Tiffany Mitchell (born September 23, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She also currently plays for the Hapoel Lev Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Leagues. Mitchell played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks, where she was a two-time SEC Player of the Year. After concluding her collegiate career, she was selected ninth overall in the 2016 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. During the WNBA off-seasons, Mitchell has played overseas in Russia, Turkey, Israel and Australia.
 Mitchell in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 3 – Connecticut Sun | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | September 23, 1994 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 169 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Providence Day (Charlotte, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
| College | South Carolina (2012–2016) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2016: 1st round, 9th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Indiana Fever | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Nadezhda Orenburg | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyespor | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | OGM Ormanspor | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Elitzur Ramla | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Melbourne Boomers | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Minnesota Lynx | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | REG | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Connecticut Sun | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Hapoel Lev Jerusalem | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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College career
editBetween 2012 and 2016, Mitchell played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks. In 2014 and 2015, she was named the SEC Player of the Year.[1]
Professional career
editWNBA
editMitchell was selected ninth overall in the 2016 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. She scored a game-high 18 points for the Fever in her WNBA debut. She played all 34 games during the 2016 season and averaged 8.6 points per game, earning a place in the WNBA All-Rookie Team.[2] In 2021, she played her sixth season for the Fever.[3]
On January 31, 2024, Mitchell was traded to the Connecticut Sun alongside the 19th pick in the 2024 WNBA draft in exchange for Natisha Hiedeman.
Overseas
editIn her first WNBA off-season, Mitchell played for Nadezhda Orenburg of the Russian Women's Basketball Premier League during the 2016–17 season.[4]
Mitchell's next overseas stint came during the 2018–19 season. She started the season in Turkey with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyespor, later joining OGM Ormanspor in December 2018. She left OGM Ormanspor in January 2019 and in March 2019 joined Elitzur Ramla in Israel.[4]
Mitchell returned to Elitzur Ramla for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.[4]
Melbourne Boomers
editFor the 2021–22 season, Mitchell moved to Australia to play for the Melbourne Boomers of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).[5] The Boomers won the WNBL title in that season, Mitchell scoring 16 points in the deciding game against Perth.[6]
Galatasaray
editOn 19 July 2023, she signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League (TKBL).[7]
On 30 November 2023, Galatasaray and Mitchell announced that they parted ways by mutual agreement.[8]
REG
editIn November 2023, Mitchell was announced by Rwandan club REG for the FIBA Africa Women's Basketball League.[9] Mitchell was the top scorer of the league season, after averaging 23.7 points per game on 45.2% shooting from the field and 40.0% from three-point range.[10]
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
WNBA
editRegular season
editStats current through end of 2024 season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Indiana | 34 | 8 | 20.0 | .361 | .294 | .911 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 8.6 |
| 2017 | Indiana | 27 | 9 | 24.9 | .349 | .246 | .922 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 10.3 |
| 2018 | Indiana | 34 | 20 | 25.6 | .371 | .267 | .835 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 9.1 |
| 2019 | Indiana | 33 | 14 | 25.2 | .381 | .290 | .892 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 9.7 |
| 2020 | Indiana | 19 | 11 | 26.4 | .346 | .233 | .951 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 12.7 |
| 2021 | Indiana | 28 | 25 | 27.3 | .421 | .255 | .880 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 12.0 |
| 2022 | Indiana | 34 | 8 | 16.3 | .451 | .387 | .865 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | Minnesota | 33 | 21 | 23.1 | .404 | .289 | .833 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 7.3 |
| 2024 | Connecticut | 24 | 0 | 16.3 | .349 | .250 | .783 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 4.9 |
| Career | 9 years, 3 teams | 266 | 116 | 22.7 | .382 | .274 | .882 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 8.8 |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | .200 | .000 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 21.7 | .417 | .500 | — | 3.3 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | Connecticut | Did not play (illness) | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 4 | 3 | 18.8 | .353 | .250 | — | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | South Carolina | 33 | 30 | 28.1 | .379 | .367 | .613 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 9.2 |
| 2013–14 | South Carolina | 34 | 34 | 31.4 | .493 | .541 | .793 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 15.5 |
| 2014–15 | South Carolina | 37 | 37 | 29.9 | .500 | .416 | .838 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 14.4 |
| 2015–16 | South Carolina | 35 | 34 | 29.9 | .415 | .339 | .816 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 14.9 |
| Career | 139 | 135 | 30.5 | .449 | .399 | .773 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 13.6 | |
References
edit- ^ "Tiffany Mitchell". gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Tiffany Mitchell". wnba.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Tiffany Mitchell 2021 Season Review". wnba.com. October 20, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Tiffany Mitchell". australiabasket.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "BOOMERS SIGN WNBA STAR TIFFANY MITCHELL". wnbl.basketball/melbourne. July 15, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Lynx Give It All But Boomers Win WNBL Championship". wnbl.basketball/melbourne. April 9, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "Tiffany Mitchell Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring'de!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "🙏 #ThankYou Tiffany Mitchell 👏". Galatasaray Basketbol (@GSBasketbol) _ X. 30 November 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (2023-11-29). "WNBA star Tiffany Mitchell joins REG Women". The New Times. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ "Players statistics of the FIBA Africa Women's Basketball League 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ "Tiffany Mitchell WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball Reference
- South Carolina Gamecocks bio