Erik Wickstrom
September 12, 2022
Fred Cofield
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 4/01/62
- Place of Birth: Ypsilanti, Michigan (USA)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 192
- Weight (KG): 90
- Junior Assoc:
- College: Oregon (1980–1982) Eastern Michigan (1983–1985)
NBL CAREER OVERVIEW
NBL DEBUT
15/07/94
Age 32
LAST NBL GAME
10/09/95
Age 33
TEAM HISTORY
2 seasons | 1 team- 1994-95CC
Canberra Cannons2 seasons
CHAMPIONSHIPS
NoneNICKNAME/S: The Panther
BIO: Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan (USA) 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.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Fred Cofield made his NBL debut with the Canberra Cannons at 32 years of age. He scored 19 points in his first game.
Fred Cofield played two seasons with the Canberra Cannons. He averaged 21.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 6.6 assists in 36 NBL games.
CAREER RANKINGS:
– 18th in assists per game.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 33 | Canberra | 12-14 (9) | 25 | 1,159 | 573 | 139 | 144 | 16 | 123 | 41 | 4 | 83 | 68 | 201 | 437 | 46% | 82 | 192 | 43% | 89 | 104 | 86% | 59% | 55% | 44 |
| 1994 | 32 | Canberra | 7-19 (11) | 11 | 505 | 187 | 64 | 92 | 9 | 55 | 18 | 2 | 72 | 31 | 60 | 177 | 34% | 20 | 71 | 28% | 47 | 56 | 84% | 46% | 40% | 40 | Totals | 36 | 1664 | 760 | 203 | 236 | 25 | 178 | 59 | 6 | 155 | 99 | 261 | 614 | 42.5% | 102 | 263 | 38.8% | 136 | 160 | 85.0% | 56% | 51% | 44 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 33 | Canberra | 12-14 (9) | 25 | 46.4 | 22.9 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 17.5 | 46% | 3.3 | 7.7 | 43% | 3.6 | 4.2 | 86% | 59% | 55% | 44 |
| 1994 | 32 | Canberra | 7-19 (11) | 11 | 45.9 | 17.0 | 5.8 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 16.1 | 34% | 1.8 | 6.5 | 28% | 4.3 | 5.1 | 84% | 46% | 40% | 40 | Total | 36 | 46.2 | 21.1 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 7.3 | 17.1 | 42.5% | 2.8 | 7.3 | 38.8% | 3.8 | 4.4 | 85.0% | 56% | 51% | 44 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 44 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
Fred Cofield was drafted by the New York Knicks with pick #73 in the 1985 NBA Draft.
Cofield played 50 games in the NBA. He averaged 3.4 points, 1 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game over his NBA career.
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
- June 18, 1985: Drafted by the New York Knicks in the 4th round (73rd pick) of the 1985 NBA Draft.
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October 20, 1986: Waived by the New York Knicks.
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January 10, 1987: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Chicago Bulls.
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 95% | 99% | 95% | 58% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 261 | 614 | 42.5% | 102 | 263 | 38.8% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | 25 | Chicago | PG | 5 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18% | 18% | |||
| 1985-86 | 24 | New York | PG | 45 | 1 | 469 | 165 | 46 | 82 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 3 | 49 | 65 | 75 | 184 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 43% | 42% | Total | 50 | 1 | 496 | 169 | 51 | 86 | 7 | 44 | 22 | 3 | 50 | 66 | 77 | 195 | 39% | 3 | 16 | 19% | 12 | 20 | 60% |
NBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | 25 | Chicago | PG | 5 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 18% | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18% | 18% | ||
| 1985-86 | 24 | New York | PG | 45 | 1 | 10.4 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 41% | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 43% | 42% | Total | 50 | 1 | 9.9 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 39% | 0.1 | 0.3 | 19% | 0.2 | 0.4 | 60% |
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Spain
- Fórum Filatélico1988–1989
Venezuela
- Cocodrilos de Caracas1994–1996
Philippines
- Ginebra San Miguel1996
Fred Cofield spent the 1988–89 Spanish Liga ACB season with Fórum Filatélico (CB Valladolid), appearing in 17 games according to the leagues official career archive and averaging 21.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 steals in 35:39 minutes per game. The ACB lists 46.7 percent two-point shooting, 41.5 percent three-point shooting and 83.0 percent free throws. His teammates included John Devereaux and Michael Young.
Basketball-References historical Valladolid roster contains a narrower 16-game statistical archive for Cofield, totaling 354 points and 34 rebounds, whereas Spains governing ACB archive recognises 17 official games at 21.4 points per game. Both sources are identified, but the ACBs 17-game count is used for the official career summary. The specific additional game absent from Basketball-References 16-game extract remains to be identified; it should not be assumed to be a playoff game without box-score evidence.
A third historical service, DBasket, also shows 16 Cofield appearances for Valladolid in 1988–89, but credits 355 points and 26 rebounds versus Basketball-References 354 points and 34 rebounds across 16 games. The secondary archives thus disagree even with one another, whereas the ACBs official 17-game total remains the governing league record. Until the player game lists are independently matched fixture by fixture, the source of that difference and the specific missing match are unresolved; no assumption about the match being in the postseason has been made.
Cofield scored his Spanish league career-high 40 points and recorded his best performance valuation of 30 against Baskonia on 12 February 1989. He made seven three-pointers against Tenerife on 18 March and handed out a career-high six assists against Estudiantes on 10 February. His other Spanish ACB highs included four steals away to Tenerife on 19 April 1989 and four rebounds against CajaCanarias on 7 February. These official match records do not establish why Basketball-Reference preserves only 16 of the ACBs 17 credited games.
Cofield spent the mid-1990s in Venezuela with Cocodrilos de Caracas from 1994 to 1996, competing in the country’s top domestic league (commonly referenced as the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto), with available public records consistently placing his tenure with the Caracas club across that 1994–1996 window even though complete season-by-season box-score averages are not widely archived online in accessible sources.
Cofield spent part of the 1996 Governors’ Cup in the Philippines as an import for Ginebra San Miguel, joining the club on 10 November 1996 and remaining through 13 December 1996, and in that Governors’ Cup run he appeared in nine games and averaged 23.1 points per game while playing alongside core locals including Robert Jaworski, Bal David, Noli Locsin, and EJ Feihl, with Ginebra reaching the finals before the team changed imports during the championship series, replacing Cofield with Derrick Rucker prior to Game 4 against Alaska.
COLLEGE
Fred Cofield played his first two NCAA seasons at Oregon Ducks men's basketball from 1980–81 to 1981–82, stepping straight into a major role as a freshman by playing 27 games with 27 starts and averaging 10.1 points, 2.9 assists, and 1.9 rebounds per game.
In his sophomore season at Oregon in 1981–82, Cofield again logged starter-level minutes while playing 22 games with 21 starts, lifting his production to 11.8 points, 3.5 assists, and 2.4 rebounds per contest as his playmaking load increased in the Ducks’ backcourt.
After Oregon, Cofield transferred to Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball and did not play in 1982–83 due to transfer requirements before debuting for Eastern Michigan in 1983–84, where he immediately became the focal point of the offence and averaged 15.6 points, 4.6 assists, and 2.7 rebounds per game.
Cofield’s senior season in 1984–85 was his peak year at Eastern Michigan, as he averaged 20.6 points per game and earned first-team All-MAC honours, while also ranking among the program’s best single-season distributors with 166 assists, a total that sits as the fifth-most in an EMU season.
Across his two seasons at Eastern Michigan from 1983–84 to 1984–85, Cofield scored 1,030 points, led the team in scoring in back-to-back seasons, finished as a three-time All-MAC selection (including second-team All-MAC in 1984 and first-team in 1985), and posted an 18.1 points-per-game average at EMU that ranks fourth in school history, with his college legacy later recognised when he was named to Eastern Michigan’s inaugural Basketball Ring of Honor class in 2023.
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