University of Minnesota Athletics
2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Amir Coffey
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-8 / 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hopkins, Minn.
- High School:
- Hopkins
2018-19 | Junior Season:
All-Big Ten third team selection (coaches and media) • led the team in scoring (16.6), assists (115) and minutes per game (35.3) • his scoring total was sixth in the Big Ten while minutes played was fourth • Two-time Big Ten Player of the Week (3/4, 3/11) • started every game and recorded 30 double-digit scoring games, including 10 with 20+ and three with 30 or more points • also recorded one double-double • led the team with 18 points, adding four assists, two rebounds and two steals vs. Omaha (11/6) • scored 14 points, six assists, two rebounds and a steal vs. Utah (11/12) • scored 12 points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal vs. Texas A&M (11/18) • posted 11 points, three assists and two rebounds vs. Santa Clara (11/20) • scored 17 points, four rebounds, one assist and a steal vs. Washington (11/21) • recorded 12 points, two assists, two steals and a rebound at Boston College (11/26) • posted 11 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal vs. Oklahoma State (11/30) • scored game-high 19 points with three rebounds and an assist at Ohio State (12/2) • poured in career-high 32 points with six rebounds, six assists and a steal vs. Nebraska (12/5) • scored 12 points, six assists, four rebounds and a steal vs. Arkansas State (12/8) • scored 18 points with six rebounds, three assists and a steal vs. North Florida (12/11) • scored seven points, three assists, two rebounds and two steals vs. N.C. A&T (12/21) • posted 13 points, two assists, one rebound and a steal vs. Mount St. Mary's (12/30) • led all scorers with 21 points, adding six rebounds, three assists and two steals in win at Wisconsin (1/3) • scored 16 points, five assists and one rebound vs. Maryland (1/8) • led all scorers with 29 points, adding four assists, three rebounds and a steal vs. Rutgers (1/12) • scored nine points, four rebounds, one steal and a block vs. Illinois (1/16) • posted 11 points, two rebounds and an assist vs. Penn State (1/19) • scored 11 points, five rebounds and a block at Michigan (1/22) • scored team-high 23 points with five assists, three rebounds and a steal vs. Iowa (1/27) • led team with 18 points and six assists, adding four rebounds and a steal vs. Illinois (1/30) • scored game-high 22 points with three rebounds, one assist and a steal at Purdue (2/3) • scored eight points, four rebounds and one assist vs. Wisconsin (2/6) • recorded four points and four assists at Michigan State (2/9) • scored 11 points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal at Nebraska (2/13) • contributed 18 points, seven assists, six rebounds and a steal vs. Indiana (2/16) • scored six points, five rebounds, four assists, one block and a steal vs. Michigan (2/21) • scored eight points, three rebounds, three assists and a steal at Rutgers (2/24) • posted first career double-double with 31 points and 12 rebounds, adding three assists and a block at Northwestern (2/28) • matched career high with 32 points, adding eight rebounds, three assists and three steals vs. Purdue (3/5) • scored game highs of 23 points and six assists, adding three rebounds and a steal at Maryland (3/8) • scored team-high 22 points with five assists, three rebounds, two steals and a block vs. Penn State (3/14 - BTT) • scored 21 points, three rebounds, two assists and two turnovers vs. Purdue (3/15 - BTT) • scored 14 points, four rebounds and three assists vs. Michigan (3/16 - BTT) • scored 18 points, six rebounds, two assists and a block vs. Louisville (3/21 - NCAA) • scored game-high 27 points with four assists, one rebound, one steal and a block vs. Michigan State (3/23 - NCAA).
2017-18 | Sophomore Season:
Started 18 games before missing much of the conference season due to shoulder injury • was second in assists average (3.3) while third in scoring (14.0 ppg) and rebounding (4.1) on the team • scored eight points, seven rebounds, three assists and a block in season opener vs. USC Upstate (11/10) • recorded 15 points and two points in win at Providence (11/13) • scored 18 points, five assists, three rebounds and two steals vs. Niagara (11/15) • posted 15 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals vs. WCU (11/19) • scored nine points, eight assists and five rebounds vs. Alabama A&M (11/21) • recorded 10 points, three rebounds and a steal vs. UMass (11/24) • scored 12 points, seven rebounds and one steal vs. Alabama (11/25) • tallied game-high 23 points with five rebounds, two assists and two steals vs. Miami (11/29) • scored 11 points, seven assists and three rebounds vs. Rutgers (12/3) • posted 17 points and five rebounds at Nebraska (12/5) • scored 18 points, six rebounds and an assist at Arkansas (12/9) • scored 16 points, three assists, two rebounds and a block vs. Drake (12/11) • posted 15 points, seven assists, three rebounds, two steals and a block vs. ORU (12/21) • scored 11 points, eight assists, two rebounds and a steal vs. FAU (12/23) • scored 12 points, five assists, four rebounds, one block and a steal vs. Harvard (12/30) • scored 16 points, four rebounds, three assists and a block vs. Illinois (1/3) • suffered a right shoulder injury against the Illini and missed five games • returned to the lineup vs. Ohio State, scoring 11 points with three rebounds and two assists (1/20) • scored 15 points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal vs. Northwestern (1/23) • missed the remainder of the season and underwent surgery on Feb. 21 to repair right shoulder injury.
2016-17 | Freshman Season:
Big Ten All-Freshman Team • started 33 games, missing one due to injury • was second on the team in scoring (12.2 ppg), assists (102) and steals (35) and fourth in rebounds (127) • scoring average ranks seventh among all-time Gopher freshmen • reached double digit scoring 22 times • two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (11/21/16, 1/9/17) • made Gopher debut as a starter, scoring 13 points, three rebounds, three assists and a steal vs. UL-Lafayette (11/11) • contributed 10 points, four rebounds and two steals vs. UT Arlington (11/14) • scored 10 points, four rebounds and three assists vs. Mount St. Mary's (11/16) • led the team with 30 points, adding four rebounds, two steals and an assist (11/18) • scored team-high 19 points, all in the second half, and added three assists, one block, one steal and a rebound vs. Arkansas (11/22) • led the team with 13 points, adding four rebounds and two steals vs. SIU (11/25) • scored seven points, two rebounds and a steal at Florida State (11/28) • posted nine points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal vs. Vanderbilt (12/3) • scored 13 points, eight rebounds, three assists and a steal vs. NJIT (12/6) • recorded seven assists, six points and six rebounds vs. Georgia Southern (12/9) • scored six points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals vs. NIU (12/11) • missed the LIU Brooklyn game due to a toe injury (12/14) • returned to action and scored seven points, five assists, three steals and a rebound vs. Arkansas State (12/23) • scored 17 points with three rebounds, three assists and two steals vs. Michigan State (12/27) • scored eight points, three assists, two rebounds and a steal at Purdue (1/1) • led the team with 17 points, adding four rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block at Northwestern (1/5) • scored a team-high 19 points with five assists and four rebounds vs. Ohio State (1/8) • posted six rebounds, four points, two steals and two assists at Michigan State (1/11) • scored seven rebounds, six points, two assists and a steal at Penn State (1/14) • led team with 19 points, adding five rebounds, three assists, one block and a steal vs. Wisconsin (1/21) • scored 11 points with two assists at Ohio State (1/25) • posted 11 points, nine assists and five rebounds vs. Maryland (1/28) • scored 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal at Illinois (2/4) • posted 13 points, six assists, three steals and two rebounds in 45 minutes of play vs. Iowa (2/8) • scored 12 points, five assists, four rebounds and two steals at Rutgers (2/11) • scored 17 points, seven rebounds and a block vs. Indiana (2/15) • scored nine points, four rebounds, one block, one steal and one assist vs. Michigan (2/19) • posted 13 points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal at Maryland (2/22) • scored nine points, six rebounds and two assists vs. Penn State (2/25) • contributed seven points, four assists, two rebounds and two steals vs. Nebraska (3/2) • scored 13 points, four assists, three rebounds and a steal at Wisconsin (3/5) • scored 13 points, two rebounds and one assist vs. Michigan State (3/10 - BTT) • contributed 13 points, six rebounds and four assists vs. Michigan (3/11 - BTT) • scored team-high 17 points with four assists and three rebounds vs. MTSU (3/16 - NCAA).
High School:
Earned Minnesota Mr. Basketball honors as the top player in the state his senior season • selected the Associated Press State Player of the Year and Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year • led his Royals team to the Class 4A state championship • was a consensus national top-50 and four-star prospect, and is the highest rated prospect to join the Gophers since Kris Humphries in 2003 • averaged 19.9 points per game in 2015-16 after missing his junior season due to a knee injury • scored 14.3 points per game as a sophomore • four-year letterwinner under head coach Ken Novak, helping lead team to a combined record of 105-20.
Personal:
Parents are Sheba Coffey and Richard Coffey • has two older sisters, Sydney and Nia, who played college basketball at Marist and Northwestern, respectively • sister Nia was an All-American at Northwestern and currently plays for the WNBA's San Antonio Stars • father was a four-year member of the Gophers basketball team from 1986-90 and went on to play for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves • lists winning state championship at Hopkins as his biggest sports thrill • major is youth studies.
