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Biography
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, 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 32th 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 (12.2ppg) and second-leading assist man at 3.1 per game, earning Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team honors.
Personal
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.