Leilani Mitchell. Leilani played high school basketball at Kennewick High School, where the team won a state 4A title. FIBA organises the most famous and prestigious international basketball competitions including the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the FIBA World Championship for Women and the FIBA 3x3 World Tour. Mitchell scored her first 20-point game against the Tulsa Shock.On April 21, 2014, Mitchell announced that she was taking the On May 23, 2019, the Phoenix Mercury waived Mitchell. Considering her season-long shooting percentages of 40.8 percent from the field and 41.7 percent from three, it seems unlikely that Mitchell will be able to maintain her Tuesday's absurd level of shooting. CelebPie Team ; October 13, 2017 ; Share This Article: Table of Contents. Opals. About Leilani Mitchell. Mitchell has looked like a completely different player this season at the age of 34, as she is averaging a career-high 12.1 points, 4.6 assists and 3.1 rebounds through nine appearances in 2019.Completed her 11th WNBA season and fourth with the Mercury in 2019…played the first six seasons of her career with the Liberty (2008-2013)…did not play in the WNBA in 2014 and only appeared in 10 games in 2016 with Washington after missing majority of season due to OlympicsTwo-time WNBA Most Improved Player award winner (2019, 2010)…only player in WNBA and NBA history to ever win the award in more than one seasonOwns career averages of 6.4 points, 2.9 assists and 2.1 rebounds in 345 career games and 165 career startsCareer 39.6-percent three-point shooter, which is the fifth-best three-point percentage among active players and 16th-best all-time…led league in three-point shooting percentage in 2010 (.486)Ranked second in the league in three-point makes (72) in 2010, trailing only Diana Taurasi who hit 80Ranks sixth among active players for most three-point field goals in WNBA history with 429…ranks 17th overall all-timeScored a career-high 29 points at New York on August 27, 2019…finished five-of-six from three-point range in the gameTeamed with DeWanna Bonner (25 pts) and Brittney Griner (30 pts) as the only trip of teammates to each score 25+ points in a single game on July 30, 2019 at Washington…Mitchell scored a career-high 28 points in the gameScored 2,000th career points on July 30, 2019 against WashingtonPlayed in her 300th-career game on July 5, 2018 against ConnecticutHas appeared in all 34 games in eight of the 11 years she has been in the league (2008-2015, 2017)…played in 10 games for Washington in 2016 after missing majority of the season due to the OlympicsLed the league in assists to turnover ratio (2.92) in 2009Recorded her 1,000th career assist on September 8, 2019 against Las VegasRanks seventh on the Mercury’s all-time assists chart with 410 assists in a Mercury jerseyHas eight playoff appearances in her career (2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008)…career playoff averages of 5.3 points, 2.2 assists and 1.5 rebounds in 33 gamesSelected in the second round (25th overall) of the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury…Acquired by New York via trade with Phoenix in exchange for the Liberty’s 2009 third round draft pick on May 7, 2008…later signed as a free agent by the Mercury as a free agent on February 4, 2015Appeared in 32 games in 2019…re-signed with the Mercury after the team’s first two games of the seasonAveraged career highs in scoring (12.8 ppg), rebounding (3.0 rpg) and assists (4.0 apg), and matched her 2010 field goal percentage mark of 44.1 percent, a career markNamed the WNBA’s 2019 Most Improved Player, the second time she’s won the award in her career (2010)…became the only NBA and WNBA player to ever win the award more than once in a careerScored a career-high 29 points on August 27 at New YorkScored 20+ points six times in 2019 after entering the season having done so only four times in her career…scored 10+ points a career-best 21 timesScored 10 or more points in a career-best 11 consecutive games from July 20-August 20Matched the WNBA record for three-pointer field goals on July 30 at Washington with eight…also tied the WNBA record for most three-point field goals in a half after making seven in the second half of the gameKnocked down a career-best 74 three-pointers on the season, which ranked her fourth in the WNBA this seasonRanked third in the WNBA in three-point percentage, shooting 43.0 percent (74-of-172) from behind the arcDished a career-high 11 assists in the Mercury’s game on June 28 against Indiana…with her 18 points in the game, she recorded her first career double-doubleRecorded at least one assist in all 32 games she played in this season…dished five or more assists in 12 gamesRecorded her 1,000th career assist on September 8 against Las Vegas in the team’s final game of the seasonMoved into seventh place on the Mercury’s all-time assists list with 410 assists in a Mercury jerseyLed the Mercury in total assists on the season with 128, two shy from her career mark of 130 in 2010Was the only player in the WNBA in 2019 to shoot 40 percent from three-point range, make at least 70 three-pointers and average at least 3.0 assists per game…became just the 17Registered five points, two rebounds and three assists in the Mercury’s only playoff game on September 11 in ChicagoAppeared in 31 games in 2018, missing two games in July following the birth of her son in Australia…missed third game on August 7 (coach’s decision)Scored a season-high 10 points twice (May 18 vs. Dallas and July 8 at Atlanta)Dished a season-high eight assists on July 10 at Dallas…recorded five or more assists in five games on the seasonLed all Mercury players off the bench in scoring (4.4 ppg) and assists (2.3 apg) on the seasonPassed Anna DeForge this season for 10th place on the Mercury’s all-time assists chart this season and now has 282 in her Mercury careerShot 85.1 percent from the free throw line, her highest shooting percentage from the charity strip since 2015 when she shot 88.9 percentRanked fourth on the team in assists (70)…has recorded 70 or more assists in all but one season (19 in 2016 after playing in only 10 games)Knocked down a season-high three three-pointers twice (June 26 at New York and August 20 against Indiana)Played in her 300th-career game on July 5 against ConnecticutAppeared in all seven playoff games, averaging 1.7 points and 0.9 assistsOne-of-five Mercury players to appear in all 34 games…started in seven games, including the final three of the regular seasonScored in double-figures in 14 games this season, including eight of the first 10 games to begin the year…finished in double-figures in a career-best seven-straight games from May 17-June 7Scored a season-high 19 points off the bench on May 27 against Dallas…finished four-of-six (66.7-percent) from three-point range…added four assists, three rebounds and three steals in the gameFinished the season with averages of 8.0 ppg and 3.6 apg…both were her highest averages since 2017 when she averaged 9.3 points and 3.8 assists per gameFinished 14th in the WNBA in assists per game (3.6) and 12th in total assists (121)Dished five or more assists in 14 games on the season…recorded four or more assists in 19 gamesRecorded a season-high eight assists on August 4 at Connecticut…also scored 17 points in the gameFinished with 80 rebounds in 2017, the third-most rebounds she’s collected in a season (88 in 2010, 84 in 2012)Grabbed a career-high five offensive rebounds on June 18 at Los Angeles…finished with a season-high seven boards in the gameRecorded a career-best 10 blocks on the season…previous high was six in 2010Averaged playoff career highs in points per game (15.0) and assists per game (3.8) in five Playoff gamesScored a playoff career-high 19 points at Los Angeles on September 12 in Game 1 of the WNBA Semifinals…previous high was 14 on September 29, 2008Also set playoff career highs in field goals (5 – twice), field goal attempts (10), three-point field goals (5), three-point field goal attempts (7), free throws (6), free throw attempts (6) and defensive rebounds (6) in 2017Missed the first 24 games of the WNBA season to train with the Australian national team and to compete for the Opals in the 2016 Rio OlympicsSigned with the Washington Mystics following the Olympics and appeared in 10 gamesScored in all but two of the 10 games she appeared inScored a season-high 20 points on Sept. 7 vs. Chicago…Shot 70-percent from the field, including converting on five of her seven three-point attempts…also dished a season-high four assists in the gameFinished the season with averages of 5.9 ppg and 1.9 apg in 10 gamesRecorded three or more assists in five of the 10 games played inAveraged 16.8 points, 7.5 assists and 4.1 rebounds at Utah in senior season en route to a 2008 NCAA Tournament bidSat out 2006-07 season after transferring from Idaho to UtahWhile at Idaho, named honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press and the WBCA, and was one of 11 finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award, given to the nation’s top point guardLeft Idaho with the school’s career record for steals (323) and also a single-game record for three-pointers (seven)Played for the UC Capitals of the WNBL in Australia during the 2018-19 WNBA offseason…averaged 12.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 24 games…shot 41.7 percent (60-of-144) from three-point range on the seasonPlayed for Hatay BSB in Turkey during the 2017-18 WNBA offseason…averaged 11.8 points and 4.1 assists in 22 Turkish Legaue games…averaged 12.1 points and 5.6 assists in EuroCup actionSpent the 2016-17 WNBA offseason with Sydney of the WNBL in Australia…Led Sydney to the WNBL title after leading the league in assists per game (6.0) and ranked seventh in scoring (16.0 ppg)Member of the 2016 Australian national team that competed in the Rio OlympicsSpent the 2015-16 with the Adelaide Lightning of the WNBL in Australia…averaged team highs in points per game (17.4) and assists per game (5.2)Spent the 2014-15 season with Sydney of the WNBL in Australia…led the league in assists per game with 5.6…averaged a team-high 12.5 points and 4.1 reboundsPlayed with Australia in the 2014 FIBA World Championships for women…was her first stint on the national team and won a bronze medalPlayed the 2013-14 season with Dandenong of the WNBL in Australia…averaged 11.9 points and a team-high 5.4 assists while shooting 45.3-percent from the field and 41.1-percent from three-point rangeAlso has played professionally in Croatia and FranceLeilani Stamah Mitchell was born in Richland, Wash. to Dennis Mitchell and the late Ellie MajidBorn in the United States, but holds dual citizenship with Australia, which is the native country of her motherFollowing her playing days, hopes to coach or 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Mitchell rose to national prominence in her sophomore year, and was named honorable mention All-America by the Associated Press and the WBCA in 2005–06.In her junior year, Mitchell led the WAC and ranked second in the nation in steals in 2005–06, averaging 4.0 per game. Career-wise she was second in assists (504); third in free throws made (433) and 3-point field goals made (164); fifth in points (1,471) and ninth in field goals made (441). It was just her second time over 20-points this season and arguably her best game of the year. Leilani Mitchell was born on June 17, 1983 in Richland, Washington state, to an American father and an Australian mother of Asian descent. On the Idaho single-season leader boards, she left ranking first in steals (118), second in 3-point field goals made in a season (69) and steals (115); seventh in assists (162); and eighth for free throws made (123). maintaining this site
She was drafted 25th overall by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2008 WNBA Draft. The official website of FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, and the governing body of Basketball. WNBA CAREER. Leilani Seamah Mitchell (born June 15, 1985) is an American-Australian professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).