Mitchell High School’s Jill Pittman has her second offer to play college basketball after graduation from Brenau University in Gainesville, GA.
Pittman announced her first college offer from Division III Agnes Scott College (Decatur, GA) this past August.
Brenau competes in the Appalachian Athletic Conference within the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
The Brenau Golden Tigers are led by ninth-year head coach Kris Stewart. Stewart earned his undergraduate degree from Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk and spent time as an assistant basketball, football and track coach at Freedom High School in Morganton.
Brenau assistant coach Sheena Johnson is a graduate of nearby Mars Hill College.
Brenau has also extended an offer to Mitchell senior Paige Johnson who led the Mountaineers in scoring this past season with 10.8 points per game.
Pittman, a senior, was a key part of a Mitchell team that finished this past season 22-6 overall including an 8-2 mark in Western Highlands Conference play.
Pittman and the Mountaineers also won four state playoff games and marched to the 1A West Regional Final where the team was edged by Murphy.
As a junior, Pittman appeared in all of the team’s 28 games and chipped in 8.6 points per game, which was good for fourth on the team. She also pulled down 2.6 rebounds per game and had 1.5 steals per game.
Pittman’s best game of her junior season came on Feb. 21 against rival Mountain Heritage when she poured in 21 points and shot 64 percent from the floor.
Pittman transferred to Mitchell from Avery High. She appeared in two varsity games as a freshman for the Vikings in 2017-18.
In her first season with the Mountaineers during her sophomore year, Pittman appeared in 27 games and averaged six points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game.