Tony Mitchell

Quick Facts

Full Name Tony LaShae Mitchell Jr.
Known As Tony Mitchell
Date of Birth April 7, 1992
Birth Place Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the USA
Nick Name Not available
Religion Christianity
Nationality American
Ethnicity African-American
Zodiac Sign  Aries
Age 30 years old
Height 2.01 m (6 feet 7 inches)
Weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Black
Build Athletic
Father’s Name Tony L. Mitchell Sr.
Mother’s Name Angie L. Mitchell
Siblings Antonio Mitchell
Education
  • L.G. Pinkston High School (West Dallas, Texas)
  • University of North Texas (Denton, Texas)
Marital Status Unknown
Sexual Orientation Straight
Wife’s Name Not available
Kid’s Names Hayden, Tony III, Prince, Jaxson, Dio
Profession Basketball player
NBA Draft 2013 / Round: 2 / 37th pick overall
Position Power forward
League 
  • Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN)
  • Liga Leumit
Active Years (2013 – Present)
Net Worth $1-$2 million
Recent Club Leones de Ponce
Jersey Number (Recent) 95
Social Media  Instagram
Merch Basketball Card
Last Update May 2022

Tony Mitchell is a professional basketball player from the United States who has spent the most of his career in Europe. In the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), he last played for the Leones de Ponce of Puerto Rico in 2021.

What is Tony Mitchell’s Earnings & Net Worth?

Tony Mitchell, one of the most terrible basketball players, with a net worth of $1 million to $2 million. Although it has been reported on a few websites to be $1.5 million, the precise figure remains unknown.

In any case, the player has mostly profited from league games. For the 2013-14 season, he began his professional league career with the NBA’s Detroit Pistons, for whom he was paid $490,000.

The next season, he signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Suns worth roughly $816k, however he was dismissed before he could play any games.

Despite his brief NBA career, he was paid little over $1 million by the league.

Because his compensation in the NBA G League was so low, he spent the most of his career playing for foreign league teams.

His profits from overseas leagues are unclear, but based on his lifestyle, one might assume he has made a substantial sum of money from basketball games.

Childhood, Family, and Education of Tony Mitchell

Tony Mitchell was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States on April 7, 1992. Tony Mitchell Sr. (father) and Angie Mitchell Mitchell are his parents (mother). Aside from that, he has a younger brother called Antonio.

His parents called him Tony LaShae Mitchell Jr. when he was born, although he was more often known as Tony Mitchell among his friends and admirers.

His family relocated to Dallas, Texas, when they were little and stayed there permanently. He then transferred to L.G. Pinkston High School in West Dallas, where he completed his education till 2011.

Tony has always been sporty and lively as a child. As a result, he began playing basketball at an early age. Early on, he demonstrated competence in the sport, and his parents pushed him to continue since they recognized enormous potential in him.

Tony Mitchell with his dad Tony Sr. (Source: Instagram)

As a result, he advanced from his middle school to high school basketball teams before enrolling at the University of North Texas for his post-secondary education.

He studied Sociology for his Bachelor’s degree, but he did not complete it since he left out after just two years.

Basketball Career of Tony Mitchell

Career in High School

His performance for Dutchtown High School in Atlanta during his freshman season had gained him great acclaim from the audience. He then went on to play for Miami’s Center of Life Christian Academy (CLCA).

He played for the CLCA for around two seasons, but he subsequently found out that his time with them did not ensure NCAA eligibility. As a result, he returned to L.G. Pinkton for his senior year, averaging 20.5 points and 13.2 rebounds.

That season, he was the leading scorer for his team in the Class 4A Region II Tournament. Rivals.com named him the 12th best senior recruit in the class of 2010 for his outstanding performance.

Mitchell, meanwhile, won multiple awards, including the Dallas Morning News Player of the Year, displacing Duncanville’s Perry Jones. In 2010, he was chosen to the All-Star squad of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches.

Career in College

Mitchell had planned to play collegiate basketball with the Missouri Tigers, but his plans were thwarted due to NCAA eligibility concerns. For the same reason, he was unable to play in the 2010-11 season.

In 2011, he decided to play with the North Texas Mean Green men. His first college season, on the other hand, made him forget about the difficulties he had when he first arrived at the university.

Tony Mitchell with the North Texas Green men (Source: SBNation.com)

Mitchell ended the season as a redshirt freshman with an average of 14.7 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Aside from Anthony Davis, he was the only freshman in NCAA Division I to record a double-double that season.

If he entered the 2012 draft that year, he was anticipated to be among the first-round choices by a number of famous sports organizations and commentators, but he chose to stay in North Texas for his second season.

professional careers In America

Mitchell was taken with the 37th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. After John Horrocks in 1984, he became the first North Texas graduate to be taken with that choice.

On July 19, 2013, Tony signed a rookie-scaled deal with the Pistons. Despite the anticipation surrounding his NBA debut, he had much less playing time in his rookie season.

He averaged 1.0 point and 1.2 rebounds per game in only 21 games. He played minor league basketball with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and Grand Rapids Drive until 2014, in addition to NBA regular season games.

In late 2014, he also spent time with the Phoenix Suns before traveling abroad to try his luck in international leagues.

Career in the Foreign League

Tony joined with Atletico de San German, a Puerto Rican club, on February 5, 2015, and made his debut appearance in a foreign league. He returned to America after spending eight months in the BSN League.

His time in his own nation, however, was brief, as he only lasted with the Golden State Warriors for a month. Then, until 2017, he moved throughout the world, playing in international leagues such as the Venezuelan league, the Chinese NBL, and the Israeli Liga Leumit, among others.

In 2017, he also had a brief run with the Philippine Basketball Association’s Star Hotshots and the Dominican league’s Metros de Santiago.

When the Taipei Fubon Braves won the Taiwanese league in 2019, it was his first and only league championship.

Awards & Achievements

Some of his awards and achievements include:

  • Taiwan League champion (2019)
  • Sun Belt Freshman of the Year (2012)
  • Second-team All-Sun Belt (2013)
  • First-team All-Sun Belt (2012)
  • Gold medal at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship (2010)
  • Texas 12-4A Player of the Year (2010)
  • Texas Class 4A All-State (2010)

Personal Life of Tony Mitchell

When it comes to sharing personal information to the public, the basketball star is hesitant to speak openly about his life. Furthermore, because he usually played games outside of America, he did not receive adequate media attention.

However, his social media activities have given us some insight into his personal life. He has five children from various women.

On March 8, he shared them on his Instagram account, giving them a shoutout in honor of International Women’s Day.

Hayden, Tony III, Prince, Jaxson, and Dio Mitchell are the names of Tony’s five children, whom he refers to as “The Mitchell 5.”

He has two children, Tony III and Jaxson, with Jasmine Godbolt, out of his five children. Tony had met her at the University of North Texas, where they were both students.

During her collegiate years, Godbolt was also a basketball player for North Texas.

His specific relationship status is unknown at this time. However, it appears that he maintains good contacts with every woman he has ever been with.

Age and Physical Characteristics

Tony Mitchell will be 30 years old in 2022.

Mitchell’s physical characteristics include a height of 2.01 meters (6 feet 7 inches) and a weight of roughly 235 pounds (107 kg).

He was a touch hefty in his early years, but he has since strengthened his physique by going to the gym on a daily basis for routine workouts. As a consequence, he maintains a really well-kept body.

In addition, he has partly tattooed several of his bodily parts.

FAQs

What happened to Tony Mitchell?

Tony Mitchell was quite inactive since he last appeared for the Leones de Ponce in the BSN League. But he has officially confirmed that he got back with Maccabi Haifa in Israel in 2022.

He had shared the good news with his fans on his Instagram account recently in March 2022.

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