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'{{Hatnote|For the surfer, see [[Jason Collins (surfer)]].}} {{Current person}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Jason Collins | image = Jason Collins 2012.jpg | width = | caption = Collins with the Celtics | position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]] | height_ft = 7 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 255 | league = [[NBA]] | team = Washington Wizards | number = 99 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|12|02}} | birth_place = [[Northridge, Los Angeles|Northridge]], [[California]] | nationality = American | high_school = [[Harvard-Westlake School|Harvard-Westlake]]<br />([[Los Angeles]], [[California]]) | college = [[Stanford Cardinal men's basketball|Stanford]] (1997–2001) | draft_year = 2001 | draft_round = 1 | draft_pick = 18 | draft_team = [[Houston Rockets]] | career_start = 2001 | career_end = | years1 = {{nbay|2001|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}} | team1= [[New Jersey Nets]] | years2 = {{nbay|2007|end}} | team2= [[Memphis Grizzlies]] | years3 = {{nbay|2008|full=y}} | team3= [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] | years4 = {{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}} | team4= [[Atlanta Hawks]] | years5 = {{nbay|2012|full=y}} | team5= [[Boston Celtics]] | years6 = {{nbay|2012|end}}–present | team6= [[Washington Wizards]] | highlights = * [[Pete Newell Big Man Award]] ([[2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2001]]) | bbr = collija04 | letter = c | nba_profile = jason_collins }} '''Jason Paul Collins''' (born December 2, 1978) is an American professional [[basketball]] [[Center (basketball)|center]] with the [[Washington Wizards]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). Collins attended [[Stanford Cardinal men's basketball|Stanford University]], where he was an [[All-American]] in 2000–01 and appeared on the cover of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' on March 15, 2000. He finished his college career ranked #1 in Stanford history for field goal percentage (.608) and #5 in blocked shots (89).{{fact}} On April 29, 2013, he [[came out]] as the first openly [[gay]] athlete who was an active player in one of the [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|the four North American major sports leagues]]. ==High school career== Collins graduated from [[Harvard-Westlake School]], where his backup was actor [[Jason Segel]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Fastbreak to Silver Screen |date=October 30, 1996 |newspaper=Daily News of Los Angeles |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LA&p_theme=la&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EF77098E8A329AA&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM }}</ref> Collins, playing alongside his twin brother, [[Jarron Collins|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/collins_jarron00.html|title=Jarron Collins|publisher=Stanford University|accessdate=2009-09-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LA&p_theme=la&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EF7C1B58F993F9D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Boys Basketball|date=March 31, 1997|work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]}}</ref> ==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 NBA Finals|2002]] against the [[2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers season|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 NBA season|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]].<ref>[http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/Grizzlies_acquire_center_Jason-256121-1978.html Grizzlies acquire center Jason Collins from Nets]</ref> On June 26, 2008, Collins was dealt to the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] in an eight-player deal involving [[Kevin Love]] and [[O. J. Mayo]].<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/news/story?id=3462594 Bulls go for Rose over Beasley in NBA draft; Mayo, Love swap places]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.seattlepi.com/scorecard/nbanews.asp?articleID=263723 Hawks sign C Jason Collins]. September 2, 2009. Retrieved on September 3, 2009.</ref> Collins re-signed with the Hawks in the 2010 offseason.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/Collins_PR_071910.html ATLANTA HAWKS RE-SIGN JASON COLLINS]</ref> Collins' twin brother, [[Jarron Collins]], also played in the NBA, and was a teammate of Jason's at [[Stanford]].<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2009-10-26-778526546_x.htm Jarron Collins]. USA Today. Retrieved on October 26, 2009.</ref> On July 31, 2012, Collins signed an undisclosed deal with the [[Boston Celtics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press_release/073112-celtics-sign-jason-collins.html |title=Celtics Sign Jason Collins|work=NBA.com |date=July 31, 2012 |accessdate=February 21, 2013}}</ref> On February 21, 2013, Collins and [[Leandro Barbosa]] were traded to the [[Washington Wizards]] in exchange for [[Jordan Crawford]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/wizards/wizards-acquire-collins-and-barbosa-boston |title=Wizards Acquire Collins and Barbosa From Boston |work=NBA.com |date=February 21, 2013 |accessdate=February 21, 2013}}</ref> ==NBA career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}} ===Regular season=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | align="left" | {{nbay|2001}} | align="left" | [[2001–02 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]] | 77 || 9 || 18.3 || .421 || .500 || .701 || 3.9 || 1.1 || .4 || .6 || 4.5 |- | align="left" | {{nbay|2002}} | align="left" | [[2002–03 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]] | '''81''' || 66 || 23.5 || .414 || .000 || .763 || 4.5 || 1.1 || .6 || .5 || 5.7 |- | align="left" | {{nbay|2003}} | align="left" | [[2003–04 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]] | 78 || 78 || 28.5 || .424 || .000 || .739 || 5.1 || '''2.0''' || '''.9''' || .7 || 5.9 |- | align="left" | {{nbay|2004}} | align="left" | [[2004–05 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]] | 80 || '''80''' || '''31.8''' || .412 || .333 || .656 || '''6.1''' || 1.3 || '''.9''' || '''.9''' || '''6.4''' |- | align="left" | {{nbay|2005}} | align="left" | [[2005–06 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]] | 71 || 70 || 26.7 || .397 || .250 || .512 || 4.8 || 1.0 || .6 || .6 || 3.6 |- | align="left" | {{nbay|2006}} | align="left" | [[2006–07 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]] | 80 || 78 || 23.1 || .364 || .000 || .465 || 4.0 || .6 || .5 || .5 || 2.1 |- | align="left" | {{nbay|2007}} | align="left" | [[2007–08 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]] | 43 || 23 || 15.9 || .426 || .000 || .389 || 2.1 || .4 || .3 || .2 || 1.4 |- | align="left" | {{nbay|2007}} | align="left" | [[2007–08 Memphis Grizzlies season|Memphis]] | 31 || 3 || 15.7 || '''.508''' || .000 || .526 || 2.9 || .2 || .4 || .6 || 2.6 |- | align="left" | {{nbay|2008}} | align="left" | [[2008–09 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]] | 31 || 22 || 13.6 || .314 || .000 || .464 || 2.3 || .4 || .3 || .4 || 1.8 |- | align="left" | {{nbay|2009}} | align="left" | [[2009–10 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]] | 24 || 0 || 4.8 || .348 || .000 || .000 || .6 || .2 || .1 || .1 || .7 |- | align="left" | {{nbay|2010}} | align="left" | [[2010–11 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]] | 49 || 28 || 12.1 || .479 || '''1.000''' || .659 || 2.1 || .4 || .2 || .2 || 2.0 |- | align="left" | {{nbay|2011}} | align="left" | [[2011–12 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]] | 30 || 10 || 10.3 || .400 || .000 || .467 || 1.6 || .3 || .1 || .1 || 1.3 |- | align="left" | {{nbay|2012}} | align="left" | [[2012–13 Boston Celtics season|Boston]] | 32 || 7 || 10.3 || .348 || .000 || .700 || 1.6 || .2 || .3 || .2 || 1.2 |- | align="left" | {{nbay|2012}} | align="left" | [[2012–13 Washington Wizards season|Washington]] | 6 || 2 || 9.0 || .167 || .000 || '''1.000''' || 1.3 || .3 || .3 || .7 || .7 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 713 || 476 || 20.8 || .410 || .226 || .647 || 3.8 || .9 || .5 || .5 || 3.6 {{s-end}} ===Playoffs=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | align="left" | [[2002 NBA Playoffs|2002]] | align="left" | [[2001–02 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]] | 17 || 0 || 13.4 || .364 || .000 || .658 || 2.4 || .4 || .3 || .3 || 2.9 |- | align="left" | [[2003 NBA Playoffs|2003]] | align="left" | [[2002–03 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]] | '''20''' || '''20''' || 26.5 || .363 || .000 || '''.836''' || 6.3 || .9 || '''.6''' || .6 || '''5.9''' |- | align="left" | [[2004 NBA Playoffs|2004]] | align="left" | [[2003–04 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]] | 11 || 11 || 24.2 || .368 || .000 || .750 || 4.0 || '''1.5''' || .3 || '''.9''' || 3.6 |- | align="left" | [[2005 NBA Playoffs|2005]] | align="left" | [[2004–05 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]] | 4 || 4 || '''32.0''' || .235 || .000 || .375 || '''6.5''' || .3 || .5 || .0 || 2.8 |- | align="left" | [[2006 NBA Playoffs|2006]] | align="left" | [[2005–06 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]] | 11 || 11 || 27.5 || .360 || .000 || .591 || 5.0 || .3 || .4 || .2 || 2.8 |- | align="left" | [[2007 NBA Playoffs|2007]] | align="left" | [[2006–07 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]] | 12 || 12 || 27.4 || .571 || .000 || .364 || 3.3 || .2 || '''.6''' || .2 || 2.3 |- | align="left" | [[2010 NBA Playoffs|2010]] | align="left" | [[2009–10 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]] | 3 || 0 || 3.3 || .600 || .000 || .000 || 1.7 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0 |- | align="left" | [[2011 NBA Playoffs|2011]] | align="left" | [[2010–11 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]] | 12 || 9 || 13.2 || '''.643''' || .000 || .375 || 1.4 || .1 || .4 || .2 || 1.8 |- | align="left" | [[2012 NBA Playoffs|2012]] | align="left" | [[2011–12 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]] | 5 || 4 || 17.0 || .545 || .000 || .000 || 2.4 || .0 || .2 || .0 || 2.4 |- |-class="sortbottom" | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 95 || 71 || 21.4 || .400 || .000 || .677 || 3.8 || .5 || .4 || .4 || 3.3 {{s-end}} ==Personal life== In a story that appeared in the May 6, 2013, issue of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', Collins [[came out]] publicly, becoming the first active male professional athlete in a [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major American team sport]] to publicly announce he is gay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/news/20130429/jason-collins-gay-nba-player/ |author=Jason Collins with Franz Lidz|title=Why NBA center Jason Collins is coming out now|date=April 29, 2013|accessdate=2013-04-29|publisher=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/}}</ref><ref name="deadspin">{{cite news | url = http://deadspin.com/nba-player-jason-collins-says-hes-gay-484399506 | title = NBA Player Jason Collins Says He's Gay | last = Carmichael | first = Emma | date = 2013-04-29 | accessdate = 2013-04-29 | publisher = [[Deadspin]] }}</ref> ==See also== {{Portal|National Basketball Association}} *[[List of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender sportspeople]] ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{basketballstats|nba=jason_collins|bbr=c/collija04}} {{Washington Wizards current roster}} {{Pete Newell Big Man Award}} {{2001 NBA Draft}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Collins, Jason | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American basketball player | DATE OF BIRTH = December 2, 1978 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Northridge, Los Angeles, California|Northridge, California]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Jason}} [[Category:1978 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:African-American basketball players]] 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