Sam Mitchell (basketball)
American basketball player and coach (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel E. Mitchell Jr. (born September 2, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Playing at small forward, Mitchell's 18-year professional basketball career spanned three decades, and was most notable for his ten seasons with the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves, whom he also coached as an interim for the 2015–16 season. Mitchell coached for the Toronto Raptors from 2004 to 2008 as well, winning Coach of the Year Award in 2007.
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Personal information | |
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Born | (1963-09-02) September 2, 1963 (age 60) Columbus, Georgia, U.S. |
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: 3rd round, 54th overall pick |
Selected by the Houston Rockets | |
Playing career | 1985–2002 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 42, 5 |
Coaching career | 2002–2019 |
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: | |
2002–2004 | Milwaukee Bucks (assistant) |
2004–2008 | Toronto Raptors |
2010–2012 | New Jersey Nets (assistant) |
2014–2015 | Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant) |
2015–2016 | Minnesota Timberwolves (interim) |
2018–2019 | Memphis (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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As coach: | |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 8,636 (8.7 ppg) |
Rebounds | 3,711 (3.7 rpg) |
Assists | 1,089 (1.1 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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Mitchell has since worked as an analyst for TSN, NBA TV, and works as a talk show co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio.