# Richard Coffey

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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1965)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Richard Coffey
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 212
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|9|2}}
| birth_place = [Aurora, North Carolina](/source/Aurora%2C_North_Carolina), U.S.
| high_school = Aurora (Aurora, North Carolina)
| college = [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_men's_basketball) (1986–1990)
| draft_year = 1990
| career_start = 
| career_end = 
| career_position = [Small forward](/source/Small_forward)
| career_number = 33
| years1 = {{nbay|1990|full=y}}
| team1 = [Minnesota Timberwolves](/source/Minnesota_Timberwolves)
| highlights =
| bbr = cofferi01
}}
'''Richard Lee Coffey''' (born September 2, 1965) is an American former professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player who had a brief stint with the [NBA](/source/National_Basketball_Association)'s [Minnesota Timberwolves](/source/Minnesota_Timberwolves).

Prior to his college basketball career he was a member of the [US Army](/source/United_States_Army)'s [82nd Airborne Division](/source/82nd_Airborne_Division) [Paratrooper](/source/Paratroopers).<ref>{{Cite web | last=Tatting | first=Jon | url=https://www.hometownsource.com/isanti_county_news/news/local/former-golden-gophers-hoops-standout-richard-coffey-plays-coach-in/article_5d623b00-98d1-5960-b977-2a0cfbc8b8fe.html | title=Former Golden Gophers hoops standout Richard Coffey plays coach in motivational presentation | date=25 November 2014 | access-date=21 March 2019}}</ref>

Coffey, a 6'6" and 212&nbsp;lb [forward](/source/forward_(basketball)) born in [Aurora, North Carolina](/source/Aurora%2C_North_Carolina) and who played [collegiately](/source/college_basketball) for the [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota) [Golden Gophers](/source/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers), averaged 1.3 points and 1.5 rebounds in 52 games for the Timberwolves during the [1990–91 NBA season](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_NBA_season). After leaving the NBA, he played in the [Continental Basketball Association](/source/Continental_Basketball_Association),<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.postbulletin.com/other-cba-teams-also-in-danger-of-being-moved/article_95a92a99-9e6e-5c7f-92c6-23bf6adaf08a.html|title=Other CBA teams also in danger of being moved|last=brown|work=PostBulletin.com|access-date=2017-07-19|language=en}}</ref> in [Turkey](/source/Turkey) and [Spain](/source/Spain).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Richard-Coffey/Turkey/Turk_Telekom_Ankara/4109|title=Richard Coffey Basketball Player Profile, Turk Telekom Ankara, Minnesota, News, TBL stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket|work=www.eurobasket.com|access-date=2017-07-19}}</ref> He played for the [Isuzu Motors Lynx](/source/Yokohama_Giga_Spirits) of [Japan](/source/Japan) in 1993.<ref>{{cite web |last=Athlete-Samos |url=http://www.geocities.co.jp/Athlete-Samos/4967/foreign-player.html |title=日本リーグ男子 歴代外国人選手一覧|date=5 November 2017 |access-date=5 November 2017}}</ref>

He is the father of [Amir Coffey](/source/Amir_Coffey), [Nia Coffey](/source/Nia_Coffey), and Sydney Coffey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/player/nia-coffey/#/bio|title=Nia Coffey bio|date=2019|website=WNBA|access-date=March 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com/north/story/minnesota-gophers-get-state-s-top-basketball-player-amir-coffee-092115|title=Minnesota's top basketball player, Amir Coffey commits to Gophers {{!}} FOX Sports|date=2015-09-21|work=FOX Sports|access-date=2017-07-19|language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=COFFERI01 NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com
*[https://www.tblstat.net/player/943 TBLStat.net Profile]

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Category:1965 births
Category:Living people
Category:Akita Isuzu/Isuzu Motors Lynx/Giga Cats players
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from North Carolina
Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball players
Category:Minnesota Timberwolves players
Category:Sportspeople from Beaufort County, North Carolina
Category:Shooting guards
Category:Undrafted NBA players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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