DENHAM SPRINGS - Tasmin Mitchell has cemented his legacy in the LSU record books, but it all started when Mitchell was a star basketball player at Denham Springs High School.

To Mitchell, he got more than an education and basketball opportunities, but valuable life experiences he carries with him to this day.

" Denham Springs taught me a lot. My principal, he taught me how to tie a tie. You know, so it was life values that I learned off the court throughout my career and my time at Denham Springs. They didn't only talk to me about basketball. They talked to me about my education, about 'What are you going to do after you finish playing basketball? The ball will stop bouncing,'" Mitchell said.

Mitchell made his name even more well known when he helped lead LSU men's basketball to the Fi

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