title: Trevor Ruffin
text: Trevor Ruffin (born September 26, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who played briefly in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
  
  The 6'1" point guard played at the University of Hawaii from 1992 to 1994. While leading the Rainbow Warriors to a 1994 NCAA tournament appearance, Trevor set the school's single game individual scoring record with 42 points vs. the University of Louisville.  He entered the NBA undrafted in 1994, where he played with the Phoenix Suns and the Philadelphia 76ers from 1994–1996. He played with the PAOK from Thessaloniki Greece in 1995. He was waived by the ABA's Buffalo Rapids/Silverbacks during the 2005–2006 season due to injury but returned as interim head coach in November 2006 following the resignation of Richard Jacob. He has since been succeeded by Marc Fulcher.
  
  Although he only started in 24 out of 110 career NBA games, Ruffin was known to provide instant point production when he entered the game as a substitute. Similar to another 6'1" former Phoenix Sun guard Eddie House, Ruffin provided "instant offense" when he came into the game off the bench. In fact, during his rookie season with Phoenix in 1994–95, he averaged 29.2 points per 40 minutes (nearly 5 points in 6.5 minutes per game) while playing as a 12th man behind Elliot Perry and Kevin Johnson.
  
  External links
   NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
   College stats @ sportsstats.com
  
  1970 births
  Living people
  African-American basketball players
  American Basketball Association (2000–present) coaches
  American men's basketball coaches
  American men's basketball players
  Arizona Western Matadors men's basketball players
  Basketball players from Buffalo, New York
  Basketball coaches from New York (state)
  Florida Beachdogs players
  Greek Basket League players
  Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball players
  P.A.O.K. BC players
  Philadelphia 76ers players
  Phoenix Suns players
  Point guards
  Sportspeople from Buffalo, New York
  Undrafted National Basketball Association players
  Vancouver Grizzlies expansion draft picks
  21st-century African-American sportspeople
  20th-century African-American sportspeople