Casey Mitchell carries a pretty heavy title with him to Morgantown.

Chipola sophomore guard Casey Mitchell was named the NJCAA player of the year on Tuesday.

Mitchell, who committed to West Virginia, averaged 20 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists this season, despite missing six games as the Indians went 34-2 and finished third in the country.

Mitchell has indeed committed to West Virginia, but that’s about to change. He said yesterday he’s signing and sending a National Letter-of-Intent to Bob Huggins today. Mitchell was considering Huggins and Cincinnati when he was in high school several years ago and was delighted to pick WVU over Kansas, Florida, Oklahoma State and Tennessee.

“He’s had a lot of success with junior college players,” Mitchell said. “Some people say the attitude of a coach determines whether or not you’ll have a good team. I know his attitude is going to be good for me and for the team.”

Mitchell based a lot of that off discussions he’s had with Huggins.

“He said he wouldn’t sign me if he didn’t need me right away,” he said. “He said he wouldn’t sign me to sit on the bench. He didn’t want to hurt my career like that because he knows I only have two years to play.”