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James Mitchell (basketball)

James Mitchell, Australian basketball player

Life at a glance

Born
1991 · January 15
Age this year
35No death recorded in our data
Born
35th anniversary of their birth this year

Their story

Who they were

James Robert Mitchell is an Australian professional basketball player for the Cairns Marlins of the NBL1 North. Between 2010 and 2016, he was based in his hometown of Cairns playing for the Marlins in the QBL and the Taipans in the NBL. Between 2017 and 2019, he played three seasons for the Rockhampton Rockets in the QBL and spent a season in England with the Sheffield Sharks. In 2021, he re-joined the Marlins.

Why this date

James Mitchell (basketball) appears on our January 15 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.

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Questions about James Mitchell (basketball)

When was James Mitchell (basketball) born?

January 15 1991.

How old would James Mitchell (basketball) be today?

35 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.

Who else was born on January 15?

Darya Klishina, Alexandra Eade, Mitch Garver and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.

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