Tony Mitchell

Tony Mitchell Biography

Tony Mitchell is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on April 7, 1992 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. As of June 1, 2023, Iain has a net worth approximately $5 Million.

Tony LaShae Mitchell Jr. (born April 7, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He competed in college for North Texas. Mitchell is 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), weighs 235 pounds and plays the forward position. Mitchell was selected in the 2013 NBA draft in the second round (37th overall).

After sitting out the 2010–11 season due to his eligibility issues, Mitchell officially began his collegiate career as a redshirt freshman in 2011–12. He quickly established himself as a premier player in both the Sun Belt Conference as well as nationally; Mitchell was named by CBS Sports as one of the “top 10 freshmen in the country” and their third-best “under the radar” player after averaging 14.7 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Along with Kentucky’s Anthony Davis, he was one of only two freshmen in NCAA Division I to average a double-double (Davis was also that season’s national player of the year and the first overall draft pick in the ensuing NBA Draft). Among freshmen, only Davis’ 10.4 rebounds per game average exceeded Mitchell’s. He set school records for single season blocks (70) and blocks per game (3.04), while his single game top scoring and rebounding performances were 34 and 21, respectively. Despite the team not qualifying for any postseason tournaments, Mitchell still received awards and honors for his personal play. He became just the second player in league history to earn three consecutive Sun Belt Player of the Week awards while also becoming just the third player to be named the league’s freshman of the year and earn a first team all-conference selection simultaneously. Mitchell was named to the All-2012 Sun Belt Conference Tournament team after leading the Mean Green to the championship game before losing to Western Kentucky, 74 to 70. According to his North Texas player page, “In league-only games, Mitchell led the Sun Belt in scoring (15.9 ppg), rebounding (11.8 rpg), 3-point percentage (47.1), blocks (3.1 bpg), and was also second in field goal percentage (58.1).” Mitchell had numerous 30-point, 15-rebound games during the season and became the first freshman since Kansas State’s Michael Beasley in 2007–08 to record multiple 30/15 games. For his standout season, he was named a finalist for the Lou Henson Award, an annual college basketball award given to the nation’s best mid-major player.