Amir Coffey

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Amir Coffey
File:Amir Coffey.jpg
Coffey with Minnesota in 2017
No. 7 – Los Angeles Clippers
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1997-06-17) June 17, 1997 (age 27)
Hopkins, Minnesota, U.S.
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
2019–2022 →Agua Caliente Clippers
Career highlights and awards

Amir Coffey (born June 17, 1997)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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

Los Angeles Clippers (2019–present)

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Coffey signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.[12][13] On August 14, 2020, he scored a season-high 21 points, along with four steals, in a 107–103 overtime win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.[14]

On February 15, 2021, Coffey scored a season-high 15 points in a 125–118 win over the Miami Heat.[15]

On September 27, 2021, Coffey signed another two-way contract with the Clippers.[16] On March 26, 2022, his deal was converted to a standard contract.[17] On April 1, he logged a then career-high 32 points, alongside seven assists and four steals, in a 153–119 blowout win over the Milwaukee Bucks.[18] On April 10, Coffey scored a career-high 35 points in a 138-88 win against the Thunder.[19]

On July 6, 2022, Coffey re-signed with the Clippers on a three-year, $11 million deal.[20][21]

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 L.A. Clippers 18 1 8.8 .426 .316 .545 .9 .8 .3 .1 3.2
2020–21 L.A. Clippers 44 1 9.0 .437 .411 .711 1.0 .5 .2 .0 3.2
2021–22 L.A. Clippers 69 30 22.7 .453 .378 .863 2.9 1.8 .6 .2 9.0
Career 131 32 16.2 .448 .380 .807 2.0 1.2 .4 .1 6.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020 L.A. Clippers 3 0 2.3 .000 .000 1.000 .0 1.3 .3 .0 .7
2021 L.A. Clippers 10 0 1.6 .750 1.000 .000 .2 .1 .1 .0 .7
Career 13 0 1.8 .429 .500 .667 .2 .4 .2 .0 .7

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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,[22] followed by a professional career in the NBA (52 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1990–91), the CBA,[23] Turkey and Spain.[24]

His sister, Nia Coffey, played basketball at Northwestern University. She went fifth overall in the 2017 WNBA draft to the San Antonio Stars.[25]

References

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