Charles Mitchell (born October 23, 1993) is an American basketball player for Oberá Tenis Club of the

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(LNB). He typically plays as either a

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or as a

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, and has played professionally in Taiwan, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Japan, Uruguay, Mexico, and Argentina.

Early life and high school

Mitchell is from

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and was born on October 23, 1993, one of three children of Harriett Mitchell. He attended

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, graduating in 2012.

College career

Mitchell began his collegiate career at

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. As a sophomore, he averaged 6.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Following the season he transferred to the

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to be closer to his ailing grandmother, and he played for its

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basketball team. He averaged 10.1 points and 9.7 rebounds per game as a senior before graduating in 2016.

Professional career

Mitchell began his professional basketball career with the Dutch basketball team

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in late 2016. He played for Den Bosch until 2017. Mitchell played for the Argentine basketball team Ferro in 2018 and the Czech basketball team

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from 2017 to 2018. Mitchell played for

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during the 2019–20 season, averaging 18.5 points, 12 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game. In 2020, he signed with the

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in Japan and played one game. On October 31, 2020, Mitchell signed with

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of the

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. In 2022, Mitchell played for the Argentine club Oberá Tenis Club. He also played in the

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, where he averaged 18.1 points per game, the most in the league. After the tournament, Mitchell was named to the All-Tournament Team.

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Charles (basketball) 1993 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands American expatriate basketball people in Taiwan American expatriate basketball people in Uruguay Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball players Dorados de Chihuahua (LNBP) players Maryland Terrapins men's basketball players Heroes Den Bosch players Dutch Basketball League players Club Nacional de Football (basketball) players Bank of Taiwan basketball players Super Basketball League imports