.jpg) Creek with the Brooklyn Nets in October 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 55 – Trabzonspor | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward /shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | TBL | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1992-04-27)27 April 1992 (age 32) Horsham, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | St Brigid's College (Horsham, Victoria) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2014:undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Australian Institute of Sport | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2018 | Adelaide 36ers | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | South Adelaide Panthers | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Woodville Warriors | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Nunawading Spectres | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Woodville Warriors | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Southern Tigers | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Göttingen | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Long Island Nets | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Brooklyn Nets | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | →Long Island Nets | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | South East Melbourne Phoenix | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | South West Metro Pirates | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Mets de Guaynabo | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Atléticos de San Germán | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Vancouver Bandits | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Trabzonspor | ||||||||||||||
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Mitchell Creek (born 27 April 1992) is an Australian professionalbasketball player forTrabzonspor of theTürkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL). He began hisNational Basketball League (NBL) career in 2010 and played his first eight seasons with theAdelaide 36ers. After a stint in Germany in 2018, he joined theLong Island Nets of theNBA G League. During the 2018–19 season, he had stints in theNational Basketball Association (NBA) with theBrooklyn Nets andMinnesota Timberwolves. He played for theSouth East Melbourne Phoenix between 2019 and 2024.
Creek was born and raised inHorsham, Victoria.[1] He attended St Brigid's College, where he earned induction into the school's hall of fame.[2] He grew up playing for the Horsham Hornets.[3]
In 2009, Creek played a leading role in Victoria Country's campaign at the Under-18 National Championships, trained with the Australian under-19 squad, and earned a place at the prestigious Nike All-Asia Camp inBeijing, China. He also joined theAustralian Institute of Sport (AIS) inCanberra.[4] He played one game in theSouth East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) for the AIS in 2009 and 14 games in 2010.[5]
In 2010, Creek helped Victoria Country win the gold medal at the Under-20 National Championships and helped the Australian under-19 team win its first gold medal at theAlbert Schweitzer Tournament inMannheim, Germany. Creek was subsequently crowned the tournament's most valuable player after averaging 17 points per game and finishing second in efficiency on plus 20.[6][7]
In 2011, Creek helped Victoria Country win back-to-back gold medals at the Under-20 National Championships. He subsequently won the Bob Staunton Award for tournament MVP after averaging 19 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3 assists per game.[8]
Creek joined theAdelaide 36ers for the2010–11 NBL season. He made his NBL debut on 3 December 2010, recording seven points and three steals in 21 minutes off the bench in a 92–79 win over theTownsville Crocodiles.[9] In 20 games as a rookie, Creek averaged 5.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.[10] He remained in Adelaide following his rookie season and played for theSouth Adelaide Panthers of theCentral ABL.[11] In2011–12, Creek appeared in all 28 games for the 36ers, averaging 5.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.[10] He again played in the Central ABL during the 2012 off-season, appearing in five games for the Woodville Warriors.
Creek's2012–13 season was cut short after rupturing hisAchilles tendon on 15 December against the Crocodiles in Adelaide.[12][13][14] In 12 games, he averaged 5.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.[10] He returned to action in2013–14,[15] helping the 36ers reach the NBL Grand Final, where they lost to thePerth Wildcats in three games. In 33 games, Creek averaged 7.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.[10] During the 2014 off-season, Creek played in theSEABL for theNunawading Spectres.[16]
Creek had a career-best season in2014–15,[17] averaging 11.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 26 games.[10] During the 2015 off-season, he played for the Woodville Warriors.[18] In2015–16, Creek averaged 9.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 26 games for the 36ers.
During the 2016 off-season, Creek helped theSouthern Tigers of theSouth Australian Premier League win thechampionship.[19] He was named Grand Final MVP after recording 29 points, 14 rebounds, five assists, two steals and three blocks in an 85–66 win over the Sturt Sabres.[20][21] He was also named league MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and earned All-Star Five honours.[22]
After signing a three-year contract extension with the 36ers in May 2016,[23] Creek was named team captain for the2016–17 season.[24] On 16 October, he was ruled out for eight weeks after sustaining a stress fracture in his right foot againstMelbourne United two days earlier.[25] Creek returned to action on 10 December, scoring 14 points off the bench in a 102–92 win over theNew Zealand Breakers.[26] Creek went on to help the 36ers win the minor premiership with a 17–11 record. In 21 games, he averaged 12.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steals per game. Despite suffering a broken hand following the 2016–17 season,[27] Creek was invited to participate in a free agent mini-camp run by theUtah Jazz before joining the Jazz's Summer League team.[28]
In2017–18, despite missing three weeks with a hamstring injury,[29] Creek was named the NBL Fans MVP and earnedAll-NBL Second Team honours.[30] Creek helped the 36ers reach the 2018 NBL Grand Final series, where they were defeated 3–2 by Melbourne United. He averaged 14.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 2.6 assists in what was a career-best season.[31][32]
Creek finished the 2017–18 GermanBasketball Bundesliga season withBG Göttingen.[33] In seven games, he averaged 11.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
After initially signing withs.Oliver Würzburg for the 2018–19 season,[34] anNBA Summer League stint with theDallas Mavericks[35] led to Creek spending preseason with theBrooklyn Nets.[36][37][38] He subsequently joined theLong Island Nets of theNBA G League.[39] On 25 January 2019, he signed a 10-day contract with Brooklyn.[40] He made his NBA debut later that day, entering the game against theNew York Knicks to take free throws for an injuredRondae Hollis-Jefferson in the fourth quarter, making one of them.[41][42] He signed a second 10-day contract on 4 February,[43] but was waived on 7 February.[44] During his time with Brooklyn, he was assigned to Long Island four times.[45] Upon being waived, he re-joined Long Island permanently.[46]
On 30 March, Creek signed a 10-day contract with theMinnesota Timberwolves.[47] On 9 April, he signed with the Timberwolves for the rest of the season.[48] In July 2019, he played for the Timberwolves at theLas Vegas Summer League.[49]
Creek joined theSouth East Melbourne Phoenix for their debut season in the NBL in2019–20.[50][51][52][53] He scored an NBL career-high 32 points in a game against theCairns Taipans on 26 January 2020.[54] He missed the last two games of the season after hyperextending his knee against theSydney Kings on 9 February.[55]
On 15 March 2021, the NBL announced that Creek would not play or train with the Phoenix indefinitely after he received charges stemming from alleged assault offences.[56] He was reinstated by the NBL on 30 March but was relinquished of his team captaincy and not allowed to participate in community activities with the Phoenix.[57] All charges were dropped on 21 April.[58] He helped the Phoenix reach the semifinals in2020–21.[59]
Creek played for the South West Metro Pirates of theNBL1 North during the2021 season.[60]
On 10 December 2021, Creek scored a career-high 36 points in a 95–88 win over theNew Zealand Breakers.[61]
Following the2021–22 NBL season, Creek had a stint in Puerto Rico withMets de Guaynabo of theBaloncesto Superior Nacional.[62]
On 18 May 2022, Creek re-signed with the Phoenix on a three-year deal.[63] In November 2022, he played his 300th NBL game.[64][65] On 18 December 2022, he scored 46 points in a 113–112 double-overtime win over the Sydney Kings.[66] Following the2022–23 NBL season, he returned to Mets de Guaynabo.[67]
In the2023–24 NBL season, Creek averaged 20.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, subsequently being named to the All-NBL Second Team.[68] After five seasons, he parted ways with the Phoenix, leaving as its franchise leader in points, rebounds, assists, and steals.[68][69]
In March 2024, Creek signed with theXinjiang Flying Tigers of theChinese Basketball Association for the rest of the season.[70] In June 2024, he joinedAtléticos de San Germán of the BSN.[71][72] The following month, he joined theVancouver Bandits of theCanadian Elite Basketball League.[73]
In November 2024, Creek signed withTrabzonspor of theTürkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL).[74]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Brooklyn | 4 | 0 | 9.0 | .500 | .000 | .714 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | 3.8 |
| 2018–19 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | .500 | .000 | --- | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 6.0 |
| Career | 5 | 0 | 9.6 | .500 | .000 | .714 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .4 | .0 | 4.2 | |
Creek competed for Australia at the2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.[75] In 2017, he represented theAustralian Boomers at theFIBA Asia Cup. He later played for Australia during the2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.[76] In February 2021, Creek was named in the Boomers'Olympic squad.[77]
Off the court, Creek is a qualified personal trainer.[78]
After being named captain for the Adelaide 36ers for the upcoming season, it will be interesting to see if he can continue his dominance.
