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Sam Mitchell
Forward ·Minnesota Timberwolves ·NBA ·#42

Sam Mitchell

Age63 BornSep 2, 1963 FromUSA Height201 cm (6'7") Weight98 kg CollegeMercer Draft1985 · #54
Career averages
8.7PPG
3.7RPG
1.1APG
994 games · 13 seasons

At a glance

MIN hub
Career snapshot
13Seasons
994Games
8,632Career points
12.2PER average
Most-played franchise: Minnesota Timberwolves · 757 games · 1989-90 to 2001-02
Honors and awards1 total
1×
NBA Coach of the Year2007
All awards
Career highsSingle season
14.6PPG · 1990-91 · MIN
6.3RPG · 1990-91 · MIN
2.0APG · 1998-99 · MIN
15.8PER · 1997-98 · MIN
6.1Win shares · 1997-98 · MIN
Draft1985
3Round
54Overall pick
From Mercer
Position rank2001-02
#83PPG rank
#64PER rank
#62Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 91 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Minnesota Timberwolves
1989-90 - 2001-02 · 10 seasons
9.5 PPG 4.0 RPG 1.2 APG
757 games
Indiana Pacers
1992-93 - 1994-95 · 3 seasons
6.2 PPG 2.9 RPG 0.9 APG
237 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1989-90 MIN 80 30 30.2 12.7 5.8 1.1 0.8 0.7 44.6 0.0 76.8 13.7 5.1
1990-91 MIN 82 60 38.1 14.6 6.3 1.6 0.8 0.7 44.1 0.0 77.5 12.3 5.1
1991-92 MIN 82 63 26.2 10.1 5.8 1.1 0.6 0.5 42.3 18.2 78.6 12.0 2.3
1992-93 IND 81 1 17.3 7.2 3.1 0.9 0.3 0.1 44.5 17.4 81.1 11.9 2.8
1993-94 IND 75 18 14.5 4.8 2.5 0.9 0.4 0.1 45.8 0.0 74.5 10.9 2.2
1994-95 IND 81 12 17.0 6.5 3.0 0.8 0.5 0.2 48.7 10.0 72.4 13.4 3.7
1995-96 MIN 78 42 27.5 10.8 4.3 0.9 0.6 0.3 49.0 5.6 81.4 13.0 4.3
1996-97 MIN 82 5 24.9 9.3 4.0 1.0 0.6 0.2 44.6 16.0 75.9 11.8 3.3
1997-98 MIN 81 33 27.6 12.3 4.8 1.3 0.8 0.3 46.4 34.9 83.2 15.8 6.1
1998-99 MIN 50 20 26.9 11.2 3.6 2.0 0.7 0.3 40.8 23.7 76.4 14.1 3.0
1999-00 MIN 66 24 18.6 6.5 2.1 1.7 0.4 0.2 44.7 43.5 88.0 12.0 2.3
2000-01 MIN 82 4 12.0 3.5 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.1 40.8 20.9 72.7 8.2 0.6
2001-02 MIN 74 10 9.8 3.3 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 43.2 28.6 77.6 9.4 0.9

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1995 Indiana Pacers Minnesota Timberwolves
Jul 1992 Minnesota Timberwolves Indiana Pacers

All entries are season change.

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Born on September 2

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About Sam Mitchell

Samuel E. Mitchell Jr. is an American 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 NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves, whom he also coached as an interim for the 2015-16 season. Mitchell coached for the Toronto Raptors from 2004 to 2008 as well, winning Coach of the Year Award in 2007.