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]

Nia Coffey

No. 12 – Atlanta Dream
Position	Small forward
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 28) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
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: 1st round, 5th overall pick
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
2022–present	Atlanta Dream
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 NBA player, Los Angeles Clipper Amir Coffey.^[3]

Career statistics

College

Source^[4]

Legend

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 best	°	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
2022	Atlanta	16	16	21.0	.347	.290	.742	5.2	0.8	0.6	0.1	2.2	6.4
2023	Atlanta	31	31	21.9	.432	.402	.625	4.8	1.5	0.5	1.2	1.5	6.9
Career	7 years, 4 teams	177	82	17.2	.386	.383	.646	3.3	0.8	0.5	0.6	1.2	5.4

References

1. Thompson, Phil (April 15, 2017). "WNBA draft pick Nia Coffey (and her puppy) ready to run with the big dogs". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
2. Armacost, Lyndsey (November 2, 2015). "Nia Coffey hates to lose, and that's why she never has". SB Nation. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
3. "WNBA draft pick Nia Coffey makes brother and Gopher Amir Coffey proud". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
4. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
5. "Nia Coffey WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 22, 2021.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com   and Basketball-Reference.com  
• Northwestern Wildcats bio