Bimbo Coles
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| Born | April 22, 1968 Covington, Virginia |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Greenbrier East (Lewisburg, West Virginia) |
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| College | Virginia Tech (1986–1990) | ||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1990 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40th overall | ||||||||||||
| Selected by the Sacramento Kings | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1990–2004 | ||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||
| Number | 12, 50 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| 1990–1996 | Miami Heat | ||||||||||||
| 1996–1999 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Cleveland Cavaliers | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Miami Heat | ||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||
| Points | 6,628 (7.8 ppg) | ||||||||||||
| Assists | 3,313 (3.9 apg) | ||||||||||||
| Steals | 735 (0.9 spg) | ||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||
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Vernell Eufaye "Bimbo" Coles (born April 22, 1968) is a retired American basketball player. Coles was a standout at Greenbrier East High School in Lewisburg, West Virginia. He played his college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies for four seasons (1986–87 to 1989–90). He was a member of the United States 1988 Olympic basketball team. His NBA career started when he was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 1990 NBA Draft, and immediately traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for veteran guard Rory Sparrow. After Coles' first of two stints with the Miami Heat, he was traded to the Golden State Warriors, and also played with the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Boston Celtics. He was utilized primarily as a backup point guard.[1] He received his nickname from a cousin in reference to a country music song.[2]
References
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- NBA stats @ www.basketball-reference.com
- NBA stats @ www.nba.com
- Virginia Tech Hall of Fame
- ↑ Drawn to the HEAT, 8 April 2005
- ↑ What the Hell Happened to Bimbo Coles?, Boston Celtics, Retrieved 2014-10-3
- Pages with reference errors
- 1968 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Basketball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from Virginia
- Boston Celtics players
- Cleveland Cavaliers players
- Golden State Warriors players
- Miami Heat assistant coaches
- Miami Heat players
- Olympic basketball players of the United States
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- People from Greenbrier County, West Virginia
- People from Covington, Virginia
- Point guards
- Sacramento Kings draft picks
- United States men's national basketball team players
- Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball players
