Sam Mitchell Biography

Sam Mitchell (born Samuel E. Mitchell Jr.)  is a former American professional basketball player who is currently an assistant coach for the Memphis Tigers of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

Having been born on September 2, 1963, he was the interim head coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for one season. He was also the head coach for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2004 to 2008. He also currently works as a talk show co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio.

Sam Mitchell Age

He is currently 56 years old as of 2019 since he was born on September 2, 1963.

Sam Mitchell Height and Weight

He has an estimated height of 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), and a weight of 210 lb (95 kg)

Sam Mitchell Education

Mitchell being raised in Columbus, began his elementary schooling in the same place then he joined High school graduated from Columbus High School. Afterward, he played college basketball at Mercer University for four seasons.

Sam Mitchell Wife

Mitchell is married to Lyndall Mitchell since Nov 2009 when they tied the knot.

Sam Mitchell Career

Afterward, he played college basketball at Mercer University for four seasons, and scored nearly 2,000 points, becoming the leading scorer in Bears history. Mitchell did not commence play in the NBA after being drafted and until joining1989 expansion team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, in their inaugural season.

Prior to his NBA career, he spent three seasons in the Continental BasketballAssociation, playing for the Wisconsin Flyers and Rapid City Thrillers, and in theFrench Ligue Nationale de Basketball team of Montpellier for the end of the1987-88 and the whole 1988-89 season.

Mitchell started his NBA career, first spending three seasons with the timberwolves. During his playing days in Minneapolis, he scored a career-high 37 points against the Philadelphia 76ers on February 3, 1991.

On September 8, 1992, he was traded along with point guard Pooh Richardson to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for small forward Chuck Person and point guard Micheal Williams. Mitchell ranks second in Wolves’ history in points, steals and minutes played, and is third in total rebounds.

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On March 30, 2007, Mitchell got his 100th win as NBA coach when the Raptors defeated the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center. Mitchell, who witnessed his team struggle with rebuilding in his first years’ 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 the2006-07 season.

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.

For the rest of the season, Mitchell became the official head coach, although he would still be treated as an interim coach. During his sole season coaching the Timberwolves, he would coach them to the fifth-worst record in the league with a 29-53 record.

On April 13, 2016, Mitchell was relieved of his interim head coaching duties as the coach of the Timberwolves after the last game of the season, allowing them to look for a permanent coach.

Sam Mitchell Teams Coached

Mitchell has coached 3 teams; Memphis Tigers Men’s basketball, Toronto Raptors, and Minnesota Timberwolves.

Sam Mitchell Timberwolves

After an up-and-down season running a ridiculously young Timberwolves team as interim head coach in 2015-16, Mitchell was let go as interim head coach in the hours following the team’s end to a 29-53 season. For the second time in this offseason, Mitchell is taking issue with the way he was moved to the side by Wolves owner Glen Taylor, in eventual favor of 2010 NBA Coach of the Year Tom Thibodeau.

Mitchell, the 2007 NBA Coach of the Year, discussed as much with Darren “Doogie” Wolfson at ESPN Radio recently. Thanks to Pro Basketball Talk’s Dan Feldman for the transcription.

Sam Mitchell Net Worth

Mitchell, 43, earned an estimated $2 million US this season, making him the lowest-paid head coach in the NBA.

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