Christopher Coffey (born August 7, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for

Peristeri Peristeri (Greek language, Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a city and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 133,630 inhabitants (2021 census), ...

of the

Greek Basketball League The Greek Basketball League (GBL), and also known as the Stoiximan Greek Basketball League (GBL) for sponsorship reasons, is the first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by the Hellenic Basketball Associat ...

(GBL). He plays at both the

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and center positions.

Early life and education

Coffey attended

Seneca High School MCA Seneca High School MCA (Magnet Career Academy) is a Louisville, Kentucky, USA, public school. It is located at 3510 Goldsmith Lane, Louisville, Kentucky 40220, in the Hikes Point neighborhood and is part of Jefferson County Public Schools. ...

Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the List of cities in Kentucky, most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeastern United States, Southeast, and the list of United States cities by population, 27th-most-populous city ...

College career

Coffey played for Georgetown Tigers (KY) from 2015 to 2020. He was named the NAIA Division I tournament MVP on 2019 after recording 10 points and 16 rebounds against Carroll.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Coffey joined

Ventspils Ventspils () is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country. At the beginning of 2020, Ventspils had a population of 33,906. It is situated on the Venta River and ...

of the

Latvian–Estonian Basketball League The Latvian-Estonian Basketball League (, ); known as Optibet Latvian-Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, is the top-tier men's basketball league in Latvia and Estonia. The competition was introduced in 2018 and is organised by th ...

. After a successful year with Ventspils, he joined Mitteldeutscher of the

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. On November 13, 2023, he joined Kolossos Rodou of the

Greek Basket League The Greek Basketball League (GBL), and also known as the Stoiximan Greek Basketball League (GBL) for sponsorship reasons, is the Greek basketball league system, first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by the ...

. On June 29, 2023, he was moved to another Greek team, signing with Promitheas Patras. On December 28, 2024, Coffey joined

. He became the top rebounder of the league, averaging 7.5 rebounds per game.

References

External links

Georgetown Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coffey, Chris 1997 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Latvia American men's basketball players Basketball players from Louisville, Kentucky BK Ventspils players Centers (basketball) Georgetown Tigers men's basketball players Kolossos Rodou B.C. players Mitteldeutscher BC players Peristeri B.C. players Power forwards Promitheas Patras B.C. players Seneca High School (Louisville, Kentucky) alumni