MAMA Class of 2004

SAM MITCHELL

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In recognition of his mediocre contribution to Minnesota sports


SAM MITCHELL

is hereby inducted into the

Minnesota Assembly of Mediocre Athletes Hall of Fame

on this 29th day of February, 2004

As the Timberwolves rose out from the abyss of suckitude to becoming a perennial 1st-round playoff loser, Sam Mitchell was a steadying veteran inluence ensuring they would remain mediocre. Best remembered for consistently hitting uncontested 15-foot jump-shots, Sam was an effective "4th option" who would make teams pay for overplaying the Wolves' rising young stars. Good enough to help the team to respectability, poor enough to prevent them from achieving playoff success - that's what MAMA is all about!

Biography

Highlights:
Scored a career high 37 points against the 76ers on 2/3/91.
Sam is the Wolves' all-time leader in games played with 757, passing Doug West's 609. (Expected to be passed by Garnett in 2005.)
Sam ranks 2nd in Wolves history with 7161 points, 2664 FGs made, 6004 FG attempts, 1773 FTs made, 2250 FT attempts, 992 ORBs, 2038 DRB, 3030 TRB, 449 steals and 18394 minutes played.
Sam ranked ninth in the NCAA in scoring (25.0 ppg) as a senior and left Mercer as the school's all-time leading scorer.

Lowlights:
Mitchell was chosen in the third round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets, but the club cut him prior to the 1985-86 season.
Sam is the Wolves' all-time leader in Personal Fouls with 1944 and 2nd in disqualifications with 28.

Mediumlights:
Averaged 17.0 PPG and 6.4 RPG in 55 career CBA games.
Appeared in 56 career NBA Playoff games, averaging 4.6 PPG and 2.3 RPG in 14.6 MPG.
His rookie year was fifth in scoring (12.7 ppg) and fourth in rebounding (5.8 rpg) among all rookies.
Spent two seasons in the CBA (1985-87) helping lead the Rapid City Thrillers to the 1987 CBA Championship.

Personal:
A 6-7 native of Georgia, Mitchell attended nearby Mercer College.
Sam and his wife Anita have two daughters, Morganne and Maya.
Volunteers his time to the Special Olympics in Macon, GA and in Minneapolis, MN.
Sam was named head coach of the Toronto Raptors prior to the 04-05 season.


Minnesota Statistics

Born: 9/2/1963
Ht: 6'7" Wgt: 215
Timberwolf Statistics
Year G MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TOPG FPG PPG
1989-90 80 30.2 .446 .000 .768 5.8 1.1 0.83 0.68 1.20 3.80 12.7
1990-91 82 38.1 .441 .000 .775 6.3 1.6 0.80 0.70 1.27 4.10 14.6
1991-92 82 26.2 .423 .182 .786 5.8 1.1 0.65 0.48 1.18 2.80 10.1
1995-96 78 27.5 .490 .056 .814 4.3 0.9 0.63 0.33 1.12 2.80 10.8
1996-97 82 24.9 .446 .160 .759 4.0 1.0 0.62 0.24 1.13 2.80 9.3
1997-98 81 27.6 .464 .349 .832 4.8 1.3 0.79 0.27 0.81 2.50 12.3
1998-99 50 26.9 .408 .237 .764 3.6 2.0 0.70 0.32 0.68 2.20 11.2
1999-00 66 18.6 .447 .435 .880 2.1 1.7 0.41 0.21 0.67 1.80 6.5
2000-01 82 12.0 .408 .209 .727 1.5 0.7 0.32 0.12 0.44 1.40 3.5
2001-02 74 9.8 .432 .286 .776 1.1 0.6 0.16 0.05 0.35 1.10 3.3
Totals 757 24.3 .444 .236 .788 4.0 1.2 0.59 0.35 0.90 2.57 9.5

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