After college, Coughran was drafted from the
University of California, in the fifth round of the
1973 NBA draft, with the 74th overall pick, by the
Cleveland Cavaliers. He played one season in the
National Basketball Association (NBA), with the
Golden State Warriors, during the
1979–1980 season. He also played in Spain's top-level league, the
Primera División, where he was the
league's top scorer, in the
1973–74 season. With
Real Madrid, he won the
FIBA European Champions Cup (
EuroLeague) championship of the
1977–78 season. With Real Madrid, he also won the
1976,
1977, and
1978 editions of the
FIBA Intercontinental Cup. He also played in Italy's top-level league, the
LBA, with
Stella Azzurra. ==Career statistics==