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Amir Coffey ( ə-MEER KOF-ee; born June 17, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Attending Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Coffey received Minnesota Mr. Basketball honors as a senior, while earning Associated Press State Player of the Year and Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year distinction. He averaged 19.9 points during his senior season (2015–16). A four-star recruit and ranked 32nd overall in ESPN’s top 100 for the class of 2016, Coffey announced his decision to play college basketball at Minnesota in September 2015. He scored seven points to go along with two assists and two rebounds at the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic.
He had an immediate impact on the Minnesota Golden Gophers, finishing his freshman year as the team’s second-leading scorer (12.2 ppg) and second-leading assist man at 3.1 per game, earning Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team honors. In his junior season, he was named by coaches and media to the All-Big Ten third team.
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