Amir Coffey
No. 7 – Los Angeles Clippers | |
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Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Hopkins, Minnesota, U.S. | June 17, 1997
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 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 | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Amir Coffey (/əˈmɪər ˈkɒfi/ ə-MEER KOF-ee;[1] born June 17, 1997)[2] 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.[3]
High school career
[edit]Attending Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota,[4] Coffey received Minnesota Mr. Basketball honors as a senior,[5] while earning Associated Press State Player of the Year[6] and Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year distinction.[7] 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,[8] Coffey announced his decision to play college basketball at Minnesota in September 2015.[9] He scored seven points to go along with two assists and two rebounds at the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic.[10]
College career
[edit]He had an immediate impact on the Minnesota Golden Gophers, finishing his freshman year as the team’s second-leading scorer (12.2 ppg) and second-leading assist man at 3.1 per game,[11] earning Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team honors.[12] In his junior season, he was named by coaches and media to the All-Big Ten 3rd Team.
Professional career
[edit]Los Angeles Clippers (2019–present)
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Coffey signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.[13][14] 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.[15]
On February 15, 2021, Coffey scored a season-high 15 points in a 125–118 win over the Miami Heat.[16]
On September 27, 2021, Coffey signed another two-way contract with the Clippers.[17] On March 26, 2022, his deal was converted to a standard contract.[18] On April 1, he logged a career-high 32 points, alongside seven assists and four steals, in a 153–119 blowout win over the Milwaukee Bucks.[19] On April 10, Coffey raised his career-high to 35 points in a 138–88 win against the Thunder.[20]
On July 6, 2022, Coffey re-signed with the Clippers on a three-year, $11 million deal.[21][22]
Career statistics
[edit]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
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |
2022–23 | L.A. Clippers | 50 | 9 | 12.5 | .386 | .275 | .778 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .1 | .1 | 3.4 |
2023–24 | L.A. Clippers | 70 | 13 | 20.9 | .472 | .380 | .859 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .6 | .2 | 6.6 |
Career | 251 | 54 | 16.8 | .447 | .373 | .813 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .4 | .1 | 5.8 |
Play-in
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2022 | L.A. Clippers | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Career | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |
2023 | L.A. Clippers | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
2024 | L.A. Clippers | 6 | 3 | 18.7 | .318 | .273 | — | 1.7 | .3 | .3 | .2 | 2.8 |
Career | 20 | 3 | 7.2 | .345 | .308 | .667 | .6 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 1.3 |
College
[edit]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
[edit]His father Richard Coffey played college basketball at Minnesota,[23] followed by a professional career in the NBA (52 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1990–91), the CBA,[24] Turkey and Spain.[25]
His elder sister, Nia Coffey, played basketball at Northwestern University. She went fifth overall in the 2017 WNBA draft to the San Antonio Stars.[26]
References
[edit]- ^ "2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide" (Press release). National Basketball Association. October 24, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Stavenhagen, Cody (March 14, 2016). "Hopkins' Amir Coffey named Mr. Basketball". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ "Amir Coffey named AP Player of the Year for boys basketball". USA Today. March 15, 2016. 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 November 15, 2023.
- ^ Rayno, Amelia (September 22, 2015). "Hopkins star Amir Coffey picks Gophers". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ "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 (May 4, 2017). "Is Minnesota's Amir Coffey ready for a sophomore leap?". SI.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ "Five Gophers Receive All-Big Ten Honors". gophersports.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "Amir Coffey signs with the Clippers". TheDailyGopher.com. June 22, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ^ Ramirez, Miguel (July 9, 2019). "L.A. Clippers Sign Amir Coffey". NBA.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ "Mann leads Clippers over Thunder as stars rest for playoffs". NBA.com. August 14, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "Morris comes up big in Clippers' 125-118 win over Heat". NBA. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ LA Clippers [@LAClippers] (September 27, 2021). "Ready to put in work" (Tweet). Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Greif, Andrew (March 27, 2022). "Clippers promote Amir Coffey, who is eligible for postseason". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "Clippers rip Bucks 153-119 as both teams rest top players". ESPN. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "Thunder vs. Clippers - Box Score - April 10, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "LA Clippers Re-sign Amir Coffey". NBA. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ Murray, Law (July 1, 2022). "Amir Coffey will re-sign with Clippers to be their essential luxury … again". The Athletic. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ "An education both ways: Amir Coffey learns from — and grows past — his dad". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "Other CBA teams also in danger of being moved". PostBulletin.com. February 13, 1993. 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
[edit]- 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
- Sportspeople from Hennepin County, Minnesota
- Shooting guards
- Undrafted NBA players
- 21st-century American sportsmen