Darrel Mitchell
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2011–2012 | Khimik |
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2012–2013 | Politekhnika-Halychyna |
2013–2014 | Donetsk |
2014 | Pieno žvaigždės |
2014 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
2014–2016 | AS Monaco |
2016–2018 | Oettinger Rockets |
2018 | Spartak Primorye |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Darrel Joseph Mitchell Jr. (born May 3, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. He played high school basketball at
High school career
Mitchell was born in New Iberia, Louisiana[1] and attended St. Martinville Senior High School in St. Martinville, where his father Darrel Sr. was the head coach.[2] As a sophomore, Mitchell was named in the all-district first team after averaging 22.2 points per game.[3] In his junior year he averaged 21 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2.4 steals per game,[4] and he was named Class 4A MVP;[4] he was also a first-team all-district selection, and the St. Martinville Tigers reached the quarterfinals of 4A state tournament,[4] where they lost to Woodlawn High School in the final seconds of the game.[5] His father won the Coach of the Year award, after the team posted a 32-3 overall record for the season.[4] He mostly played the shooting guard position in high school, despite his 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) frame made him undersized.[5] Mitchell was invited to participate in the ABCD Camp, a camp for the best high school players in the US, in July 2001, the summer that preceded his senior year.[6]
Mitchell's senior season saw average 24.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.9 steals per game, shooting 41% from three.
College career
Mitchell was recruited by several major
In his sophomore season, Mitchell received increased playing time at 30.4 minutes per game, and started 17 of his 29 games, being advanced to the starting lineup in the second half of the season, during which he scored in double figures in 9 of his 12 final games.
Coach Brady named Mitchell a full-time starter in his junior season, and the guard started all of the 30 games LSU played that year.[1] After a 18-point game on January 12 against South Carolina, Mitchell scored a new career high with 32 against Ohio State three days later.[1] On January 18 he was named Player of the Week by the LSWA.[1] On January 29, Mitchell scored 20 points against Mississippi State. Mitchell ended the season as the third best scorer on the team (tied with Antonio Hudson and behind Glen Davis and Brandon Bass) with 13.1 points per game.[12] He also improved his assists average, which rose to 2.9, the second best mark on the team behind Tack Minor's 4.6 per game.[12] He ranked 3rd in the SEC for free throw percentage with 84.6%.[1]
In his senior year he was part of the 2005–06 LSU team which included several players from Louisiana as part of the team's starting lineup and main rotation (Glen Davis, Tasmin Mitchell, Garrett Temple, Tyrus Thomas and Darnell Lazare).[13] On November 26, 2005 Mitchell scored a game winner against West Virginia, and reached the 1,000 points mark.[1] On January 28, 2006 he scored 28 points against Ole Miss, followed by 27 points against Auburn on February 1, and 27 against Arkansas on February 8; he also scored the game winner against Arkansas.[1] LSU qualified for the 2006 NCAA tournament, and Mitchell opened his tournament with 19 points against Iona on March 16.[14] He then scored 16 against Texas A&M, and he also made the game-winning three-pointer with 3.9 seconds left in the game.[1] After beating Duke and Texas, LSU lost to UCLA on April 1, with Mitchell scoring 8 points in 36 minutes.[14] His 16.8 points per game for the season ranked him 4th in the SEC[1] and second on the team behind Glen Davis.[15] Mitchell's 1,322 minutes in 2005–06 were the 3rd best mark in a single season in LSU history.[1] His 1,569 career points ranked 10th all-time at LSU when he retired, and he was the three-point field goals all-time leader with 258.[1]
College statistics
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2002–03 | LSU | 32 | 0 | 19.8 | .413 | .424 | .732 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
2003–04 | LSU | 29 | 17 | 30.4 | .412 | .419 | .710 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 11.9 |
2004–05 | LSU | 30 | 30 | 35.0 | .401 | .364 | .846 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 13.1 |
2005–06 | LSU | 36 | 36 | 36.7 | .436 | .394 | .758 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 16.8 |
Career | 127 | 83 | 30.6 | .418 | .396 | .767 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 12.4 |
Professional career
After graduating from LSU, Mitchell was automatically eligible for the
In 2008 he joined
In 2011 he signed again with Khimik, and played a full SuperLeague season (37 games, 17.1 points and 6 assists per game), and appeared with the team during the 2011–12 FIBA EuroChallenge. In 2012 he joined another Ukrainian team, Politekhnika-Halychyna, and stayed for one and a half season there. In December 2013 he transferred to Donetsk, and over 5 games he averaged 9.4 points and 3.2 assists per game. He then left Ukraine in March 2014 and signed for Pieno žvaigždės in Lithuania: he had a brief stint with the team (6 games in the LKL and 2 in the playoffs). He went back to France for the 2014–15 Pro A season: he played 7 Pro A games with the team before moving to Pro B team AS Monaco, where he ended the season: in 26 appearances he averaged 14.2 points and 5.9 assists. Monaco gained the promotion to Pro A at the end of the year, and Mitchell stayed in Monaco, playing 21 games during the 2015–16 Pro A season.
In 2016 Mitchell joined German side Oettinger Rockets: he played the first season in the ProA, the second level of German basketball (9.1 points, 3.2 assists) and the second season in the Basketball Bundesliga (11 games, 7.3 points, 3.3 assists per game). In 2018 he played 20 games in the Russian Basketball Super League 1, the second tier of Russian basketball, with Spartak Primorye, winning the league title.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "22 Darrel Mitchell". lsusports.net. 8 July 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ Daily Iberian. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ "Mitchell 1st team choice in 5-AAAA". Teche News. April 5, 2000. p. 10.
- ^ a b c d "Top honors". Teche News. April 4, 2001. p. 9.
- ^ a b c d e f Foote, Kevin (2002). "Darrel Mitchell Jr: Mr. Basketball". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ "ABCD Camp: Alphabetical Player List--(July 7, 2001)". socalhoops.com. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ Crouse, Karen (June 4, 2011). "For Bosh, Trip Home Reflects a Road Back". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ "2001 - 2002 LOUISIANA BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR - DARREL MITCHELL JR. - GUARD". playeroftheyear.gatorade.com. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ a b Landry, Chris (January 17, 2007). "St. Martinville retires Mitchell's jersey number". The Daily Iberian. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ "2002-03 LSU Fighting Tigers Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "2003-04 LSU Fighting Tigers Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "2004-05 LSU Fighting Tigers Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- NBA.com. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "Darrel Mitchell 2005-06 Game Log". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ "2005-06 LSU Fighting Tigers Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ "BSL 2006-2007". eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ "MITCHELL, DARREL". euroleague.net. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
External links
- Career stats at ProBallers.com
- Profile at RealGM.com
- College stats at Sports-Reference.com
- Darrel Mitchell international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- (in French) French league stats
- Turkish league stats
- (in German) German league stats