Murray Mitchell

{{Short description|American basketball player (1923–2013)}}

{{For|the American climatologist|J. Murray Mitchell}}

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{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Murray Mitchell

| image =

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|3|19}}

| birth_place = Huntsville, Texas

| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|6|11|1923|3|19}}

| death_place = Portland, Texas

| nationality = American

| high_school = Huntsville (Huntsville, Texas)

| college = {{nowrap|Sam Houston State (1941–1943, 1946–1948)}}

| draft_league = BAA

| draft_year = 1948

| draft_round = 5

| draft_pick = 50

| draft_team = Boston Celtics

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| career_position = Center

| years1 = 1949

| team1 = Anderson Packers

| highlights =

• 3× All-Lone Star Conference (1942, 1947–1948)

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 2 (1.0 ppg)

| stat2label = Assists

| stat2value = 2 (1.0 apg)

| bbr = mitchmu01

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Murray Cooper Mitchell (March 19, 1923 – June 11, 2013) was an American professional basketball player.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mitchmu01.html Murray Mitchell]. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on February 5, 2013.

He played college basketball for Sam Houston State where he was a three time All-Lone Star Conference first team member. His college career was interrupted by World War II where he served in Europe. Following the war, he returned to Sam Houston.{{cite news |title=Murray Cooper Mitchell |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108686285/obituary-for-murray-cooper-mitchell/ |access-date=31 August 2022 |work=Corpus Christi Caller-Times |date=13 June 2013 |page=5B |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}} During the 1946–47 season, he set a conference scoring record with 285 points in 12 games.{{cite news |title=Champion Cougars land two men on All-Conference team |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/636294599/ |access-date=26 August 2022 |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |date=19 March 1947 |page=15 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{closed access}}

After his collegiate career, Mitchell was selected in the 1948 BAA Draft by the Boston Celtics. In August 1949, he signed with the Anderson Packers{{cite news |title=Anderson Packers basketball team signs Murray Mitchell |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108341008/anderson-packers-basketball-team-signs/ |access-date=26 August 2022 |work=Lubbock Morning Avalanche |date=2 August 1949 |page=8 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}} where he appeared in two games, averaging 1.0 point and 1.0 assist per contest. He died in 2013.[http://www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/717689/Mitchell-Murray.php Obituary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206060900/http://www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/717689/Mitchell-Murray.php |date=2013-12-06 }}