Nia Coffey

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Nia Coffey
No. 12Atlanta Dream
Position Small forward
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 28)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minnesota)
College Northwestern (2013–2017)
WNBA draft 2017: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Stars
Playing career2017–present
Career history
20172018 San Antonio Stars / Las Vegas Aces
2019 Atlanta Dream
2020 Phoenix Mercury
2021 Los Angeles Sparks
2022–presentAtlanta Dream
Stats at WNBA.com

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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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 NBA player, Los Angeles Clipper Amir Coffey. [3]

Career statistics

College

Source [4]

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2013-14Northwestern3249046.4%31.3%66.9%8.12.11.71.815.3
2014-15Northwestern3250544.0%32.8%62.1%8.71.71.71.815.8
2015-16Northwestern3571143.2%31.4%62.5%9.82.11.12.120.3
2016-17Northwestern2958142.9%28.0%71.2%10.42.71.21.420.0
Career128228744.0%30.7%65.9%9.22.11.41.817.9

WNBA

Source [5]

Legend
  GPGames 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 best°League leader

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2017 San Antonio 2717.8.271.000.7271.90.20.20.20.61.8
2018 Las Vegas 281013.8.380.400.6182.40.60.30.21.45.3
2019 Atlanta 28613.9.338.379.5482.80.40.50.50.85.0
2020 Phoenix 15115.3.421.333.1672.50.80.30.30.52.7
2021 Los Angeles 32°1725.2.421.417.7783.80.90.81.21.48.3
2022 Atlanta 161621.0.347.290.7425.20.80.60.12.26.4
2023 Atlanta 313121.9.432.402.6254.81.50.51.21.56.9
Career7 years, 4 teams1778217.2.386.383.6463.30.80.50.61.25.4

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