2022-2023 NBL Depth Charts
February 7, 2023
Iggy Mitchell
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 4/07/03
- Place of Birth: Sydney (NSW)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 185
- Weight (KG): 83
- Junior Assoc: NSW - Norths
- College:
- NBL DEBUT: 23/01/22
- AGE AT DEBUT: 18
- LAST NBL GAME: 9/10/22
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 19
- NBL History: Sydney 2022-23
- Championships: 2
- Sydney (2022-23)
BIO: Ignatius “Iggy” Mitchell was born in Sydney (NSW) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Norths basketball program.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Iggy Mitchell made his NBL debut with the Sydney Kings at 18 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Mitchell would see limited minutes during the 2021/22 season averaging 0.3 points as a rookie. The Kings meanwhile finished the year in spectacular fashion, winning 13 consecutive games to end the regular season.
The Kings would defeat the Illawarra Hawks in the semifinals and then the Tasmania JackJumpers to end their 17-year championship drought in front of 16,000 fans at Qudos Bank Arena.
17 years in the making 💜💛#WeTheKings #NBL22 pic.twitter.com/Wz7uIGjTr6— Sydney Kings (@SydneyKings) May 14, 2022
2022/23
After winning the championship, Sydney would lose its star import trio of Jaylen Adams, Jarrell Martin and Ian Clark to larger overseas deals and be forced to revamp their roster. With the improvement from Xavier Cooks, Dejan Vasiljevic and Angus Glover during the team’s’ title run, Sydney chose to build the team around its local talent and sign imports who could complement their Aussie core. Derrick Walton Jr was brought in to replace the scoring of Jaylen Adams while sharpshooting centre Tim Soares (via Europe) and former Defensive Player of the Year Justin Simon (via Illawarra) became the team’s new import trio. With Makur Maker (to Washington) headed to the NBA, Kouat Noi (via Cairns) was signed and the roster finalised with rookie Jackson Makoi.
Sydney started their quest for back-to-back titles defeating Illawarra, Brisbane and Melbourne to start the season (3-0). The twenty-point win over Melbourne (91-71) was particularly impressive, which included a second quarter where the Kings reeled off a 25-0 while holding United to just six points. The win streak saw Sydney notch up their 15th straight road win – a new NBL record, surpassing the mark set by Canberra’s back-to-back championship teams of the mid-80s.
Sydney suffered its first season loss the following game, with the Cairns Taipans delivering a 83-78 upset. Cairns, who played without injured star Tahjere McCall, did everything right on the defensive end while shooting, the Kings shot themselves in the foot with just 14/25 from the foul stripe. Shannon Scott (16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists) led Cairns in scoring in McCall’s absence, with DJ Hogg (15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists) influential as well.
Cairns snapped the Kings’ road winning streak, ending it at 17 in a row. Keanu Pinder, who notched up a career-high 30 points and 13 rebounds, led the Taipans to a 94-88 comeback victory in a overtime thriller.
While New Zealand and Cairns fought it out for second place (both finishing with 18 wins for the season), Sydney ended the season on top of the ladder (19-9) despite losing their last two games heading into the playoffs. Xavier Cooks (16.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists) was named NBL MVP, beating Perth’s Bryce Cotton and South East Melbourne’s Mitch Creek. Mitchell would see limited minutes during the season, finishing the year averaging 1.7 points and 2 rebounds per game.
Mitchell would remain on the Kings bench throughout their playoff run which saw them eliminate Cairns in the semifinals before going on to defeat New Zealand in five games to become 2023 NBL champions.
It was the last game of the season, and it delivered all sorts of drama.
Re-live the best bits thanks to @HungryJacksAU ⤵ pic.twitter.com/KxOiNZnVDW— NBL (@NBL) March 15, 2023
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Iggy Mitchell played two seasons the Sydney Kings..
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 19 | Sydney | 19-9 (1) | 3 | 22.3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 40% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 100% | 46% | 0% | 3 |
| 2021-22 | 18 | Sydney | 19-9 (3) | 3 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 53% | 0% | 1 | Totals | 6 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 40.0% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 0% | 0% | 9 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 19 | Sydney | 19-9 (1) | 3 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 40% | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0% | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100% | 46% | 0% | 3 |
| 2021-22 | 18 | Sydney | 19-9 (3) | 3 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.3 | 0.7 | 50% | 53% | 0% | 1 | Total | 6 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 40.0% | 0.1 | 0.0% | 0.2 | 66.7% | 0% | 0% | 9 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- North Sydney (2022), Sydney (2023), North Sydney (2025)
Mitchell joined Norths Bears for the 2022 NBL1 East season and averaged 12.32 points, 8.05 rebounds and 2.42 assists per game as Norths reached the finals. His stronger performances included 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists with 4/4 shooting from three-point range against Hills, 20 points and 10 rebounds against Illawarra, and 21 points with eight rebounds in the elimination final as the Bears’ season came to an end.
Mitchell joined Sydney Comets for the 2023 NBL1 East season after leaving Norths and returning to his junior club for the Comets’ inaugural year in the competition. He signed to play under Lachie Lonergan, but a season-ending injury ruled him out before he could make an on-court appearance in that stint.
Mitchell joined Norths Bears again for the 2025 NBL1 East season and returned to the floor after his injury layoff. He averaged 11.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, posted 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists in a July win, and delivered 20 points, 11 rebounds and four assists in Norths’ elimination-final victory over Manly Warringah before finishing with 11 points in the semi-final loss to the Centre of Excellence.
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