Charles Mitchell (basketball)

Charles Mitchell (born October 23, 1993) is an American basketball player for Oberá Tenis Club of the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). He typically plays as either a power forward or as a center, and has played professionally in Taiwan, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Japan, Uruguay, Mexico, and Argentina.

Charles Mitchell
Mitchell with Maryland
No. 0 – Oberá Tenis Club
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueLiga Nacional de Básquet
Personal information
Born (1993-10-23) October 23, 1993
Marietta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight268.4 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High schoolJoseph Wheeler
College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Den Bosch
2017–2018Olomoucko
2018Ferro
2019–2020Bank of Taiwan
2020Niigata Albirex BB
2020–2021Nacional
2021Dorados de Chihuahua
2022–presentOberá
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

Mitchell is from Marietta, Georgia and was born on October 23, 1993, one of three children of Harriett Mitchell.[1] He attended Joseph Wheeler High School, graduating in 2012.[1]

College career

Mitchell began his collegiate career at Maryland. As a sophomore, he averaged 6.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Following the season he transferred to the Georgia Institute of Technology to be closer to his ailing grandmother, and he played for its Yellow Jackets basketball team.[2] He averaged 10.1 points and 9.7 rebounds per game as a senior before graduating in 2016.[3]

Professional career

Mitchell began his professional basketball career with the Dutch basketball team Den Bosch in late 2016. He played for Den Bosch until 2017. Mitchell played for the Argentine basketball team Ferro in 2018 and the Czech basketball team BK Olomoucko from 2017 to 2018.[1]

Mitchell played for Bank of Taiwan during the 2019–20 season, averaging 18.5 points, 12 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game. In 2020, he signed with the Niigata Albirex BB in Japan and played one game. On October 31, 2020, Mitchell signed with Nacional of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol.[4]

In 2022, Mitchell played for the Argentine club Oberá Tenis Club. He also played in the 2022 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, where he averaged 18.1 points per game, the most in the league. After the tournament, Mitchell was named to the All-Tournament Team.[5]

References
  1. "Charles Mitchell Basketball Player Profile, Bank of Taiwan, Georgia Tech, News, SBL stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC.
  2. Sugiura, Ken (June 12, 2014). "Maryland transfer Charles Mitchell selects Tech". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  3. "Georgia Tech starting over with new coach Josh Pastner". USA Today. Associated Press. October 24, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  4. "Charles Mitchell (ex Niigata A.) is a newcomer at Nacional". Latinbasket. October 31, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  5. "Fuzaro es designado Jugador Más Valioso; Ferreyra, Gemerson, Oglivie y Mitchell completan el Quinteto Ideal". FIBA.basketball (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
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