Bimbo Coles

Bimbo Coles
Personal information
Born	April 22, 1968 (age 56); Covington, Virginia
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)
College	Virginia Tech (1986–1990)
NBA draft	1990: 2nd round, 40th overall pick
	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
Career highlights and awards
	Metro Conference Co-Player of the Year (1988); 3× First-team All-Metro Conference (1988–1990); No. 12 retired by Virginia Tech;
Career NBA statistics
Points	6,628 (7.8 ppg)
Assists	3,313 (3.9 apg)
Steals	735 (0.9 spg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing United States
Olympic Games

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]

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