Todd Mitchell

This article is about an American basketball player. For the respondent in the decision of the United States Supreme Court, see Wisconsin v. Mitchell. For the American writer, see Todd Mitchell (author).

Todd Mitchell

Personal information
Born	(1966-07-26) July 26, 1966 Toledo, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Francis (Toledo, Ohio)
College	Purdue (1984–1988)
NBA draft	1988: 2nd round, 43rd overall pick
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career	1988–1999
Position	Small forward
Number	34, 32
Career history
1988	Rapid City Thrillers
1988–1989	Miami Heat
1989	San Antonio Spurs
1989–1990	Olympiacos
1990–1991	Cholet Basket
1991	La Crosse Catbirds
1991–1992	Pallacanestro Firenze
1992	Rockford Lightning
1992–1993	Pallacanestro Marsala
1993–1994	Papagou
1994–1995	Baloncesto Salamanca
1995	Sioux Falls Skyforce
1995–1996	Montpellier
1996–1997	Bnei Herzliya
1997	Rolly Pistoia
1997–1998	Strasbourg IG
1998–1999	Lugano Tigers
Career highlights and awards
Greek League All-Star (1994 I) French League Scoring Champion (1996) CBA All-Rookie Team (1988-89) Third-team All-American – NABC (1988) All-American – AP (1988) First-team All-Big Ten (1987,1988)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Ernest Todd Mitchell (born July 26, 1966) is an American retired professional basketball player. He was a 6'7" (200 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) small forward, and played college basketball at Purdue University, from 1984 to 1988.

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.

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

External links

• Player file NBA