Steve Mitchell

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Steve Mitchell was a basketball player for the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Through his 1982-1986 tenure, he became the school's all time leading scorer with 1,866 points. Mitchell grew up in Memphis and was part of Coach Gene Bartow's "memphis Connection" that helped take UAB basketball to national prominence. Mitchell's No. 14 jersey is now retired and hangs above the court at Bartow Arena. He is UAB's career leader in scoring, assists, minutes played, field goals attempted, and field goals made. After finishing his basketball career at UAB, Mitchell played professionally for five seasons - in Italy, France, Germany, Puerto Rico and Wichita Falls, TX.