Mitchell was named the Empire 8 Men's Basketball Championship Most Valuable Player after helping guide the Bombers to their second conference title on Saturday. Mitchell had a game-high 21 points and grabbed six rebounds in Friday’s semifinal 70-63 win over St. John Fisher. In the 70-55 championship win over top-seeded Stevens Institute of Technology, Mitchell finished with 11 points and six rebounds. Ithaca earned automatic qualification to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championships and will be making its third straight and 12th overall appearance.