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Jason Collins
Collins with the Celtics
No. 98 – Washington Wizards
PositionCenter
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1978-12-02) December 2, 1978 (age 46)
Northridge, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High schoolHarvard-Westlake
(Los Angeles, California)
CollegeStanford (1997–2001)
NBA draft2001: 1st round, 18th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career2001–present
Career history
2001–2008New Jersey Nets
2008Memphis Grizzlies
2008–2009Minnesota Timberwolves
2009–2012Atlanta Hawks
2012–2013Boston Celtics
2013–presentWashington Wizards
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Jason Paul Collins (born December 2, 1978) is an American professional basketball center with the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Collins attended Stanford University, where he was an All-American in 2000–01. He was selected in the first round with the 18th overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft.

On April 29, 2013, he became the first openly gay athlete to come out while still an active player in one of the four North American major sports leagues.

High school career

Collins graduated from Harvard-Westlake School, where his backup was actor Jason Segel.[1] Collins, playing alongside his twin brother, Jarron, won two California Interscholastic Federation state titles during his four-year career with a combined record of 123-10. Over those four years he broke the 31-year California rebounding record with over 1,500.[2][3]

College career

Collins played with brother Jarron for the Stanford Cardinal in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10).[4] He appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated on March 15, 2000.[citation needed] In 2001, Collins was named to All-Pac-10 first team,[5] and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) voted him to their third-team All-American team.[6]

He finished his college career ranked first in Stanford history for field goal percentage (.608) and fifth in blocked shots (89).[citation needed]

Professional career

As a rookie along with Richard Jefferson, Collins played a significant role in the New Jersey Nets' first ever NBA Finals berth in 2002 against the Los Angeles Lakers.

In the 2002–03 NBA season Collins took over the starting center role for the Nets and helped the franchise back to the NBA Finals. Prior to the 2004–05 season, he signed a $25 million contract extension with New Jersey for five more years.

On February 4, 2008, Collins was traded along with cash considerations to the Memphis Grizzlies for Stromile Swift.[7] On June 26, 2008, Collins was dealt to the Minnesota Timberwolves in an eight-player deal involving Kevin Love and O. J. Mayo.[8] After his contract expired at the end of the 2008-09 NBA season, the Timberwolves' management decided not to re-sign him. Collins signed with the Atlanta Hawks on September 2, 2009.[9] Collins re-signed with the Hawks in the 2010 offseason.[10]

Collins' twin brother, Jarron Collins, also played in the NBA, and was a teammate of Jason's at Stanford.[11]

On July 31, 2012, Collins signed an undisclosed deal with the Boston Celtics.[12] On February 21, 2013, Collins and Leandro Barbosa were traded to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Jordan Crawford.[13]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 New Jersey 77 9 18.3 .421 .500 .701 3.9 1.1 .4 .6 4.5
2002–03 New Jersey 81 66 23.5 .414 .000 .763 4.5 1.1 .6 .5 5.7
2003–04 New Jersey 78 78 28.5 .424 .000 .739 5.1 2.0 .9 .7 5.9
2004–05 New Jersey 80 80 31.8 .412 .333 .656 6.1 1.3 .9 .9 6.4
2005–06 New Jersey 71 70 26.7 .397 .250 .512 4.8 1.0 .6 .6 3.6
2006–07 New Jersey 80 78 23.1 .364 .000 .465 4.0 .6 .5 .5 2.1
2007–08 New Jersey 43 23 15.9 .426 .000 .389 2.1 .4 .3 .2 1.4
2007–08 Memphis 31 3 15.7 .508 .000 .526 2.9 .2 .4 .6 2.6
2008–09 Minnesota 31 22 13.6 .314 .000 .464 2.3 .4 .3 .4 1.8
2009–10 Atlanta 24 0 4.8 .348 .000 .000 .6 .2 .1 .1 .7
2010–11 Atlanta 49 28 12.1 .479 1.000 .659 2.1 .4 .2 .2 2.0
2011–12 Atlanta 30 10 10.3 .400 .000 .467 1.6 .3 .1 .1 1.3
2012–13 Boston 32 7 10.3 .348 .000 .700 1.6 .2 .3 .2 1.2
2012–13 Washington 6 2 9.0 .167 .000 1.000 1.3 .3 .3 .7 .7
Career 713 476 20.8 .410 .226 .647 3.8 .9 .5 .5 3.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002 New Jersey 17 0 13.4 .364 .000 .658 2.4 .4 .3 .3 2.9
2003 New Jersey 20 20 26.5 .363 .000 .836 6.3 .9 .6 .6 5.9
2004 New Jersey 11 11 24.2 .368 .000 .750 4.0 1.5 .3 .9 3.6
2005 New Jersey 4 4 32.0 .235 .000 .375 6.5 .3 .5 .0 2.8
2006 New Jersey 11 11 27.5 .360 .000 .591 5.0 .3 .4 .2 2.8
2007 New Jersey 12 12 27.4 .571 .000 .364 3.3 .2 .6 .2 2.3
2010 Atlanta 3 0 3.3 .600 .000 .000 1.7 .0 .0 .0 2.0
2011 Atlanta 12 9 13.2 .643 .000 .375 1.4 .1 .4 .2 1.8
2012 Atlanta 5 4 17.0 .545 .000 .000 2.4 .0 .2 .0 2.4
Career 95 71 21.4 .400 .000 .677 3.8 .5 .4 .4 3.3

Personal life

In the cover story of the May 6, 2013, issue of Sports Illustrated, written by Collins himself, he came out as gay, becoming the first active male professional athlete in a major American team sport to do so publicly.[14] He chose his jersey number 98 in honor of Matthew Shepard, a victim of a gay hate crime in 1998. Collins called the number "a statement to myself, my family and my friends."[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fastbreak to Silver Screen". Daily News of Los Angeles. October 30, 1996.
  2. ^ "Jarron Collins". Stanford University. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  3. ^ "Boys Basketball". Los Angeles Daily News. March 31, 1997.
  4. ^ Moore, David Leon (March 20, 2001). "Collins twins have Stanford standing tall". USA Today. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  5. ^ "Pac-12 Conference 2011–12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. 2011. p. 120. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  6. ^ "All-America - Division I (2000's)". nabc.org. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Grizzlies acquire center Jason Collins from Nets
  8. ^ Bulls go for Rose over Beasley in NBA draft; Mayo, Love swap places
  9. ^ Hawks sign C Jason Collins. September 2, 2009. Retrieved on September 3, 2009.
  10. ^ ATLANTA HAWKS RE-SIGN JASON COLLINS
  11. ^ Jarron Collins. USA Today. Retrieved on October 26, 2009.
  12. ^ "Celtics Sign Jason Collins". NBA.com. July 31, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  13. ^ "Wizards Acquire Collins and Barbosa From Boston". NBA.com. February 21, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  14. ^ Carmichael, Emma (2013-04-29). "NBA Player Jason Collins Says He's Gay". Deadspin. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  15. ^ Jason Collins with Franz Lidz (April 29, 2013). "Why NBA center Jason Collins is coming out now". http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/. Retrieved 2013-04-29. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

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