Amir Coffey
No. 7 – Los Angeles Clippers | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Hopkins, Minnesota | June 17, 1997
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minnesota) |
College | Minnesota (2016–2019) |
NBA draft | 2019 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–present | Los Angeles Clippers |
2019–present | →Agua Caliente Clippers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Amir Coffey (born June 17, 1997)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Agua Caliente Clippers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.[2]
High school career[]
Attending Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota,[3] Coffey received Minnesota Mr. Basketball honors as a senior,[4] while earning Associated Press State Player of the Year[5] and Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year distinction.[6] He averaged 19.9 points during his senior season (2015-16). A four-star recruit and ranked 32nd overall in ESPN’s top 100 for the class of 2016,[7] Coffey announced his decision to play college basketball at Minnesota in September 2015.[8] He scored seven points to go along with two assists and two rebounds at the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic.[9]
College career[]
He had an immediate impact on the Golden Gophers, finishing his freshman year as the team’s second-leading scorer (12.2ppg) and second-leading assist man at 3.1 per game,[10] earning Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team honors.[11] In his junior season, he was named by coaches and media to the All-Big Ten 3rd Team.
Professional career[]
After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Coffey signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.[12][13] On September 27, 2021, he signed another two-way contract with the Clippers.[14]
Career statistics[]
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 |
College[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Minnesota | 33 | 33 | 33.2 | .449 | .337 | .753 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .2 | 12.2 |
2017–18 | Minnesota | 18 | 18 | 31.6 | .475 | .368 | .687 | 4.1 | 3.3 | .7 | .3 | 14.0 |
2018–19 | Minnesota | 36 | 36 | 35.2 | .436 | .304 | .740 | 3.6 | 3.2 | .9 | .2 | 16.6 |
Career | 87 | 87 | 33.7 | .448 | .328 | .734 | 3.8 | 3.2 | .9 | .2 | 14.4 |
Personal life[]
His father Richard Coffey played college basketball at Minnesota,[15] followed by a professional career in the NBA (52 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1990-91), the CBA,[16] Turkey and Spain.[17]
His sister, Nia Coffey, played basketball at Northwestern University. She went fifth overall in the 2017 WNBA draft to the San Antonio Stars.[18]
References[]
- ^ "Amir Coffey". NBA G League. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "Amir Coffey - Men's Basketball". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "Amir Coffey, Los Angeles Clippers, Shooting Guard". 247Sports. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "Hopkins' Amir Coffey named Mr. Basketball". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "Amir Coffey named AP Player of the Year for boys basketball". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "Coffey takes accolades, hungers for a title". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "Amir Coffey - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "Hopkins star Amir Coffey picks Gophers". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics East Team vs West Team" (PDF). jordanbrandclassic.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ Hamilton, Brian. "Is Minnesota's Amir Coffey ready for a sophomore leap?". SI.com. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "Five Gophers Receive All-Big Ten Honors". Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "Amir Coffey signs with the Clippers". Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ^ "L.A. Clippers Sign Amir Coffey". NBA.com. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ LA Clippers [@LAClippers] (September 27, 2021). "Ready to put in work" (Tweet). Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "An education both ways: Amir Coffey learns from — and grows past — his dad". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ brown. "Other CBA teams also in danger of being moved". PostBulletin.com. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "Richard Coffey Basketball Player Profile, Turk Telekom Ankara, Minnesota, News, TBL stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "WNBA draft pick Nia Coffey makes brother and Gopher Amir Coffey proud". Star Tribune. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
External links[]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Agua Caliente Clippers players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Minnesota
- Hopkins High School alumni
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball players
- People from Hopkins, Minnesota
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players