Tiffany Mitchell is a popular American professional basketball player who plays for the Indiana Fever of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Recently, Tiffany plays for the Melbourne Boomers in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL). When Mitchell was in college, she played basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks, and there she was a two-time SEC Player of the Year. After finishing her collegiate career, Tiffany was chosen ninth in the overall 2016 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. In the WNBA off-seasons, Tiffany Mitchell has competed overseas in Russia, Turkey, Israel as well as Australia.
Quick Facts About Tiffany Mitchell:
- Tiffany wars the No. 25 for Indiana Fever.
- Tiffany’s position for the team is Shooting guard.
- Tiffany was born in the year 1994 on September 23 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Tiffany completed her high school on Providence Day also in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- From 2012 to 2016, Tiffany played college basketball for South Carolina’s Gamecocks.
- In the years 2014 as well as 2015, Tiffany was named the SEC Player of the Year.
What has been Tiffany Mitchell’s journey as a Basketball player?
In the year 2010, Tiffany participated in the USA Basketball Under-17 World Championship Trials. In the year 2014, Tiffany was teamed with players Cierra Burdick, Sara Hammond as well as Jewell Loyd in the USA Basketball World Championship Team where they secured gold at the FIBA World Championship which took place in Moscow, Russia. After this, Tiffany has been sailing high on the charts of her career.
During the Women’s National Basketball Association draft which took place in 2016, Tiffany Mitchell was the ninth player selected by the Indiana Fever. During Mitchell’s WNBA Draft she scored a game-high 18 points for the Indiana Fever. Mitchell played a total of 34 games during the 2016 season and scored an average of 8.6 points per game, which earned her a place on the WNBA All-Rookie Team. In the year 2021, Tiffany played her 6th season for the Indiana Fever.
Where else has Tiffany Mitchell performed internationally?
During Tiffany’s first WNBA off-season, Tiffany played for Nadezhda Orenburg of the Russian Women’s Basketball Premier League which was held during the 2016 to 2017 season. In the year 2018, around February Mitchell was invited to USA Basketball Women’s National Team’s training camp and was added to the Women’s National Team’s training pool during March whereas around September, Tiffany competed in a pre-World Cup minicamp. During the 2018 to 2019 season, Tiffany Mitchell participated in Turkey along with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyespor, subsequently joining OGM Ormanspor around December 2018.
Mitchell left OGM Ormanspora around January 2019 and later in March 2019 entered Elitzur Ramla in Israel. During the 2019 to 2020 season, Mitchell returned to Elitzur Ramla as well as for the 2020 to 2021 seasons. Subsequently, in the latter half of the 2021 to 2022 season, Tiffany Mitchell moved to Australia in order to play for the Melbourne Boomers of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL). The Melbourne Boomers triumphed in the WNBL title in that season, where Tiffany Mitchell scored 16 points during the deciding game against Perth.
What awards has Tiffany Mitchell accomplished so far in her career?
In the year 2015, Tiffany Mitchell was awarded the Dawn Staley Award as well as the SEC Player of the Year which Mitchell won even in the year 2014. In the year 2016, Tiffany won the Women’s National Basketball Association’s All-Rookie Team award as well as the SEC Tournament MVP (Most Valuable Player) award. Recently in 2022, Tiffany Mitchell was awarded the Women’s National Basketball League championship.