Amir Coffey

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]

Amir Coffey
Coffey with Minnesota in 2017
No. 7 – Los Angeles Clippers
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-06-17) June 17, 1997
Hopkins, Minnesota, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolHopkins (Minnetonka, Minnesota)
CollegeMinnesota (2016–2019)
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–presentLos Angeles Clippers
2019–2022→Agua Caliente Clippers
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 L.A. Clippers 1818.8.426.316.545.9.8.3.13.2
2020–21 L.A. Clippers 4419.0.437.411.7111.0.5.2.03.2
2021–22 L.A. Clippers 693022.7.453.378.8632.91.8.6.29.0
2022–23 L.A. Clippers 50912.5.386.275.7781.11.1.1.13.4
Career 1814115.2.436.369.7991.71.2.3.15.5

Play-in
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022 L.A. Clippers 202.0.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0
Career 202.0.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020 L.A. Clippers 302.3.000.0001.000.01.3.3.0.7
2021 L.A. Clippers 1001.6.7501.000.000.2.1.1.0.7
2023 L.A. Clippers 101.0–––.0.0.0.0.0
Career 1401.9.429.500.667.1.4.1.0.6

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Minnesota 333333.2.449.337.7533.83.11.1.212.2
2017–18 Minnesota 181831.6.475.368.6874.13.3.7.314.0
2018–19 Minnesota 363635.2.436.304.7403.63.2.9.216.6
Career 878733.7.448.328.7343.83.2.9.214.4

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
  1. "Amir Coffey". NBA G League. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  2. "Amir Coffey – Men's Basketball". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  3. "Amir Coffey, Los Angeles Clippers, Shooting Guard". 247Sports. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  4. "Hopkins' Amir Coffey named Mr. Basketball". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  5. "Amir Coffey named AP Player of the Year for boys basketball". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  6. "Coffey takes accolades, hungers for a title". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  7. "Amir Coffey – Basketball Recruiting – Player Profiles – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  8. "Hopkins star Amir Coffey picks Gophers". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  9. "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.
  10. Hamilton, Brian. "Is Minnesota's Amir Coffey ready for a sophomore leap?". SI.com. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  11. "Five Gophers Receive All-Big Ten Honors". Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  12. "Amir Coffey signs with the Clippers". TheDailyGopher.com. June 22, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  13. "L.A. Clippers Sign Amir Coffey". NBA.com. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  14. "Mann leads Clippers over Thunder as stars rest for playoffs". NBA. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  15. "Morris comes up big in Clippers' 125-118 win over Heat". NBA. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  16. LA Clippers [@LAClippers] (September 27, 2021). "Ready to put in work" (Tweet). Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Twitter.
  17. Greif, Andrew (March 27, 2022). "Clippers promote Amir Coffey, who is eligible for postseason". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  18. "Clippers rip Bucks 153-119 as both teams rest top players". ESPN. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  19. "Thunder vs. Clippers - Box Score - April 10, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  20. "LA Clippers Re-sign Amir Coffey". NBA. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  21. "Amir Coffey will re-sign with Clippers to be their essential luxury … again". The Athletic. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  22. "An education both ways: Amir Coffey learns from — and grows past — his dad". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  23. brown. "Other CBA teams also in danger of being moved". PostBulletin.com. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  24. "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.
  25. "WNBA draft pick Nia Coffey makes brother and Gopher Amir Coffey proud". Star Tribune. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
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