Sam Mitchell (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 2, 1963 Columbus, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Columbus (Columbus, Georgia) |
| College | Mercer (1981–1985) |
| NBA draft | 1985 / Round: 3 / Pick: 54th overall |
| Selected by the Houston Rockets | |
| Playing career | 1985–2002 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 42, 5 |
| Coaching career | 2002–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1985–1986 | Wisconsin Flyers |
| 1986 | Tampa Bay Flash |
| 1986–1987 | Rapid City Thrillers |
| 1987–1989 | Montpellier |
| 1989–1992 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1992–1995 | Indiana Pacers |
| 1995–2002 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| As coach: | |
| 2002–2005 | Milwaukee Bucks (assistant) |
| 2004–2009 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2010–2012 | New Jersey Nets (assistant) |
| 2014–2015 | Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant) |
| 2015–2016 | Minnesota Timberwolves (interim) |
| 2016–present | U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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As player As coach |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 8,636 (8.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,711 (3.7 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,089 (1.1 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
As player
As coach
Samuel E. Mitchell, Jr. (born September 2, 1963) is a former professional basketball player and coach who is currently head coach of the U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team. He was most recently the interim head coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was also the head coach for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2004 to 2008. Mitchell has also done analyst work for TSN and NBA TV as well as radio work for WHAL-AM in Columbus and WZGC-FM "92.9 The Game" in Atlanta.
Mitchell, a 6'6" (198 cm), 210 lb (95 kg) small forward, graduated from Columbus High School. Afterwards he played college basketball at the Mercer University for four seasons (1981–85), and scored nearly 2,000 points, becoming the leading scorer in Bears history. Mercer University is the oldest privately owned university in the State of Georgia with its main campus in Macon, Georgia, United States. He led the team to both the regular-season and postseason Trans-American Atlantic Conference championships in 1985. As a result, the team made the NCAA tournament that year. Then he was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the 7th pick of the 3rd round (54th overall) in the 1985 NBA Draft.
Mitchell did not commence play in the NBA after being drafted and until joining 1989 expansion team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, in their inaugural season. Prior to his NBA career, he spent three seasons (1985–88) in the Continental Basketball Association, playing for the Wisconsin Flyers and Rapid City Thrillers, and in the French Ligue Nationale de Basketball team of Montpellier (coached by Pierre Galle) for the end of the 1987–88 and the whole 1988–89 season. After that, Mitchell started his NBA career, first spending three seasons with the Timberwolves. During his playing days in Minneapolis, he scored a career-high 37 points against the Philadelphia 76ers on February 3, 1991. On September 8, 1992 he was traded along with point guard Pooh Richardson to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for small forward Chuck Person and point guard Micheal Williams. After spending three years with the Pacers, he returned to the Timberwolves for the rest of his career, before retiring in 2002. Mitchell ranks second in Wolves history in points, steals and minutes played, and is third in total rebounds.
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