Mitch Creek could be forgiven for humming Frank Sinatra’s “It Was A Very Good Year.” The 26-year-old prospect of the Brooklyn Nets has added some significant lines to his resume already in 2018.
Creek was selected to play for Australia’s national team in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, appearing in four of the Boomers’ six games en route to winning Group B in the first round.
Creek averaged 13.0 points and a team-best 8.8 rebounds in 20.9 minutes per game in his four appearances, shooting .641/0-for-1/2-for-2 in the process.
That came concurrently with his best season back home for the Adelaide 36ers of Australia’s National Basketball League, where he was named to the All-NBL second team after averaging career-highs of 14.