D. J. Mitchell (basketball)

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D. J. Mitchell
No. 0 – Brisbane Bullets
PositionForward
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 26)
Melbourne, Victoria
NationalityAmerican / Australian / Irish
Listed height203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight106 kg (234 lb)
Career information
High schoolBuchanan (Clovis, California)
College
NBA draft2021 / Undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022BAL
2022Gold Coast Rollers
2022–presentBrisbane Bullets
Career highlights and awards

Donovan James "D. J." Mitchell (born 12 March 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League (NBL). Born in Australia, he grew up in the United States and holds an Irish passport. He played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and Santa Clara Broncos before playing professionally in the Netherlands and Australia.

Early life

Mitchell was born in Melbourne, Victoria,[1][2] to American parents.[3] His parents met in Australia during the 1990s.[3] His father, Mike, was playing for the North Melbourne Giants in the Australian NBL in 1997.[4]

Mitchell grew up in Fresno, California,[5] and attended Buchanan High School in nearby Clovis, where he was a three-time first-team all-conference honouree with the basketball team. He was an all-state volleyball player at Buchanan.[1][2]

College career

Mitchell played his first two college basketball seasons for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. After playing in just four games as a freshman in 2016–17,[1] he appeared in 30 games as a sophomore in 2017–18, averaging 2.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.[1][6]

On 30 April 2018, Mitchell transferred to Santa Clara. He subsequently sat out the 2018–19 season due to NCAA transfer regulations.[7]

As a redshirt junior in 2019–20, Mitchell played in all 33 games for the Broncos with 15 starts. He ranked third on the team in scoring (10.7 ppg) on 49.4 percent field goal shooting and was second on the team in both 3-point shooting (38.3 percent) and rebounding (5.2 pg).[2] On 29 February 2020, he scored a career-high 25 points against Portland.[8]

As a senior in 2020–21, Mitchell played in 18 games for the Broncos, starting five and averaging 6.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.[2] On 16 February 2021, he scored a season-high 16 points against Loyola Marymount.[2]

Professional career

Coming out of college, Mitchell turned down an opportunity to play in Uruguay[9] to instead begin his professional career in Ireland playing for Templeogue in the Super League while undertaking a master's degree at Griffith College.[10] However, he left the team prior to making his debut after being lured to the Netherlands.[11]

On 15 October 2021, Mitchell signed with Dutch team BAL of the BNXT League.[12] In 22 games during the 2021–22 season, he averaged 16.0 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.[13]

In June 2022, Mitchell moved to Australia and joined the Gold Coast Rollers of the NBL1 North.[14] He helped the Rollers win the 2022 NBL1 North championship.[15] In 14 games, he averaged 18.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.8 blocks per game.[14]

Following the NBL1 North season, Mitchell joined the Brisbane Bullets of the Australian NBL for the 2022–23 season.[16] Following the Bullets' 0–4 start to the season, Mitchell was suspended for one game after being asked to leave training after having a difference of opinion with coach James Duncan over his role in the Bullets' offence.[17][18]

Personal life

Mitchell is the son of Americans Mike Mitchell and Michelle Maher. His father played professional basketball in Australia and Europe while his mother played professional beach volleyball.[1][2] His mother has Irish heritage through her grandparents. Through marriage, his father gained an Irish passport and played for Ireland.[3] His parents later separated.[3]

As a result of his Irish heritage, Mitchell also holds an Irish passport.[12] He too is eligible to play for the Irish national team,[3] which was touted as a possibility in 2021.[9]

Mitchell has two siblings, Jaiden and Myca.[1][2] Myca played volleyball at Wake Forest and Howard.[19][20]

In 2022, Mitchell played for two of the same teams his father also played for in the NBL, the Gold Coast Rollers and Brisbane Bullets.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Donovan Mitchell". godeacs.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "DJ Mitchell". santaclarabroncos.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Mike Mitchell". hoopsacrosstheocean.com. 22 October 2021. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  4. ^ Boyce, Dan (7 April 2019). "SONS OF GUNS: SONS OF IMPORTS WHO COULD PLAY IN THE NBL AS LOCALS". aussiehoopla.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022.
  5. ^ "DJ Mitchell". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Donovan Mitchell to Transfer from Wake Forest". godeacs.com. 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Men's Basketball Adds Transfer Forward to Recruiting Class". santaclarabroncos.com. 30 April 2018. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Mitchell leads Santa Clara over Portland 73-68". espn.com. 29 February 2020. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022.
  9. ^ a b Leonard, Stephen (8 October 2021). "Huge excitement ahead of return of National League basketball". echo.ie. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022.
  10. ^ Summers, Lawrence (22 October 2021). "Puff Summers' Basketball Diary: 'Mark fired me before but we have a wonderful relationship now'". independent.ie. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022.
  11. ^ Walsh, Daire (17 October 2021). "Basketball League round-up with Griffith and Lions victories". echo.ie. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022.
  12. ^ a b "BAL SIGNS DJ MITCHELL". bnxtleague.com. 15 October 2021. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  13. ^ "D.J. Mitchell". realgm.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Donovan Mitchell". NBL1.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  15. ^ "GOLD COAST CROWNED NBL1 NORTH CHAMPIONS". NBL1.com.au. 27 August 2022. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Bullets Add Son of a Gun DJ Mitchell". NBL.com.au. 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Club Statement". brisbanebullets.com.au. 19 October 2022. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022.
  18. ^ Logue, Matt (19 October 2022). "NBL News: Blow-up at Bullets training, United import Jordan Caroline under pressure". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  19. ^ Alvarez, Chris (4 June 2016). "Good Sports - Mitchell Siblings". abc30.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022.
  20. ^ Cribbs, Arthur (17 September 2019). "Howard is now home for top volleyball transfer Myca Mitchell". andscape.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022.
  21. ^ "NBL1 North All-Access: Episode 9". YouTube. Gold Coast Basketball Association. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

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