Sam Mitchell - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Sam Mitchell net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Indiana Pacers from 1989 to 2002. He served as head coach of the Toronto Raptors from 2004 to 2008, then began working as an NBA Analyst. In this article, we will discover how old is Sam Mitchell? Who is Sam Mitchell dating now & how much money does Sam Mitchell have?

Sam Mitchell Biography

Sam Mitchell is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on September 2, 1963 in Columbus, GA, United States. He overtook Lenny Wilkens for the most wins in the Raptors’ history in 2007.

Mitchell graduated from Columbus High School in 1981. He spent the next four years playing college basketball at Mercer University (1981–85), and scored nearly 2,000 points, becoming the leading scorer in Bears history. He led the team to both the regular-season and postseason Trans-American Atlantic Conference championships in 1985. Averaging 25 points and 8.2 rebounds per game as a senior, Mitchell led the Bears to just their second NCAA tournament in team history in 1985; they would not return for nearly 30 years, until the 2014 tournament.

Mitchell had enlisted in the Army during his junior year, and at the conclusion of the 1985 NCAA tournament he went to boot camp at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He left one month later when he was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the 7th pick of the 3rd round (54th overall) in the 1985 NBA draft. However he was cut during final cuts and joined the Wisconsin Flyers of the Continental Basketball Association.

He had four daughters with his wife; the two settled in Atlanta.

He was named NBA Coach of the Year in 2007 after leading the Raptors to a 47-35 record and the third seed in the Eastern Conference.

Samuel E. Mitchell Jr. (born September 2, 1963) is a 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 Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA), whom he also coached as an interim for the 2015-16 season. Mitchell coached for the Toronto Raptors 2004 to 2008 as well, winning Coach of the Year Award in 2007.

Sam Mitchell Net Worth

Sam is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sam Mitchell's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He was a standout player at Mercer University, setting the school record for points scored and leading the university to consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.

Mitchell returned to the NBA almost immediately after his retirement as an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks for two seasons until 2004. He then briefly became a part of the expansion Charlotte Bobcats as their top assistant coach, until moving on to the Toronto Raptors when he was named as the sixth head coach in Raptors history after incumbent Kevin O’Neill was fired.

On November 25, 2007 Mitchell surpassed Lenny Wilkens for the most wins in team history. Mitchell was the longest reigning head coach of the Toronto Raptors.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Success overseas led to a renewed interest from the NBA, and Mitchell earned a contract with the newly formed Minnesota Timberwolves. He spent three years in Minnesota, before being traded to the Indiana Pacers. While having a smaller role with the Pacers than he did with the Timberwolves, Mitchell did help Indiana reach the Eastern Conference Finals in 1994-95. Following that season, he returned to the Minnesota. Kevin Garnett was drafted by the Timberwolves out of high school that year, and Mitchell has been credited with helping Garnett’s development. Mitchell retired from the league following the 2001-02 season.

Who is Sam Mitchell Dating?

According to our records, Sam Mitchell is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of January 13, 2024, Sam Mitchell’s is not dating anyone.

Mitchell, who witnessed his team struggle with rebuilding in his first years as coach, also led the Toronto Raptors to their first division title in franchise history as the team won the Atlantic Division in the NBA’s Eastern Conference in the 2006–07 season. On April 24, 2007, he was named 2006–07 NBA Coach of the Year. On May 22, 2007 after leading the Raptors to their first playoffs appearance since 2002, and after much speculation, Mitchell was signed to a four-year contract with the Raptors.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Sam Mitchell height 6 feet 6 inches Sam weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Unhappy in the CBA, Mitchell quit the team midway through the season to return home to Georgia, where a former professor hired him a Special Education teacher for the remainder of the school year. With his summer off, he tried out for the U.S. Basketball League, and joined the Tampa Bay Flash, who he helped lead to the league title. He rejoined the Rockets for training camp afterwards, but was once again cut and joined the CBA, splitting the season between the Wisconsin Flyers and Rapid City Thrillers. He then joined the French Ligue Nationale de Basketball team of Montpellier (coached by Pierre Galle) for the end of the 1987–88 and the whole 1988–89 season.

Mitchell was named the coach of the month in January 2007 for his effort bringing the Toronto Raptors back to .500 and leading the Atlantic Division. On March 30, 2007, Mitchell got his 100th win as NBA coach when the Raptors defeated the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center.

Facts & Trivia

Sam Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sam Mitchell celebrates birthday on September 2 of every year.

On December 3, 2008, after leading the Raptors to a disappointing 8–9 start to the 2008–09 season, Mitchell was relieved of his duties as the team’s head coach. Assistant coach Jay Triano took over the position of interim head coach of the Raptors, which later made him the first foreign-born player to coach a team in the NBA. The firing was ridiculed by the TNT Overtime crew because the Raptors were only one game under .500 at the time of the firing. Chris Webber predicted that they would not be “as good under another coach.” In fact, the Raptors went 25–40 the rest of the season.

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