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Bimbo Coles

Point Guard  at Miami Heat
Age58
NationalityUSA
Height183 cm (6'0")
Weight83 kg
BornApr 22, 1968
CollegeVirginia Tech
Career
7.9PPG
2.2RPG
3.9APG
968 games · 14 seasons

Career snapshot

14seasons
968games
7,686career pts
10.7PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Miami Heat · 462 games · 1990-91–2003-04

Position rank · 2001-02

#36PPG rank
#27PER rank
#26WS rank
Among 37 Point Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 12.8 1995-96 · MIA
RPG 3.9 1995-96 · MIA
APG 6.1 1994-95 · MIA
PER 14.8 1998-99 · GSW
WS 5.7 1992-93 · MIA

Draft

1990
Round 2 · Pick 40
by Sacramento Kings
from Virginia Tech

Career by team

Miami Heat
1990-91 – 2003-04 · 7 seasons
8.7 PPG 2.3 RPG 4.2 APG
462 games
Boston Celtics
2002-03 – 2002-03 · 1 seasons
3.7 PPG 0.8 RPG 1.1 APG
14 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
2000-01 – 2002-03 · 3 seasons
4.2 PPG 1.3 RPG 2.6 APG
115 games
Atlanta Hawks
1999-00 – 1999-00 · 1 seasons
8.1 PPG 2.2 RPG 3.6 APG
80 games
Golden State Warriors
1995-96 – 1998-99 · 4 seasons
7.8 PPG 2.3 RPG 4.1 APG
181 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1990-91 MIA 82 9 16.5 4.9 1.9 2.8 0.8 0.1 41.2 17.6 74.7 10.4 1.1
1991-92 MIA 81 28 24.4 10.1 2.3 4.5 0.9 0.2 45.5 19.2 82.4 14.3 3.0
1992-93 MIA 81 37 27.6 10.6 2.0 4.6 1.0 0.1 46.4 30.7 80.5 14.7 5.7
1993-94 MIA 76 4 22.7 7.7 2.1 3.5 1.0 0.2 44.9 20.2 77.9 13.0 3.2
1994-95 MIA 68 65 32.5 10.0 2.8 6.1 1.5 0.2 43.0 21.1 81.0 12.5 2.8
1995-96 NBA 81 55 32.3 11.0 3.2 5.2 1.2 0.2 40.9 34.6 79.6 — —
1995-96 GSW 29 3 25.3 7.9 2.0 4.3 1.1 0.2 39.9 30.5 76.3 10.9 0.7
1995-96 MIA 52 52 36.2 12.8 3.9 5.7 1.2 0.2 41.3 36.6 80.3 13.0 4.3
1996-97 GSW 51 13 23.2 6.1 2.3 2.9 0.7 0.1 38.9 29.4 75.5 9.5 0.5
1997-98 GSW 53 44 27.8 8.0 2.3 4.7 1.0 0.2 37.9 22.8 88.6 10.4 0.9
1998-99 GSW 48 32 26.5 9.5 2.4 4.6 0.9 0.2 44.2 24.0 82.2 14.8 2.7
1999-00 ATL 80 54 24.1 8.1 2.2 3.6 0.7 0.1 45.5 20.5 81.7 12.9 2.3
2000-01 CLE 47 0 17.1 4.9 1.0 2.9 0.6 0.1 38.1 12.5 85.7 9.3 0.0
2001-02 CLE 47 1 14.7 3.2 1.2 2.3 0.3 0.1 38.4 20.0 89.2 8.8 0.4
2002-03 NBA 35 11 19.7 4.4 1.7 2.1 0.5 0.1 33.3 21.9 83.3 — —
2002-03 BOS 14 0 12.5 3.7 0.8 1.1 0.4 0.0 44.9 0.0 100.0 8.8 0.1
2002-03 CLE 21 11 24.6 4.9 2.3 2.7 0.5 0.2 28.6 28.0 79.4 6.0 -0.1
2003-04 MIA 22 1 7.7 1.3 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.0 35.3 0.0 66.7 1.8 -0.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 2003 Boston Celtics Miami Heat season change
Jul 2003 Cleveland Cavaliers Miami Heat season change
Oct 2002 Boston Celtics Cleveland Cavaliers mid season trade From 2002-03 to 2002-03
Jul 2002 Cleveland Cavaliers Boston Celtics season change
Jul 2000 Atlanta Hawks Cleveland Cavaliers season change
Jul 1999 Golden State Warriors Atlanta Hawks season change
Oct 1995 Golden State Warriors Miami Heat mid season trade From 1995-96 to 1995-96
Jul 1995 Miami Heat Golden State Warriors season change

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About Bimbo Coles

Vernell Eufaye "Bimbo" Coles is an American former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies and won an Olympic bronze medal as a member of the United States national team in 1988. He received his nickname from a cousin in reference to a country music song of the same name.