Fred Vinson (basketball)

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Fred Vinson
New Orleans Pelicans
Assistant coach
Personal information
Born	(1971-01-28) January 28, 1971 Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Northampton (Conway, North Carolina)
College	Chowan JC (1989–1991) Georgia Tech (1991–1994)
Pro playing career	1994–2007
Position	Guard
Number	11, 24
Career history
Atlanta Trojans (USBL) (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997) Atlanta Hawks (1994) Mexico City Aztecas (CBA) (1994–1995) Fort Wayne Fury (CBA) (1995–1996) Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel (Israel) (1996–1997) New Jersey Shorecats (USBL) (1998) Seattle SuperSonics (1999–2000) Chicago Skyliners (ABA) (2000–2001) Cocodrilos de Caracas (Venezuela) (2001) Southern California Surf/Long Beach Jam (CBA) (2001–2002, 2004–2005) Śląsk Wrocław (Poland) (2001–2002) Guaiqueríes de Margarita (Venezuela) (2002–2003, 2004, 2005) Yakima Sun Kings (CBA) (2002–2003) SLUC Nancy (France) (2003–2004) Gaiteros del Zulia (Venezuela) (2005–2006) Santa Barbara Breakers (IBL) (2006–2007)
As coach:
2008–2010	Los Angeles Clippers (assistant)
2010–present	New Orleans Hornets / Pelicans (assistant)

Frederick (Fred) O'Neal Vinson (born January 28, 1971, in Murfreesboro, North Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player formerly in the NBA. At 6'4" (1.93 m) and 190 lb (86 kg) he played guard.

Vinson attended Georgia Institute of Technology and Chowan Junior College (North Carolina). In 1994 he played 5 games with the Atlanta Hawks, scoring four total points. During the 1999-2000 NBA season, he played 8 games with the Seattle SuperSonics, averaging 1.6 points per game. Vinson also played with the Atlanta Trojans of the USBL in 1994, and with the Mexico Aztecas of the CBA in 1994–95. Vinson also spent time with SLUC Nancy in Nancy, France in 2003–04.^[1] On August 25, 2008 Vinson was named assistant coach/director of player programs for the Los Angeles Clippers.^[1]

On August 4, 2010, Vinson was named an assistant coach of the New Orleans Hornets (now New Orleans Pelicans), along with Randy Ayers.^[2]

Notes

External links

Fred Vinson coach file, NBA.com
NBA statistics @ basketballreference.com
Vinson named Assistant Coach @ hornets.com

v t e New Orleans Pelicans current roster

0 Aminu 1 Evans 2 Miller 3 Morrow 5 Withey 8 Babbitt 10 Gordon 11 Holiday 14 Smith 22 Roberts 23 Davis 25 Rivers 33 Anderson 34 Stiemsma 42 Ajinça

Head coach: Williams Assistant coaches: Hanners Ayers Gates Vinson

Persondata
Name	Vinson, Fred
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player-coach
Date of birth	January 28, 1971
Place of birth	Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Date of death
Place of death

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