Naz Mitrou-Long

Did You Know?

• He suffered labral tears in both of his hips during his junior season and had separate surgeries to repair each tear.
• He set a new career-high in scoring with 37 points on 8 of 12 three-pointers against the Drake Bulldogs.

High school career

Long was ranked the 7th-best player in Canada by North Pole Hoops and played in the 2011 All-Canada Classic. He competed for the CIA Bounce AAU program and for REDA Red in the National Prep School Athletic Association in 2011–12 alongside NBA players Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph. He attended Findlay Prep in 2010–11, helping the team to a 28–4 record, and prepped at Montrose Christian in 2009–10. He committed to Iowa State over offers from Rice, Dayton, Creighton, and Miami.

College career

As a freshman, Long averaged 1.4 points and 1.0 assists in 18 games. In his sophomore season, he played all 36 games, making seven starts, and averaged 7.1 points per game while shooting 40 percent from three-point range, finishing fourth in the Big 12 in three-point percentage. He made 64 three-pointers, the 17th-most in a single season at Iowa State. He hit a 30-foot buzzer-beater to force overtime against Oklahoma State and later drilled a three to send another game against Oklahoma State to triple overtime. He earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors after scoring a career-high 26 points on 8-of-11 three-point shooting in the season opener. In the NCAA Tournament, he made three three-pointers in the final 5:10 to help rally past North Carolina.

Professional career

After going undrafted in 2017, Mitrou-Long played for the Sacramento Kings in the 2017 NBA Summer League and later signed a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz in December 2017. He made his NBA debut on December 26, 2017, recording a three-pointer in a loss to the Denver Nuggets. He was waived in January 2018 but re-signed to a 10-day contract in February, followed by a second 10-day contract. He averaged 18.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game with the Salt Lake City Stars.

In July 2019, he joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for Summer League. He signed a two-way contract with the Indiana Pacers on July 31, 2019, and scored a career-high 12 points on November 18, 2019. He was waived by the Pacers in December 2019. He later played for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, then signed with Basket Brescia Leonessa of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A in 2021, averaging 17.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 5 assists per game. In June 2022, he signed a two-year contract with Olimpia Milano, parting ways with the club in June 2023.

Personal life

Mitrou-Long was born in Mississauga, Ontario, to Jersey Long and Georgia Mitrou. His father is of Trinidadian descent; his mother, born in Sparta, Greece, is a Greek Canadian. His brother Elijah Mitrou-Long played college basketball for Mount St. Mary's, Texas, and UNLV. In summer 2015, Mitrou-Long added his mother's surname to his jersey. He obtained a Greek passport on December 22, 2023.