Carlos Briggs

Carlos Briggs

Personal information
Born	(1963-03-02) March 2, 1963 Nashua, New Hampshire
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Benedictine (Detroit, Michigan)
College	Schoolcraft (1982–1984) Baylor (1984–1986)
NBA draft	1986: 4th round, 79th overall pick
Drafted by	San Antonio Spurs
Playing career	1986–1989
Position	Point guard
Coaching career	1995–present
Career history
As a player:
1988–1989	Rockford Lightning
1989	Añejo Rum 65
As a coach:
1995–1996	Waxahachie HS (asst.)
1996–1997	Cedar Hill HS (asst.)
1997–2006	Schoolcraft College
2007–2012	Detroit Mercy (asst.)
2014–2015	Trinity Valley CC (asst.)
2015–2017	McLennan CC (asst.)
2017–2019	Florida A&M (asst.)

Carlos Mitchell Briggs (born March 2, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player from Detroit, Michigan. Since retiring from professional basketball, Carlos Briggs has enjoyed a successful coaching career at the high school and collegiate levels, and was most recently an assistant coach at Florida A&M.

Basketball career

After high school, he stayed in Michigan to play two years for Schoolcraft College during his freshman (1982–83) and sophomore (1983–84) seasons. Briggs led the nation in scoring both years, averaging 30.1 points per game his freshman year and 34.2 points his sophomore year. He was a JUCO All-American in 1983–84.

Briggs transferred to Baylor University (an NCAA Division I school) in 1984–85 and contributed 20.4 ppg and 3.5 apg for the Bears. Briggs was the fourth round draft pick for the San Antonio Spurs in 1986.

He played for the Rockford Lightning in the Continental Basketball Association in the 1988–89 season and had a brief stint with the Youngstown Pride in the World Basketball League.

Philippine stint

Carlos Briggs went to play for the most popular ballclub Añejo Rum 65 in the Philippine Basketball Association from October to December 1989, averaging an incredible 62.1 points in 24 games, leading his team to a second-place finish, he made quite a record of sorts in scoring in that conference, once hitting 89 points in a single game.

External links

• Trinity Valley coaching bio
• Florida A&M Rattlers profile