Carlos Briggs
Carlos Mitchell Briggs is an American former 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 [Rattlers basketball|Florida A&M].
Basketball career
After high school, he stayed in Michigan to play two years for Schoolcraft College during his freshman and sophomore 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 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.