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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.