Carlos Briggs
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 2, 1964 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Benedictine (Detroit, Michigan) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1986 / Round: 4 / Pick: 79th overall |
| Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |
| Position | Shooting guard |
Carlos Briggs (born March 2, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball player from Boston, Massachusetts.
Basketball career
He spent his freshman (1982–83) and sophomore (1983–84) seasons at schoolcraft, Michigan Junior College. Briggs was a JUCO All-American in 1983-84 after netting 34.2 points an outing, the highest in the nation.
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. He was kicked out of the team as a senior due to disciplinary reasons. Briggs was the fourth round draftee of the San Antonio Spurs in 1986, [1] but never played in the NBA. [2]
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. [3]