Casey Mitchell (born January 16, 1988) is an American professional
basketball
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player who last played for
Elitzur Ashkelon
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Chipola College
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History
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and
West Virginia University
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.
Professional career
Mitchell went undrafted in the
2011 NBA draft
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. On August 13, 2011, he signed with Rethymno Aegean of Greece for the 2011–12 season. He later left in October 2011 before appearing in a game for them. On November 3, 2011, he was selected by the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the third round of the 2011 NBA D-League draft.
On December 10, 2011, Mitchell signed with the
Houston Rockets
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. However, he was waived by the Rockets three days later. He then re-joined Sioux Falls on December 15. On February 2, 2012, he terminated his contract with Sioux Falls. On February 13, 2012, he signed with
Union Olimpija
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of Slovenia for the rest of the 2011–12 season.
On July 26, 2012, Mitchell signed with
Phantoms Braunschweig
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of Germany for the 2012–13 season. On December 30, 2012, he parted ways with Braunschweig after 11 games. On March 5, 2013, he was reacquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
On October 9, 2013, Mitchell signed with
Elitzur Ashkelon
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