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Fred Cofield

Frederick Cofield is an American former basketball player. He was a 6-foot-3-inch (1.91 m), 190 lb (86 kg) guard.

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Fred Cofield
Personal information
Born (1962-01-04) January 4, 1962
Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolYpsilanti (Ypsilanti, Michigan)
College
NBA draft1985: 4th round, 73rd overall pick
Drafted byNew York Knicks
Playing career1985–1996
PositionPoint guard
Number35, 11
Career history
1985–1986New York Knicks
1986–1987Albany Patroons
1987Chicago Bulls
1987–1991Rockford Lightning
1988Chicago Express
1989Fórum Valladolid
1990–1991Youngstown Pride
1992–1993Rapid City Thrillers
1993–1994Victoria Titans
1994–1996Cocodrilos de Caracas
1994–1995Canberra Cannons
Career highlights
  • All-CBA Second Team (1988)
  • First-team All-MAC (1985)
  • Second-team All-MAC (1984)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Frederick Cofield (born January 4, 1962) is an American former basketball player. He was a 6-foot-3-inch (1.91 m), 190 lb (86 kg) guard.

Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Cofield played collegiately for the University of Oregon and Eastern Michigan University.

He was selected by the New York Knicks in the 4th round (73rd pick overall) of the 1985 NBA draft.

He played for the Knicks (1985–86) and Chicago Bulls (1986–87) in the NBA for 50 games.

Cofield played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Albany Patroons, Rockford Lightning and Rapid City Thrillers from 1986 to 1993.1 He was selected to the All-CBA Second Team in 1988.1

Career statistics

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

NBA

Source2

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1985–86 New York 45 1 10.4 .408 .200 .600 1.0 1.8 .4 .1 3.7
1986–87 Chicago 5 0 5.4 .182 .000 – 1.0 .8 .4 .0 .8
Career 50 1 9.9 .395 .188 .600 1.0 1.7 .4 .1 3.4
References

References

  1. "Fred Cofield minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  2. "Fred Cofield NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
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