Bimbo Coles is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on April 22, 1968 in Covington, Virginia, United States. In his final year in the NBA was when he was an All-Star player alongside His last year in the NBA, he played alongside All-Star guard Dwyane Wade on the Miami Heat. on the Miami Heat.
He played his college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies for four seasons from 1986 to 1990. Coles set the school and Metro Conference records for career points and the school record for career assists. He was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame and West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He was a member of the United States national basketball team which won a bronze medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics. Despite not having played baseball since high school, Coles was drafted by the California Angels in the final round of the 1990 Major League Baseball draft.
Coles was a standout at Greenbrier East High School in Lewisburg, West Virginia. At Greenbrier East, Coles played basketball, baseball and football. Coles was more heavily recruited to play college football than basketball before announcing his intent to play basketball in college. In football, he was twice named all-state and once named All-America. As a shortstop and outfielder, Coles claimed to be selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. He was recruited to play college basketball at Virginia Tech, Maryland and West Virginia.
He was the father of his four kids: Ryan, Brielle, Bella and Bailee.
He was a member of the USA 1988 Olympic basketball team.
Vernell Eufaye “Bimbo” Coles (born April 22, 1968) is an American retired professional basketball player. He received his nickname from a cousin in reference to a country music song of the same name.
