Nia Coffey

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Nia Coffey
Sylvia Fowles (34) follows the ball after Nia Coffey (12) takes a shot in the Lynx vs Aces game (cropped).jpg
Nia Coffey takes a shot in the Lynx vs Aces game
No. 12 – Los Angeles Sparks
PositionSmall forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 26)
Saint Paul, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High schoolHopkins (Minnetonka, Minnesota)
CollegeNorthwestern (2013–2017)
WNBA draft2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the San Antonio Stars
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018San Antonio Stars / Las Vegas Aces
2019Atlanta Dream
2020Phoenix Mercury
2021–presentLos Angeles Sparks
Stats at WNBA.com

Nia Coffey (born June 11, 1995) is an American professional basketball player with the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). A small forward, she was drafted with the fifth overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft, which is the highest of any Northwestern basketball player in school history.[1]

Coffey went to Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota where she was a McDonald's All-American.[2]

She is the daughter of former NBA player, Richard Coffey, and the sister of current NBA player, Amir Coffey.[3]

Career statistics[]

College[]

Source[4]

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
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013-14 Northwestern 32 490 46.4% 31.3% 66.9% 8.1 2.1 1.7 1.8 15.3
2014-15 Northwestern 32 505 44.0% 32.8% 62.1% 8.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 15.8
2015-16 Northwestern 35 711 43.2% 31.4% 62.5% 9.8 2.1 1.1 2.1 20.3
2016-17 Northwestern 29 581 42.9% 28.0% 71.2% 10.4 2.7 1.2 1.4 20.0
Career 128 2287 44.0% 30.7% 65.9% 9.2 2.1 1.4 1.8 17.9

WNBA[]

Source[5]

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

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2017 San Antonio 27 1 7.8 .271 .000 .727 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.8
2018 Las Vegas 28 10 13.8 .380 .400 .618 2.4 0.6 0.3 0.2 1.4 5.3
2019 Atlanta 28 6 13.9 .338 .379 .548 2.8 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.8 5.0
2020 Phoenix 15 1 15.3 .421 .333 .167 2.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.5 2.7
2021 Los Angeles 32° 17 25.2 .421 .417 .778 3.8 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.4 8.3
Career 5 years, 4 teams 130 35 15.5 .377 .389 .632 2.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.0 4.9

References[]

  1. ^ Thompson, Phil (April 15, 2017). "WNBA draft pick Nia Coffey (and her puppy) ready to run with the big dogs". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. ^ Armacost, Lyndsey (November 2, 2015). "Nia Coffey hates to lose, and that's why she never has". SB Nation. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "WNBA draft pick Nia Coffey makes brother and Gopher Amir Coffey proud". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  4. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  5. ^ "Nia Coffey WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

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