Mitch Creek

Mitch Creek
Position	Small Forward Shooting Guard
Height	197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	98 kg
Team	Adelaide 36ers
Nationality	Australia
Born	27 April 1992 (1992-04-27) (age 19) Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Debut	2010
Career Highlights	2010 Albert Schweitzer International Tournament MVP Member of the Victoria Country team at the 2010 Under-18 National Championships Member of the victorious Victorian team at the 2011 National U20 Championships where he won the Bob Staunton award for tournament MVP

Mitchell Creek (born 27 April 1992 in Horsham, Victoria) is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Adelaide 36ers in the National Basketball League. Creek was one of the leagues rookie players in the 2010-11 NBL season

A former scholarship holder at the Australian Institute of Sport where he played 15 games in the South East Australian Basketball League in 2010 averaging 14.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. Before joining the 36ers for the 2010-11 NBL season he was a member of the Australian Under-19 team that played in the Albert Schweitzer International Tournament in Mannheim where he was tournament MVP.

At only 18 years of age, Creek played for Victoria in the 2011 U20 Nationals. He capped off an outstanding week at the National Under 20’s championships by claiming the gold medal with the successful Victorian team and winning the prestigious Bob Staunton award for tournament MVP. He was the leading scorer for the Vics and averaged 19 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3 assists per game, his team victorious over a determined Queensland in the final by seven points, 77 to 70.^[1]

During the 2010-11 season the 197cm tall Creek played 20 NBL games for the 36ers, averaging 5.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. He made his NBL debut on 3 December 2010 against the Townsville Crocodiles at Adelaide Arena in Adelaide scoring 7 points in just over 21 minutes game time in the 36ers 92-79 win.^[2]

Creeks solid play during his debut NBL season and his success in the 2011 National U20 championship has seen him rewarded with selection in the Australian Emus (U19) training squad for the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship to be held in Latvia from 30 June until 10 July.^[3]

Mitch Creek, along with fellow 36er Daniel Johnson signed to play with the South Adelaide Panthers in the Central Australian Basketball League during the NBL off-season.

References

1. ^ http://www.nbl.com.au/36ers/news/news/article/2011/march/36ers-shine-at-nationals/
2. ^ http://www.sportingpulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=191868021&client=0-189-88237-119318-11144096
3. ^ http://www.nbl.com.au/36ers/news/news/article/2011/march/creek-and-hooley-in-emus-squad/

External links

• Mitch Creek's NBL profile

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Name	Creek, Mitch
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Date of birth	27 April 1992
Place of birth	Horsham, Victoria, Australia
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