[1] At the time, Norfolk State was playing in the NCAA Division II and competed in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
In his 4-year career Mitchell played 119 games, totalling 1,631 points (13.7 average),[2] 928 rebounds (7.8), 502 assists (4.2) and 235 steals (2.0).
In three years he experienced significant success, winning the championship in 1989 and 1990 and being named the league's MVP twice.
[12] Mitchell showed again his defensive prowess, and significantly improved his scoring average to 20.1 points per game.
He led the Thunder to their first CBA Championship, in five games over the Omaha Racers[7] Mitchell was one of Quad City Thunder's most successful players and holds several distinctions with the team: he is the all-time leader in steals with 338, and he ranks 2nd in points (2,226), 2nd in minutes played (5,203), 3rd in number of games played (139), 3rd in rebounds (962) and 4th in assists (668).
[20] He moved to French team Nantes in 2002, playing 15 games with averaged of 6.3 points, 5.9 rebounds 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals.
[22] Mitchell's son, Ajay, played college basketball for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.