James Collins (basketball)

American basketball player (born 1973)

James CollinsPersonal information

Born|  (1973-11-05) November 5, 1973 (age 51)
Jacksonville, Florida
Nationality| American
Listed height| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight| 196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school| Andrew Jackson
(Jacksonville, Florida)
College| Florida State (1993–1997)
NBA draft| 1997: 2nd round, 36th overall pick
Drafted by| Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career| 1997–2007
Position| Shooting guard
Number| 32, 4
Career history
1997–1998| Los Angeles Clippers
1998| Jacksonville Barracudas
1998–1999| La Crosse Bobcats
1999| Quad City Thunder
1999| Strasbourg IG
2000| Joventut Badalona
2000–2002| Grand Rapids Hoops
2002| Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2002–2003| Air Avellino
2003–2004| Eurorida Scafati
2004–2005| Cimberio Novara
2006| Vertical Vision Cantù
2006–2007| Indesit Fabriano
Career highlights

* All-CBA First Team (2002)
* Second-team All-ACC (1997)
* 2× Third-team All-ACC (1995, 1996)
* Fourth-team Parade All-American (1993)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

James Edgar Collins (born November 5, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player whose last team was Indesit Fabriano of the Italian second division (Serie A2) in 2006–07 season.

## Career

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He attended Florida State University and was selected 36th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1997 NBA draft. He played one season in the NBA for the Los Angeles Clippers in 1997–98, who had obtained him from the 76ers by trading the rights to a 1998 second round pick (used to select Jelani McCoy). He has also been briefly signed by the Phoenix Suns in 1999, Washington Wizards in 1999 and Memphis Grizzlies in 2001, but has not played any NBA games for those teams. Collins played for the Grand Rapids Hoops of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 2000 to 2002 and earned All-CBA First Team honors in 2002.[1]

Before Fabriano, he has played in Spain for Pinturas Bruguer[2] and Italy in Serie A for Air Avellino (2002–2003) and Vertical Vision Cantù (2006) and Serie A2 for Eurorida Scafati (2003–2004) and Cimberio Novara (2004–2006).

Collins, currently is the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Andrew Jackson High School in Jacksonville, Florida.

## References

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1. ^ "James Collins minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
2. ^ "Ficha jugador: Collins , James Echos". Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2008.

## External links

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*   * Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference
* NBA & college stats[usurped] @ databasebasketball.com

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1997 NBA draft

First round|

* Tim Duncan
* Keith Van Horn
* Chauncey Billups
* Antonio Daniels
* Tony Battie
* Ron Mercer
* Tim Thomas
* Adonal Foyle
* Tracy McGrady
* Danny Fortson
* Olivier Saint-Jean
* Austin Croshere
* Derek Anderson
* Maurice Taylor
* Kelvin Cato
* Brevin Knight
* Johnny Taylor
* Chris Anstey
* Scot Pollard
* Paul Grant
* Anthony Parker
* Ed Gray
* Bobby Jackson
* Rodrick Rhodes
* John Thomas
* Charles Smith
* Jacque Vaughn
* Keith Booth

Second round|

* Serge Zwikker
* Mark Sanford
* Charles O'Bannon
* James Cotton
* Marko Milič
* Bubba Wells
* Kebu Stewart
* James Collins
* Marc Jackson
* Jerald Honeycutt
* Anthony Johnson
* Ed Elisma
* Jason Lawson
* Stephen Jackson
* Gordon Malone
* Cedric Henderson
* God Shammgod
* Eric Washington
* Alvin Williams
* Predrag Drobnjak
* Alain Digbeu
* Chris Crawford
* DeJuan Wheat
* C. J. Bruton
* Paul Rogers
* Mark Blount
* Ben Pepper
* Nate Erdmann
* Roberto Dueñas

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