Amir Coffey (born June 17, 1997) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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High school career

Attending

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, Coffey received

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honors as a senior, while earning

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State Player of the Year and Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year distinction. He averaged 19.9 points during his senior season (2015–16). A four-star recruit and ranked 32nd overall in

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’s top 100 for the class of 2016, Coffey announced his decision to play college basketball at

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in September 2015. He scored seven points to go along with two assists and two rebounds at the 2016

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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, earning

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All-Freshman Team honors. 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

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, Coffey signed a two-way contract with the

. On August 14, 2020, he scored a season-high 21 points, along with four steals, in a 107–103 overtime win over the

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

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. On September 27, 2021, Coffey signed another two-way contract with the Clippers. On March 26, 2022, his deal was converted to a standard contract. 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

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. On April 10, Coffey scored a career-high 35 points in a 138-88 win against the Thunder. On July 6, 2022, Coffey re-signed with the Clippers on a three-year, $11 million deal.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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, , 33 , , 33 , , 33.2 , , .449 , , .337 , , .753 , , 3.8 , , 3.1 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 12.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;",

, , 18 , , 18 , , 31.6 , , .475 , , .368 , , .687 , , 4.1 , , 3.3 , , .7 , , .3 , , 14.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;",

, , 36 , , 36 , , 35.2 , , .436 , , .304 , , .740 , , 3.6 , , 3.2 , , .9 , , .2 , , 16.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", 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

, followed by a professional career in the NBA (52 games for the

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in 1990–91), the CBA,

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and

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. His sister,

Nia Coffey Nia Coffey (born June 11, 1995) is an American professional basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). A small forward, she was drafted with the fifth overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft, whic ...

, played basketball at

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. She went fifth overall in the 2017 WNBA draft to the San Antonio Stars.

References

External links

Minnesota Golden Gophers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coffey, Amir 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