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Charles Mitchell granted waiver

Men's College Basketball, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins

Charles Mitchell isn't leaving the ACC after departing Maryland following the season.

Mitchell was granted immediate eligibility Friday to play this season at Georgia Tech.

The 6-foot-8 Mitchell, a native of Marietta, Georgia, was granted the waiver to be closer to his family. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution had reported earlier in the summer he wanted to be near his ailing grandmother.

Mitchell will be an immediate factor inside for the Yellow Jackets with 6-8 Ole Miss transfer DeMarco Cox, who also won a waiver to play this season after graduating under a transfer rule.

Mitchell averaged 6.5 points and 6.3 rebounds in 18.8 minutes per game as a sophomore for the Terrapins, now members of the Big Ten. He will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Maryland picked up a Georgia Tech transfer in an odd twist earlier in the summer when Robert Carter Jr. landed with the Terps.

Georgia Tech finished 16-17 overall last season, 6-12 in the ACC.

Yellow Jackets coach Brian Gregory said last week his team will lean on Marcus Georges-Hunt as its top scorer, but desperately needed to shore up a limited frontcourt. Gregory also made a staff hire Friday, taking on former Marshall coach Tom Herrion as an assistant.

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