Tony LaShae Mitchell Jr. (born April 7, 1992) is a professional basketball player from the United Arab Emirates who currently plays for Al Wasl in the UAE National Basketball League. He played for North Texas in college.
He played one season of college basketball for North Texas before turning pro. In 32 games played last season, he averaged 8.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.
Mitchell has been selected to play for the United Arab Emirates at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. The tournament will take place in Dubai from 31 August-9 September. It will be the first time that the UAE have appeared at a FIBA event.
Mitchell was named to the All-Tournament Team after helping his team reach the Final Four of the competition. The UAE lost 87-76 to China in the final game.
Before joining North Texas, Mitchell played two seasons of college basketball at nearby Dallas Baptist. As a freshman, he averaged 14.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. As a sophomore, he increased those numbers to 16.7 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
Dallas Baptist went on to win the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament after beating Florida Gulf Coast in the championship game.
Mitchell was chosen to the NBA All-Rookie First Team during his rookie season and won the 2018 Slam Dunk Contest. Mitchell was born on September 7, 1996, in Elmsford, New York, to parents Donovan Sr. and Nicole. He was reared there as well. His father played basketball for Syracuse University while his mother competed in track and field events during her college career. She holds the American record in the high jump with a height of 1.78 meters (5 feet 9 inches).
Donovan has two siblings: a brother, Donovan Jr., who is one year younger than him, and a sister, Taylor, who is five years older than him.
Donovan started playing basketball when he was 5 years old. He attended East Meadow High School in East Meadow, New York, where he played for the school's basketball team. As a senior, he averaged 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists per game and was named Nassau County Player of the Year. After graduating from high school, he went to study economics and finance at the University of Utah before entering the 2018 NBA Draft. During his time at U of U, he became one of the school's all-time leaders in points scored (1,813) and made three-pointers (222).
Donovan's wife is named Lael Mitchell. They met when they both attended the University of Utah.
Snell, Tony (basketball) Tony Rena Snell Jr. (born November 10, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Milwaukee Bucks (NBA). Snell attended the University of New Mexico before declaring for the NBA draft following his junior year. He was selected by the Bucks with the 28th pick in the 2014 NBA draft.
He played one season with the Bucks before being traded to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for John Salmons and a second-round pick. After one season with the Raptors, he signed with the Los Angeles Clippers as a free agent. The Clippers later traded him to the Bucks in exchange for Spencer Dinwiddie.
Snell has also played for the Shanghai Sharks and German club Bayer Leverkusen during his career. As a rookie, he was named to the All-Rookie First Team.
He currently plays the shooting guard position. Around The Web: http://www'twitternetworks.com/users/tonysnellbaskets. Follow Tony on Twitter at @TonySnell.
Derrick Allen Mahorn (born September 21, 1958) is a retired professional basketball player in the United States who played power forward and center for the National Basketball Association's Washington Bullets, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers, and New Jersey Nets (NBA). He was drafted by the Bullets with their first-round pick (20th overall)
After graduating from Bishop Loughlin High School in Brooklyn, New York, where he led his team to the 1976 National High School Tournament, Mahorn attended Providence College, where he played on the college basketball team from 1977 to 1981. As a senior in 1980–81, he became the first player in school history to score 1,000 points when he hit the shot clock buzzer with 0.1 seconds left to beat Rhode Island 80-79. After graduating from Providence with a degree in communications management, Mahorn was selected by the Bullets in the 1981 NBA Draft. He debuted on October 30, 1981, against the Chicago Bulls at Capital Centre, appearing in only five games that season as a backup to Ralph Sampson.
Mahorn had his best year as a pro in 1984–85, when he helped the Pistons win the championship. The 6'10" center averaged 10.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, while shooting.547 from the field and.813 from the free throw line.
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