Redshirt junior Brittany Mitch was granted a release from Duke's basketball team, the program announced Wednesday. She plans to remain at Duke, graduate in December and use her two years of remaining basketball eligibilty at her graduate school of choice.
The shooting guard averaged 2.0 points per game and played in 23 contests last season, which was head coach Joanne P. McCallie's first year at the helm of the Blue Devils.
As a redshirt freshman in 2006-2007 under former head coach Gail Goestenkors, Mitch played in all but one game and averaged 3.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.
"I enjoyed coaching Brittany this season, but understand and support her decision," McCallie said in a statement.
Mitch started five of Duke's first six games last season. She averaged 10.3 minutes per game, but after ACC play started in January, she played only 48 minutes in 21 games and did not play in 12 of them.
Mitch is the second Blue Devil to leave the team in the last year. Senior guard Emily Waner took a leave of absence from the team in February and did not return for the rest of the season. She did not travel with the team and sat on the bench in street clothes during home games.
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