27 Facts About Mitch Creek

Mitchell Creek was born on 27 April 1992 and is an Australian professional basketball player for Trabzonspor of the Turkiye Basketbol Ligi.

Mitch Creek began his National Basketball League career in 2010 and played his first eight seasons with the Adelaide 36ers.

Mitch Creek played for the South East Melbourne Phoenix between 2019 and 2024.

Mitch Creek attended St Brigid's College, where he earned induction into the school's hall of fame.

In 2009, Creek played a leading role in Victoria Country's campaign at the Under-18 National Championships, trained with the Australian under-19 squad, and earned a place at the prestigious Nike All-Asia Camp in Beijing, China.

Mitch Creek joined the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.

Mitch Creek played one game in the South East Australian Basketball League for the AIS in 2009 and 14 games in 2010.

In 2010, Mitch Creek helped Victoria Country win the gold medal at the Under-20 National Championships and helped the Australian under-19 team win its first gold medal at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament in Mannheim, Germany.

Mitch Creek was crowned the tournament's most valuable player after averaging 17 points per game and finishing second in efficiency on plus 20.

In 2011, Mitch Creek helped Victoria Country win back-to-back gold medals at the Under-20 National Championships.

Mitch Creek subsequently won the Bob Staunton Award for tournament MVP after averaging 19 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3 assists per game.

In 20 games as a rookie, Mitch Creek averaged 5.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.

Mitch Creek remained in Adelaide following his rookie season and played for the South Adelaide Panthers of the Central ABL.

Mitch Creek again played in the Central ABL during the 2012 off-season, appearing in five games for the Woodville Warriors.

In 33 games, Mitch Creek averaged 7.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.

Mitch Creek was named league MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and earned All-Star Five honours.

Mitch Creek averaged 14.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 2.6 assists in what was a career-best season.

Mitch Creek subsequently joined the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League.

Mitch Creek made his NBA debut later that day, entering the game against the New York Knicks to take free throws for an injured Rondae Hollis-Jefferson in the fourth quarter, making one of them.

Mitch Creek scored an NBL career-high 32 points in a game against the Cairns Taipans on 26 January 2020.

Mitch Creek played for the South West Metro Pirates of the NBL1 North during the 2021 season.

On 18 May 2022, Mitch Creek re-signed with the Phoenix on a three-year deal.

In March 2024, Mitch Creek signed with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association for the rest of the season.

In November 2024, Mitch Creek signed with Trabzonspor of the Turkiye Basketbol Ligi.

Mitch Creek competed for Australia at the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Mitch Creek later played for Australia during the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

In February 2021, Mitch Creek was named in the Boomers' Olympic squad.