Amir Coffey
| No. 5 – Minnesota Golden Gophers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 17, 1997 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minnesota) |
| College | Minnesota (2016–present) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Amir Coffey (born June 17, 1997) is a college basketball player for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
High school career
Attending Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Coffey received Minnesota Mr. Basketball honors as a senior,[1] while earning Associated Press State Player of the Year[2] and Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year distinction.[3] He averaged 19.9 points during his senior season (2015-16). A four-star recruit and ranked 32th overall in ESPN’s top 100 for the class of 2016,[4] Coffey announced his decision to play college basketball at Minnesota in September 2015.[5] He scored seven points to go along with two assists and two rebounds at the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic.[6]
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,[7] earning Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team honors.[8]
Personal
His father Richard Coffey played college basketball at Minnesota,[9] followed by a professional career in the NBA (52 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1990-91), the CBA,[10] Turkey and Spain.[11]
References
- ↑ "Hopkins' Amir Coffey named Mr. Basketball". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ↑ "Amir Coffey named AP Player of the Year for boys basketball". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ↑ "Coffey takes accolades, hungers for a title". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ↑ "Amir Coffey - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ↑ "Hopkins star Amir Coffey picks Gophers". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ↑ "Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics East Team vs West Team" (PDF). jordanbrandclassic.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ↑ Hamilton, Brian. "Is Minnesota's Amir Coffey ready for a sophomore leap?". SI.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ↑ "Five Gophers Receive All-Big Ten Honors". Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ↑ "An education both ways: Amir Coffey learns from — and grows past — his dad". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ↑ brown. "Other CBA teams also in danger of being moved". PostBulletin.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ↑ "Richard Coffey Basketball Player Profile, Turk Telekom Ankara, Minnesota, News, TBL stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.