Nia Coffey
Nia Coffey (born June 11, 1995) is an American professional basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). A small forward, she was drafted with the fifth overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft, which is the highest of any Northwestern basketball player in school history.[1]
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| No. 12 – Atlanta Dream | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 11, 1995 Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minnesota) |
| College | Northwestern (2013–2017) |
| WNBA draft | 2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall |
| Selected by the San Antonio Stars | |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2018 | San Antonio Stars / Las Vegas Aces |
| 2019 | Atlanta Dream |
| 2020 | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Stats at WNBA.com | |
Coffey went to Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota where she was a McDonald's All-American.[2]
She is the daughter of former NBA player, Richard Coffey, and the sister of current NBA player, Amir Coffey.[3]
Career statistics
College
Source[4]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | Northwestern | 32 | 490 | 46.4% | 31.3% | 66.9% | 8.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 15.3 |
| 2014-15 | Northwestern | 32 | 505 | 44.0% | 32.8% | 62.1% | 8.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 15.8 |
| 2015-16 | Northwestern | 35 | 711 | 43.2% | 31.4% | 62.5% | 9.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 20.3 |
| 2016-17 | Northwestern | 29 | 581 | 42.9% | 28.0% | 71.2% | 10.4 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 20.0 |
| Career | 128 | 2287 | 44.0% | 30.7% | 65.9% | 9.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 17.9 |
WNBA
Source[5]
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career high | ° | League leader | ||||
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | San Antonio | 27 | 1 | 7.8 | .271 | .000 | .727 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | Las Vegas | 28 | 10 | 13.8 | .380 | .400 | .618 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 5.3 |
| 2019 | Atlanta | 28 | 6 | 13.9 | .338 | .379 | .548 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 2020 | Phoenix | 15 | 1 | 15.3 | .421 | .333 | .167 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles | 32° | 17 | 25.2 | .421 | .417 | .778 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 8.3 |
| Career | 5 years, 4 teams | 130 | 35 | 15.5 | .377 | .389 | .632 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
References
- Thompson, Phil (April 15, 2017). "WNBA draft pick Nia Coffey (and her puppy) ready to run with the big dogs". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- Armacost, Lyndsey (November 2, 2015). "Nia Coffey hates to lose, and that's why she never has". SB Nation. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- "WNBA draft pick Nia Coffey makes brother and Gopher Amir Coffey proud". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
- "Nia Coffey WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
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