Mitchell Creek (born 27 April 1992) is an Australian professional basketball player for Trabzonspor of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL).
[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 in Beijing, China.
He subsequently won the Bob Staunton Award for tournament MVP after averaging 19 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3 assists per game.
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 the Townsville Crocodiles.
[10] He returned to action in 2013–14,[15] helping the 36ers reach the NBL Grand Final, where they lost to the Perth Wildcats in three games.
During the 2016 off-season, Creek helped the Southern Tigers of the South Australian Premier League win the championship.
[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.
[24] On 16 October, he was ruled out for eight weeks after sustaining a stress fracture in his right foot against Melbourne United two days earlier.
[28] In 2017–18, despite missing three weeks with a hamstring injury,[29] Creek was named the NBL Fans MVP and earned All-NBL Second Team honours.
After initially signing with s.Oliver Würzburg for the 2018–19 season,[34] an NBA Summer League stint with the Dallas Mavericks[35] led to Creek spending preseason with the Brooklyn Nets.
[40] He made his NBA debut later that day, entering the game against the New York Knicks to take free throws for an injured Rondae Hollis-Jefferson in the fourth quarter, making one of them.
[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.
[61] Following the 2021–22 NBL season, Creek had a stint in Puerto Rico with Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.
[68][69] In March 2024, Creek signed with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association for the rest of the season.