Ashton Mitchell
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Ashton Mitchell
| image =
| position = Point guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 184.8
| league =
| team = Free agent
| number =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|8|14}}
| birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana
| nationality = American
| high_school = St. Augustine
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
| college = Sam Houston State (2006–2010)
| draft_year = 2010
| career_start = 2010
| career_end =
| years1 = 2010–2011
| team1 = Liepājas Lauvas
| years2 = 2011–2012
| team2 = Rio Grande Valley Vipers
| years3 = 2013–2014
| team3 = Kolín
| years4 = 2014
| team4 = Metalac Valjevo
| years5 = 2015
| team5 = Alba Fehérvár
| years6 = 2016–2017
| team6 = Valmiera
| highlights =
}}
Ashton Mitchell (born August 14, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Valmiera of the Latvian Basketball League. He played college basketball at the Sam Houston State University.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft, Mitchell signed with BK Liepājas Lauvas of the Latvian Basketball League for the 2010–11 season. In November 2011, he was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League. In January 2012, he was waived by the Vipers.
In November 2013, he signed with BC Kolín of the Czech Republic National Basketball League.{{cite news|title=Ashton Mitchell signed by BK Kolin|url=http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/ashton-mitchell-signed-bk-kolin/|accessdate=March 28, 2014|newspaper=court-side.com|date=November 11, 2013}} He left them in March 2014, and signed with Metalac Valjevo of Serbia for the rest of the season.{{cite news|title=Ashton Mitchell signs with Metalac Valjevo|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/serbia/115309/ashton-mitchell-signs-with-metalac-valjevo.html|accessdate=March 28, 2014|newspaper=sportando.com|date=March 28, 2014}}
On February 17, 2015, Mitchell signed with Alba Fehérvár of Hungary for the rest of the season.{{cite news|title=Ashton Mitchell moves to ALBA|url=http://www.eurobasket.com/Hungary/news/394940/Ashton-Mitchell-moves-to-ALBA|accessdate=March 12, 2015|work=eurobasket.com|date=February 17, 2015}}
On December 10, 2016, Mitchell signed with Latvian club Valmiera.{{cite news|title=Ashton Mitchell inks with Valmiera|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/latvia/219897/ashton-mitchell-inks-with-valmiera.html|accessdate=December 10, 2016|work=Sportando.com|date=December 10, 2016}}
References
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External links
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Ashton_Mitchell/116882 Profile] at eurobasket.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150809035322/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6049974/playerview.html Profile] at fiba.com
- [http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Ashton-Mitchell/Summary/9568 Profile] at realgm.com
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Category:Alba Fehérvár players
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Latvia
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Serbia
Category:American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic
Category:Basketball players from New Orleans
Category:BK Liepājas Lauvas players
Category:KK Metalac Valjevo players
Category:Rio Grande Valley Vipers players
Category:Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball players
Category:American men's basketball players