Amir Coffey's Parents

Last Modified Nov 27, 2024 17:49 GMT
Amir Coffey's Parents
Amir Coffey in the Phoenix Suns v Los Angeles Clippers game

Amir Coffey is a basketball guard-forward for the Los Angeles Clippers as of November 2024. He attended Hopkins High School, and in September 2015, ESPN's top 100 for the class of 2016 placed the four-star prospect at number 32 overall. After enrolling at the University of Minnesota in 2016, he was selected for the Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team in 2017. He has started all 87 of his games throughout his three seasons in college, averaging 14.4 points, 3.2 assists, and 3.8 rebounds.

Coffey went undrafted in the 2019 NBA Draft. However, he later signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Clippers, which ended in 2022 and extended for three years as a regular one. He has participated in 251 games across his five NBA seasons, starting 54 of them, and averaged 5.8 points, 1.2 assists, and 1.8 rebounds.

Who are Amir Coffey's parents?

Amir Coffey’s parents are Sheba and Richard Coffey. Richard played basketball for the University of Minnesota and later the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA.

Amir’s older sisters, Sydney and Nia, played college basketball. Nia was an All-American at Northwestern and plays in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream as of November 2024. She was drafted by the San Antonio Stars ( now Las Vegas Aces ) with the fifth overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft.

Who is Amir Coffey's mother?

Amir Coffey's mother is Sheba Coffey.

According to her LinkedIn page, Sheba is a success coach, TED Talk speaker, and expert in leadership and event management. She has more than a decade of expertise assisting clients in achieving their goals through custom action plans.

As a basketball scholarship advisor, Sheba assists families in obtaining athletic scholarships based on her experience as the mother of three scholarship-winning athletes. She also served as a student achievement advisor, overseeing activities and engaging stakeholders. She has a B.A. in Journalism, a Master's in Sport Management, and a Mini Master of Marketing Management.

Sheba, a track runner and high school basketball player, likewise modestly gives herself credit for her children's athleticism, according to the Star Tribune. She has been accruing frequent flyer miles to watch many of her daughters' games, both at Northwestern and at Marist College, where Sydney studied fashion, while she works toward a master's degree in sports management back in 2016.

Who is Amir Coffey's father?

Amir Coffey's father is Richard Coffey.

Amir's father, Richard Lee Coffey, was born on September 2, 1965, and played for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA for a short time. He served as a paratrooper in the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division before playing college basketball.

In 52 games for the Timberwolves during the 1990–91 NBA season, Coffey, a 6'6" and 212-pound forward who was born in Aurora, North Carolina, and played collegiately for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, averaged 1.3 points and 1.5 rebounds. He played in Turkey and Spain in the Continental Basketball Association after quitting the NBA. In 1993, he was a member of the Japanese Isuzu Motors Lynx.

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FAQs on Amir Coffey

A. Amir Coffey is of American nationality. He was born and raised in Hopkins, Minnesota, in the United States.

A. Amir Coffey is 27 years old as of November 2024. He was born on July 17, 1997.

A. Amir Coffey attended the University of Minnesota from 2016 to 2019.

A. No, Amir Coffey went undrafted in the 2019 NBA Draft. However, he was signed by the Los Angeles Clippers.

A. Amir Coffey average annual salary is $3.66 million, as per his three-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers, worth $11 million.

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