Frederick O'Neal Vinson (born January 28, 1971) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). At and he played guard.

Born in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, Vinson attended Georgia Institute of Technology and Chowan Junior College (North Carolina). As a guard at Georgia Tech he was named MVP for the 1993–94 team. During that season he was also the team's third leading scorer. Specializing in long range shooting, Vinson led the Yellow Jackets in three-point field goals (70) and three point percentage (.402). In the 1994–95 NBA season he played five games with the Atlanta Hawks, scoring four total points. During the 1999–2000 NBA season, he played eight games with the Seattle SuperSonics, averaging 1.6 points per game. Vinson also played with the Atlanta Trojans of the United States Basketball League (USBL) in 1994, and with the Mexico Aztecas of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) in 1994–95.

Fred Vinson (basketball)

On August 25, 2008, Vinson was named assistant coach/director of player programs for the Los Angeles Clippers.

Fred Vinson (basketball)

On August 4, 2010, Vinson was named an assistant coach of the New Orleans Hornets, along with Randy Ayers. Vinson and the Pelicans made the playoffs in 2011 and they reached the Western Conference Playoffs during the 2014–15 season. On November 16, 2020, Vinson was retained as assistant coach.

Fred Vinson (basketball)

References

External links

Fred Vinson coach file at NBA.com

Vinson named Assistant Coach @ hornets.com

1971 births

Living people

American expatriate basketball people in France

American expatriate basketball people in Israel

American expatriate basketball people in Mexico

American expatriate basketball people in Poland

American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela

American men's basketball coaches

American men's basketball players

Atlanta Hawks players

Basketball coaches from North Carolina

Basketball players from North Carolina

Chowan Hawks men's basketball players

Cocodrilos de Caracas players

Fort Wayne Fury players

Gaiteros del Zulia players

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball players

Guaiqueríes de Margarita players

Junior college men's basketball players in the United States

Long Beach Jam players

Los Angeles Clippers assistant coaches

Mexico Aztecas players

New Orleans Hornets assistant coaches

New Orleans Pelicans assistant coaches

People from Murfreesboro, North Carolina

Seattle SuperSonics players

Shooting guards

Śląsk Wrocław basketball players

SLUC Nancy Basket players

Undrafted National Basketball Association players

Yakima Sun Kings players