Amir Coffey

Amir Coffey (born June 17, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

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

College career
He had an immediate impact on the 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, earning Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team honors. In his junior season, he was named by coaches and media to the All-Big Ten 3rd Team.

Los Angeles Clippers (2019–present)
After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Coffey signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. 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.

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

On September 27, 2021, Coffey signed another two-way contract with the Clippers. On March 26, 2022, his deal was converted to a standard contract. 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. On April 10, Coffey raised his career-high to 35 points in a 138–88 win against the Thunder.

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

Personal life
His father Richard Coffey played college basketball at Minnesota, followed by a professional career in the NBA (52 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1990–91), the CBA, Turkey and Spain.

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