Murray Mitchell
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Huntsville, Texas | March 19, 1923
Died | June 11, 2013 Portland, Texas | (aged 90)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Huntsville (Huntsville, Texas) |
College | Sam Houston State (1941–1943, 1946–1948) |
NBA draft | 1948: – round, – |
Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
1948–1949 | Anderson Packers (NBL) |
1949 | Anderson Packers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Murray Cooper Mitchell (March 19, 1923 – June 11, 2013) was an American professional basketball player.[1] Mitchell was selected in the 1948 BAA Draft by the Boston Celtics after a collegiate career at Sam Houston State.[1] He played for the Anderson Packers in 1949–50 but appeared in only two games, averaging 1.0 point and 1.0 assist per contest.[1] He died in 2013.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Murray Mitchell. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on February 5, 2013.
- ^ Obituary Archived 2013-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- 1923 births
- 2013 deaths
- American military personnel of World War II
- Anderson Packers players
- Basketball players from Texas
- Boston Celtics draft picks
- Centers (basketball)
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- People from Huntsville, Texas
- Sam Houston State Bearkats football players
- Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball players
- People from Corpus Christi, Texas
- People from Live Oak County, Texas
- People from Portland, Texas
- American men's basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs