Todd Mitchell

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Ernest Todd Mitchell (born July 26, 1966) is an American retired professional basketball player. He was a Template:Convert, Template:Convert small forward, and played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers from 1984 to 1988.[1]

College career

Born in Toledo, Ohio, Mitchell attended Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, where he played basketball under head coach Gene Keady. Along with teammate Troy Lewis, he led the Boilermakers to two Big Ten Conference titles during his Junior and Senior seasons, along with a Sweet Sixteen appearance in the 1988 NCAA Tournament. He was named First Team All-Big Ten in both his junior and senior year.

Professional career

Mitchell was the 43rd overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets in the 2nd round. He played one season in the NBA. In his lone season split with the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat, he averaged 5.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game.

He spent parts of 3 seasons in the Continental Basketball Association; averaging 18.4 ppg over his 92-game career.[2]

His European League career spanned 9 seasons, he spent one season in the Israeli League.

References

  1. Todd Mitchell: A worldly view of basketball, published Sunday, January 1, 2006
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External links

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