Tony Mitchell (basketball, born 1989)
| No. 50 – Cairns Taipans | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | NBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 7, 1989 Swainsboro, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 214 lb (97 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | Alabama (2009–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| 2013 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| 2013 | Jilin Northeast Tigers |
| 2014 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| 2014 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2014–2015 | Dolomiti Energia Trento |
| 2015 | Krasny Oktyabr |
| 2015 | Estudiantes |
| 2016 | Dinamo Sassari |
| 2016 | Hebei Xianglan |
| 2016 | Hapoel Eilat |
| 2017–present | Cairns Taipans |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Tony Mitchell (born August 7, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the University of Alabama.
As a junior at Swainsboro High School, Mitchell averaged 19 points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots. For his effort, he was named the 2007 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AA Player of the Year and was voted all-state. He averaged 27 points, eight rebounds and five assists per game his senior year and lead his team to a 2008 regional title. Coming out of high school, Mitchell was rated as a four-star prospect and the #10 overall small forward by Scout.com and a four-star player and the #8 overall small forward by Rivals.com.
In June 2007, Mitchell committed to then head coach Mark Gottfried and the University of Alabama over the University of South Carolina and the University of Cincinnati. His enrollment with Alabama was delayed, however, due to academic issues and he was unable to join the team for the 2008–09 season. He instead played one season with Central Park Christian, a preparatory school in Birmingham, Alabama.
At Central Park, Mitchell led the team to a 25–0 record and a National Christian Education Basketball Tournament title. Despite Coach Gottfried being relieved of his duties at Alabama in January 2009, Mitchell maintained his commitment and joined the team and new coach Anthony Grant for the 2009–10 season.
As a freshman, Mitchell averaged over 23 minutes per game and made 18 starts for the (17–15) Crimson Tide. In just his second game, he scored 23 points on 10-14 shooting against Jackson State. On the season, he averaged 9.2 points and 5.9 rebounds and recorded three double-doubles including a 10-point, 12-rebound effort against Kentucky in the SEC Tournament. He was named as an SEC Freshman of the Week, Alabama's Most Outstanding Freshman and a member of the SEC All-Freshman Team.
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