17 Facts About Darrel Mitchell

Darrel Mitchell played high school basketball at St Martinville Senior High School in St Martinville, Louisiana, and was named Louisiana Mr Basketball as a senior in 2002.

Darrel Mitchell then played college basketball with the LSU Tigers, staying for 4 years and reaching the NCAA Tournament Final Four in 2006.

Darrel Mitchell has played in Belgium, Cyprus, France, Lithuania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.

Darrel Mitchell was invited to participate in the ABCD Camp, a camp for the best high school players in the US, in July 2001, the summer that preceded his senior year.

Darrel Mitchell was recruited by several major NCAA Division I programs such as Arkansas, Houston, LSU, NC State, Oklahoma and Virginia, among others.

Darrel Mitchell signed for LSU in April 2002, choosing it over the University of Houston.

Darrel Mitchell played his freshman season under coach John Brady as one of the main options off the bench: he appeared in all 32 games, averaging 19.8 minutes of playing time per game.

Darrel Mitchell was the third best scorer on the team with an 11.9 average, behind senior Jaime Lloreda and freshman Brandon Bass.

Darrel Mitchell ended the season as the third best scorer on the team with 13.1 points per game.

Darrel Mitchell improved his assists average, which rose to 2.9, the second best mark on the team behind Tack Minor's 4.6 per game.

On November 26,2005 Darrel Mitchell scored a game winner against West Virginia, and reached the 1,000 points mark.

LSU qualified for the 2006 NCAA tournament, and Darrel Mitchell opened his tournament with 19 points against Iona on March 16.

Darrel Mitchell then signed with Galatasaray, a team of the Turkish Basketball League, and made his professional debut there.

Darrel Mitchell was named in the TBL Foreign All-Stars team.

Darrel Mitchell then left in April 2010 and joined BC Oostende, appearing in 5 games of the Belgian Pro Basketball League regular season, and then in 3 playoff games.

Darrel Mitchell then left Ukraine in March 2014 and signed for Pieno zvaigzdes in Lithuania: he had a brief stint with the team.

In 2016 Darrel Mitchell joined German side Oettinger Rockets: he played the first season in the ProA, the second level of German basketball and the second season in the Basketball Bundesliga.