Amir Coffey

Amir Coffey (/əˈmɪər ˈkɒfi/ ə-MEER KOF-ee;^[1] born June 17, 1997)^[2] is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.^[3]

Amir Coffey

Coffey with Minnesota in 2017
Free agent
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Personal information
Born	(1997-06-17) June 17, 1997 (age 28) Hopkins, Minnesota, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minnesota)
College	Minnesota (2016–2019)
NBA draft	2019: undrafted
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–2025	Los Angeles Clippers
2019–2022	→Agua Caliente Clippers
Career highlights
Third-team All-Big Ten (2019) Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2017) Minnesota Mr. Basketball (2016) Jordan Brand Classic (2016)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

High school career

Attending Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota,^[4] Coffey received Minnesota Mr. Basketball honors as a senior,^[5] while earning Associated Press State Player of the Year^[6] and Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year distinction.^[7] 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,^[8] Coffey announced his decision to play college basketball at Minnesota in September 2015.^[9] He scored seven points to go along with two assists and two rebounds at the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic.^[10]

College career

He had an immediate impact on the Minnesota Golden Gophers, finishing his freshman year as the team’s second-leading scorer (12.2 ppg) and second-leading assist man at 3.1 per game,^[11] earning Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team honors.^[12] In his junior season, he was named by coaches and media to the All-Big Ten 3rd Team.

Professional career

Los Angeles Clippers (2019–2025)

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Coffey signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.^[13][14] 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.^[15]

On February 15, 2021, Coffey scored a season-high 15 points in a 125–118 win over the Miami Heat.^[16]

On September 27, 2021, Coffey signed another two-way contract with the Clippers.^[17] On March 26, 2022, his deal was converted to a standard contract.^[18] On April 1, he logged a career-high 32 points, alongside seven assists and four steals, in a 153–119 blowout win over the Milwaukee Bucks.^[19] On April 10, Coffey raised his career-high to 35 points in a 138–88 win against the Thunder.^[20]

On July 6, 2022, Coffey re-signed with the Clippers on a three-year, $11 million deal.^[21][22]

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

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019–20	L.A. Clippers	18	1	8.8	.426	.316	.545	.9	.8	.3	.1	3.2
2020–21	L.A. Clippers	44	1	9.0	.437	.411	.711	1.0	.5	.2	.0	3.2
2021–22	L.A. Clippers	69	30	22.7	.453	.378	.863	2.9	1.8	.6	.2	9.0
2022–23	L.A. Clippers	50	9	12.5	.386	.275	.778	1.1	1.1	.1	.1	3.4
2023–24	L.A. Clippers	70	13	20.9	.472	.380	.859	2.1	1.1	.6	.2	6.6
2024–25	L.A. Clippers	72	13	24.3	.471	.409	.891	2.2	1.1	.6	.1	9.7
Career		323	67	18.4	.455	.384	.837	1.9	1.1	.4	.1	6.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020	L.A. Clippers	3	0	2.3	.000	.000	1.000	.0	1.3	.3	.0	.7
2021	L.A. Clippers	10	0	1.6	.750	1.000	.000	.2	.1	.1	.0	.7
2023	L.A. Clippers	1	0	1.0	—	—	—	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2024	L.A. Clippers	6	3	18.7	.318	.273	—	1.7	.3	.3	.2	2.8
Career		20	3	7.2	.345	.308	.667	.6	.4	.2	.1	1.3

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Minnesota	33	33	33.2	.449	.337	.753	3.8	3.1	1.1	.2	12.2
2017–18	Minnesota	18	18	31.6	.475	.368	.687	4.1	3.3	.7	.3	14.0
2018–19	Minnesota	36	36	35.2	.436	.304	.740	3.6	3.2	.9	.2	16.6
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 Minnesota,^[23] followed by a professional career in the NBA (52 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1990–91), the CBA,^[24] Turkey and Spain.^[25]

His elder sister, Nia Coffey, played basketball at Northwestern University. She went fifth overall in the 2017 WNBA draft to the San Antonio Stars.^[26]

See also

• List of second-generation NBA players