Mychal Mulder

Mychal Mulder

Mulder with the Lakeland Magic in 2021
Free agent
Position	Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	(1994-06-12) June 12, 1994 (age 30) Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school	Catholic Central (Windsor, Ontario)
College	Vincennes (2013–2015) Kentucky (2015–2017)
NBA draft	2017: undrafted
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–2019	Windy City Bulls
2019–2020	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2020–2021	Golden State Warriors
2021–2022	Orlando Magic
2021	→Lakeland Magic
2022	Miami Heat
2022	→Sioux Falls Skyforce
2022–2023	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2023	Memphis Hustle
2023–2024	Capital City Go-Go
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Mychal Mulder (born June 14, 1994) is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Vincennes Trailblazers and the Kentucky Wildcats.

Early life

Mulder is the son of Jennifer Gignac and Randy Mulder. His mother was an Executive Assistant at the local Utilities company and his father worked at General Motors before being forced to retire after a leg injury. ^{[1] [2]} Mulder was named after former NBA player Mychal Thompson, the father of Mulder's future Golden State teammate Klay Thompson. Mulder was raised in Windsor, Ontario, alongside an elder sister, Cynthia. ^[2] He played basketball at Catholic Central High School, where he was coached by Pete Cusumano. ^[3] Mulder was considered a Top 10 Canadian prospect in 2013. ^[1]

College career

Mulder received a single NCAA Division I scholarship offer, to play for the Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team. ^[4] Mulder opted to begin his college basketball career at Vincennes University. As a sophomore, he averaged 15.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, shooting 46.3 percent from behind the arc. He led the team to a 33–2 record, was named a JUCO All-American and was rated the 13th-best junior-college prospect by 247Sports. ^[5]

Mulder playing for Kentucky

He then transferred to play for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team. ^[6] He chose Kentucky over several other colleges, including Creighton, Indiana, and Wichita State. ^{[5] [7]} As a senior at Kentucky, Mulder made two starts and averaged 4.7 points and 1.5 rebounds in 10.6 minutes per game, shooting 40.3% from the field and a team-high 92.3% from the free throw line. ^[8]

Professional career

Windy City Bulls (2017–2019)

Mulder went undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft. He was later selected ninth overall in the 2017 NBA G League draft by the Windy City Bulls. ^{[3] [6]} In his second season with the Bulls, Mulder posted 13.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists in 32.9 minutes per game. ^[8] In May 2019, Mulder was invited to the NBA G League Elite Camp. ^[9]

Sioux Falls Skyforce (2019–2020)

Mulder signed with the Miami Heat on September 17, 2019. ^{[10] [8]} The team waived Mulder on October 15, 2019. ^{[11] [12]} He began the season with the Sioux Falls Skyforce. ^{[13] [14]}

Golden State Warriors (2020–2021)

On February 27, 2020, the Golden State Warriors announced that they had signed Mulder to a 10-day contract. ^[15] He made his debut against the Los Angeles Lakers that same day. Mulder had two points and four rebounds in that game, which was a 116–86 loss. ^[16]

On March 1, 2020, Mulder had a career-high 17 points, along with two rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal in just his third game with the Warriors, a 124–110 loss against the Washington Wizards. ^[17] On March 7, he started against the Philadelphia 76ers - setting a new career-high 18 points and 3 assists during his last game of his first 10-day contract, a 118–114 win. ^[18] On March 10, after his 10-day contract expired, the Warriors signed him to a multi-year contract. ^[19]

On April 28, 2021, Mulder had a career-high 26 points and five rebounds in a 133–103 loss against the Dallas Mavericks. On May 6, 2021, Mulder had 25 points in 20 minutes in a 118–97 win against the Oklahoma City Thunder. On May 14, 2021, Mulder started for the Warriors and had a new career-high of 28 points in a 125–122 win against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Mulder was waived near the end of training camp before the 2021–22 season. ^[20]

Orlando Magic (2021–2022)

On October 26, 2021, the Orlando Magic signed Mulder to a two-way contract. ^[21] On January 6, 2022, he was waived. ^[22]

Return to Sioux Falls (2022)

On March 3, 2022, Mulder signed with the Sioux Falls Skyforce. ^[23]

Miami Heat (2022)

On March 24, 2022, Mulder signed a two-way contract with the Miami Heat. ^[24] On July 16, he was waived. ^[25] On October 9, 2022, Mulder was re-signed by the Heat. ^[26]

Third stint with Skyforce (2022–2023)

On October 24, 2022, Mulder rejoined the Sioux Falls Skyforce roster for training camp. ^[27]

Memphis Hustle (2023)

On September 1, 2023, Mulder's rights were traded to the Memphis Hustle ^[28] and on September 30, he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies. ^[29] However, he was waived on October 16 ^[30] and on October 30, he joined the Hustle. ^[31]

Capital City Go-Go (2024)

On December 27, 2023, Mulder was traded to the Capital City Go-Go in exchange for DeJon Jarreau. ^[32]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019–20	Golden State	7	3	29.1	.388	.308	.750	3.3	1.1	.3	.1	11.0
2020–21	Golden State	60	6	12.8	.449	.397	.636	1.0	.4	.2	.2	5.6
2021–22	Orlando	15	2	13.0	.299	.283	1.000	1.4	.2	.3	.1	3.7
	Miami	2	1	22.0	.400	.500	1.000	1.5	1.0	.0	.5	7.0
Career		84	12	14.4	.413	.369	.711	1.3	.5	.2	.2	5.8

Play-in

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021	Golden State	2	0	15.3	.444	.167	–	1.5	.0	.0	.5	4.5
Career		2	0	15.3	.444	.167	–	1.5	.0	.0	.5	4.5

References

1. Vaught, Jamie (February 14, 2017). "Despite limited playing time, Mulder becoming a productive performer for Cats". Northern Kentucky Tribune. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
2. Tipton, Jerry (November 13, 2016). "Beep! Beep! Mulder's father gives new meaning to dribble drive". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
3. "'A mind-blowing experience': Windsor, Ont. basketball player on Miami Heat's 'radar'". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 17, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
4. Letourneau, Connor (February 27, 2020). "Mychal Mulder took a long route to 10-day contract with Warriors". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
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7. Roberts, Ben (April 29, 2015). "Vincennes guard also considered Wichita State and Creighton". Lexington Herald-Leader . Retrieved April 29, 2015.
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11. Chiang, Anthony (October 15, 2019). "With both two-way contract spots still open, Heat makes moves with eye toward G League". Miami Herald. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
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18. "Warriors' Mychal Mulder reveals he's named after Klay Thompson's dad". March 8, 2020.
19. "Warriors sign Canadian Mychal Mulder to multi-year deal". Sportsnet. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
20. "Warriors Waive Bell, Bradley, Mulder and Payton II". NBA.com. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
21. "Orlando Magic Sign Mychal Mulder to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
22. "Orlando Magic sign Admiral Schofield to a two-way contract, and waive Mychal Mulder". Twitter.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
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25. "HEAT SIGN DAYS AND GARRETT TO TWO-WAY CONTRACTS". NBA. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
26. "HEAT CONVERT CAIN TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT AND SIGN MULDER". NBA.com. October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
27. "SKYFORCE ANNOUNCES TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AHEAD OF 2022-23 SEASON". NBA.com. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
28. "Memphis Hustle Complete Trade with Sioux Falls Skyforce". OurSportsCentral.com. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
29. "Memphis Grizzlies sign Matthew Hurt and Mychal Mulder". NBA.com. September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
30. Grizzlies PR [@GrizzliesPR] (October 16, 2023). "The @memgrizz today announced the team signed Jason Preston and Timmy Allen" (Tweet). Retrieved October 16, 2023– via Twitter.
31. "Memphis Hustle announce 2023-24 training camp roster". NBA.com. October 30, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
32. "Capital City Go-Go Complete Two Trades; Acquire Mychal Mulder and Taylor Funk". NBA.com. December 26, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2024.

External links

• Kentucky Wildcats bio