Richard Coffey
Richard Lee Coffey (born September 2, 1965) is a retired American professional basketball player who had a brief stint with the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Personal information | |
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Born | Aurora, North Carolina | September 2, 1965
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Aurora (Aurora, North Carolina) |
College | Minnesota (1986–1990) |
NBA draft | 1990 / Undrafted |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 40 |
Career history | |
1990–1991 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Prior to his college basketball career he was a member of the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division Paratrooper.[1]
Coffey, a 6'6" and 212 lb forward born in Aurora, North Carolina and who played collegiately for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, averaged 1.3 points and 1.5 rebounds in 52 games for the Timberwolves during the 1990–91 NBA season. After leaving the NBA, he played in the Continental Basketball Association,[2] in Turkey and Spain.[3] He played for the Isuzu Motors Lynx of Japan in 1993.[4]
He is the father of Amir Coffey, Nia Coffey, and Sydney Coffey.[5][6]
External links
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
References
- Tatting, Jon (25 November 2014). "Former Golden Gophers hoops standout Richard Coffey plays coach in motivational presentation". Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- 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.
- Athlete-Samos (5 November 2017). "日本リーグ男子 歴代外国人選手一覧". Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- "Nia Coffey bio". WNBA. 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- "Minnesota's top basketball player, Amir Coffey commits to Gophers | FOX Sports". FOX Sports. 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2017-07-19.