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Jarron Collins

Jarron Thomas Collins (born December 2, 1978) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the second round of the 2001 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz, and played 10 seasons in the NBA. He has a twin brother, Jason, who also played in the league.

Jarron Collins
Collins in 2016
New Orleans Pelicans
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1978-12-02) December 2, 1978 (age 45)
Northridge, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High schoolHarvard-Westlake
(Los Angeles, California)
CollegeStanford (1997–2001)
NBA draft2001: 2nd round, 52nd overall pick
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career2001–2011
PositionCenter
Number31, 20
Coaching career2014–present
Career history
As player:
2001–2009Utah Jazz
2009–2010Phoenix Suns
2011Los Angeles Clippers
2011Portland Trail Blazers
As coach:
2014–2021Golden State Warriors (assistant)
2021–presentNew Orleans Pelicans (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As assistant coach:

Career NBA statistics
Points2,095 (3.9 ppg)
Rebounds1,579 (2.9 rpg)
Blocks98 (0.2 bpg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Early life

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Jarron Collins was born in Northridge, California.[1] He and his twin brother Jason, who also became an NBA player, graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, California. Also on the team was actor Jason Segel, who starred in a slam dunk contest after Collins deferred to allow his teammate to participate.[2]

Collins shot 72 percent from the floor and averaged 13.8 points and 9.2 rebounds during his senior year in high school.[3]

College career

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Collins attended Stanford University, where he was a two-time All-American and finished his Stanford career in the top ten all time in four career categories: rebounds, blocked shots, field-goal percentage and games played.[4]

He was also recruited by UCLA, where he, his brother, and Earl Watson were the guests at the recruiting dinner that led to the firing of Jim Harrick at UCLA.[5]

NBA career

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Collins with the Phoenix Suns in 2009

Collins was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round of the 2001 NBA draft and played eight seasons with the Jazz until becoming a free agent following the 2009 season.[6]

Collins spent the 2009 NBA preseason with the Portland Trail Blazers. He was waived by Portland, but then claimed off waivers by the Phoenix Suns.[7]

Collins later joined the Los Angeles Clippers, signing a 10-day contract on January 7, 2011. He renewed his tenure, later signing another 10-day contract on January 17, 2011. On March 1, 2011, he signed a 10-day contract with the Portland Trail Blazers,[8] and was released after finishing a second ten-day contract. That second 10-day contract ended up being Collins' final days in the NBA, as his final game was on March 17, 2011, in a 111 - 70 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his final game, Collins played for 4 minutes and recorded no stats.

He retired from basketball after the season.[9]

Post-playing career

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In 2013, he was working for the Los Angeles Clippers as a scout.[10]

He later worked as a college basketball analyst for Pac-12 Networks.[11]

On July 3, 2014, Collins joined Steve Kerr's staff as a player development coach for the Golden State Warriors.[12] Collins won his first championship when the Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2015 NBA Finals.

On July 29, 2015, he was promoted to assistant coach by the Warriors.[13]

Collins won his second championship in three years when the Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2017 NBA Finals.

Collins won his third championship in four years when the Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals.

In June 2021, Collins and the Warriors mutually agreed to part ways.[14][15]

On August 4, 2021, Collins was hired as assistant coach by the New Orleans Pelicans.[16]

NBA career statistics

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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
 *  Led the league

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 Utah 70 68 20.6 .461 .000 .740 4.2 .8 .4 .3 6.4
2002–03 Utah 22 7 19.1 .442 .000 .710 2.7 .6 .2 .3 5.5
2003–04 Utah 81 31 21.4 .498 .000 .718 3.9 1.0 .3 .2 6.0
2004–05 Utah 50 38 19.2 .414 .000 .697 3.3 1.2 .2 .1 4.3
2005–06 Utah 79 41 21.9 .461 — .717 4.2 1.2 .5 .3 5.3
2006–07 Utah 82* 9 11.1 .441 — .651 2.1 .7 .2 .1 2.5
2007–08 Utah 70 9 10.0 .439 .000 .622 1.7 .5 .1 .1 1.7
2008–09 Utah 26 3 7.7 .457 — .727 1.4 .3 .1 .0 1.5
2009–10 Phoenix 34 10 7.7 .387 — .400 1.8 .2 .1 .1 1.0
2010–11 L.A. Clippers 23 0 6.8 .333 — .700 .7 .0 .2 .0 .7
2010–11 Portland 5 0 4.8 .167 — — 1.4 .2 .0 .0 .4
Career 542 216 15.8 .455 .000 .699 2.9 .8 .3 .2 3.9

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002 Utah 4 4 11.8 .556 — 1.000 1.8 .0 .0 .0 5.5
2007 Utah 13 0 8.5 .333 — .529 1.5 .4 .3 .0 1.2
2008 Utah 5 0 4.0 .000 — — 1.2 .2 .2 .2 .0
2009 Utah 3 3 11.7 .200 — .750 3.3 .3 .3 .0 2.7
2010 Phoenix 11 10 10.5 .333 — 1.000 1.5 .0 .1 .1 1.1
Career 35 17 9.3 .380 — .655 1.7 .2 .2 .1 1.6

References

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  1. ^ "Jarron Collins". ESPN. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  2. ^ Kowalick, Vince (March 2, 1996). "Twin-Engine Props". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ "Jarron Collins". Stanford University. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
  4. ^ "Stanford Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Stanford University. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
  5. ^ Saxon, Lisa (March 1, 2001). "The meal heard 'round the Pac-10". Press-Enterprise. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007.
  6. ^ Siler, Ross (September 23, 2009). "Collins gone; Harpring too?". Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
  7. ^ "Suns get rights to Jarron Collins". InsideHoops.com. October 26, 2009. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  8. ^ "Trail Blazers sign Jarron Collins to add depth at center". OregonLive.com. March 1, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
  9. ^ Golliver, Ben (April 29, 2013). "Jason Collins reveals that he is gay". SI.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
  10. ^ Jason Collins, openly gay and still unsigned, waits and wonders
  11. ^ Pierce, Scott (October 11, 2013). "Ex-Jazzman Jarron Collins joins Pac-12 Networks". Salt Lake Tribune.
  12. ^ "Warriors Announce Steve Kerr's Coaching Staff". NBA.com. July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  13. ^ "Warriors Announce Coaching Staff for 2015-16 Season". NBA.com. July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  14. ^ Spears, Marc J. (June 7, 2021). "Assistant coach Jarron Collins moving on from Golden State Warriors, eyes head-coaching job". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  15. ^ Poole, Monte (June 9, 2021). "Why the time was right for Collins to leave Warriors". NBCSports.com. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  16. ^ "Pelicans announce coaching staff". NBA.com. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
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