Chris Coffey

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Chris Coffey

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| position = Power forward / center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lbs = 225

| league = GBL

| team = Peristeri

| number = 22

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|8|7}}

| birth_place = Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.

| high_school = Seneca
(Louisville, Kentucky)

| college = Georgetown (KY) (2015–2020)

| draft_year = 2020

| career_start = 2020

| career_end =

| years1 = 2020–2021

| team1 = Ventspils

| years2 = 2021–2022

| team2 = Mitteldeutscher

| years3 = 2022–2023

| team3 = Kolossos Rodou

| years4 = 2023–2024

| team4 = Promitheas Patras

| years5 = 2024–present

| team5 = Peristeri

| highlights =

Greek League rebounding leader (2025)
NAIA Division I tournament MVP (2019)
First-team NAIA Division I All-American (2019)

}}

Christopher Coffey (born August 7, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Peristeri of the Greek Basketball League (GBL). He plays at both the power forward and center positions.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-07 |title=Chris Coffey () - Basketball Stats, Height, Age {{!}} FIBA Basketball |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/284145-chris-coffey |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=www.fiba.basketball |language=en}}

Early life and education

Coffey attended Seneca High School MCA at Louisville, Kentucky.

College career

Coffey played for Georgetown Tigers (KY) from 2015 to 2020.{{Cite web |title=Chris Coffey |url=https://georgetowncollegeathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2018-19/bios/Chris_Coffey |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Georgetown College |language=en}} He was named the NAIA Division I tournament MVP on 2019 after recording 10 points and 16 rebounds against Carroll.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-27 |title=NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship Recap |url=https://www.naia.org/sports/mbkb/2018-19/releases/20190327csagj |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=NAIA |language=en}}{{Cite journal |date=2020-03-27 |title=NABC names Coffey NAIA DI Player of the Year |url=https://georgetowncollegeathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/20200327_NABC_names_Coffey_NAIA_DI_Player_of_the_Year |language=en}}

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Coffey joined Ventspils of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League.{{Cite news |last=Maggi |first=Alessandro |date=2020-08-21 |title=BK Ventspils announces Chris Coffey - Sportando |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/bk-ventspils-announces-chris-coffey/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |work=Sportando |language=en-US}}

After a successful year with Ventspils, he joined Mitteldeutscher of the Basketball Bundesliga.{{Cite news |last=Skerletic |first=Dario |date=2021-07-07 |title=Chris Coffey joins MBC - Sportando |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/chris-coffey-joins-mbc/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |work=Sportando |language=en-US}}

On November 13, 2023, he joined Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League.{{Cite news |last=Skerletic |first=Dario |date=2022-11-13 |title=Kolossos lands Chris Coffey - Sportando |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/kolossos-lands-chris-coffey/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |work=Sportando |language=en-US}} On June 29, 2023, he was moved to another Greek team, signing with Promitheas Patras.{{Cite web |last=Patras |first=Promitheas |date=2023-06-29 |title=Παίκτης του Προμηθέα Πάτρας ο Chris Coffey |url=https://promitheasbc.gr/paiktis-tou-promithea-patras-o-chris-coffey/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Προμηθέας Πάτρας Βίκος Cola |language=en-US}}

On December 28, 2024, Coffey joined Peristeri.{{Cite news |last=Martorano |first=Kevin |date=2024-08-09 |title=Peristeri announce the arrival of Chris Coffey - Sportando |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/peristeri-announce-the-arrival-of-chris-coffey/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |work=Sportando |language=en-US}} He became the top rebounder of the league, averaging 7.5 rebounds per game.