Born in Australia, he grew up in the United States and holds an Irish passport.
[3] His father, Mike, was playing for the North Melbourne Giants in the Australian NBL in 1997.
[4] Mitchell grew up in Fresno, California,[5] and attended Buchanan High School in nearby Clovis, where he was a three-time first-team all-conference honouree with the basketball team.
[1][2] Mitchell played his first two college basketball seasons for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
[2] Coming out of college, Mitchell turned down an opportunity to play in Uruguay[9] to instead begin his professional career in Ireland playing for Templeogue in the Super League while undertaking a master's degree at Griffith College.
[10] However, he left the team prior to making his debut after being lured to the Netherlands.
[11] On 15 October 2021, Mitchell signed with Dutch team BAL of the BNXT League.
[13] In June 2022, Mitchell moved to Australia and joined the Gold Coast Rollers of the NBL1 North.
[25] In April 2024, Mitchell joined the Ipswich Force for the 2024 NBL1 North season.