Austin Hollins

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Austin Hollins
Gießen 46ers
2018–2019Rasta Vechta
2019–2021Zenit Saint Petersburg
2021–2022Crvena zvezda
2022–2023Maccabi Tel Aviv
2023–2024Žalgiris Kaunas
2024–presentAEK Athens
Career highlights and awards

Austin Hollins (born November 8, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for the University of Minnesota.

Early life and high school career

Hollins was born in Arizona on November 8, 1991, and moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in the sixth grade.[1] As a child, Hollins would practice basketball for hours, until his father forced him to stop playing.[2]

Hollins attended

Memphis Commercial Appeal named Hollins to the Best of the Preps Class AAA Team.[4] Despite sharing a last name, growing up in the same part of Tennessee, and wearing the same No. 20 jerseys in high school, Austin and Minnesota teammate Andre Hollins, are not related.[5]

College career

As a freshman at Minnesota, playing under head coach Tubby Smith, Hollins averaged 4.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.[6] He started five games and posted a 13-point performance against Indiana. After the team failed to receive an invitation to the 2011 NIT, Hollins considered transferring to another school.[1]

In his junior year, he became recognized for his stifling defense. "I take a lot of pride in that, and it's kind of fun, locking down another team's top guy ... you may not hold them to zero points, but just making it tough for them – it's fun," said Hollins.[7] In the 2013 NCAA tournament, Hollins contributed 16 points, four steals and a career-high seven assists, against UCLA in the Round of 64. He tallied 10 points and three rebounds, in the season-ending loss to Florida in the Round of 32.[4]

Hollins scored 20 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds, in a win over

Southern Miss. He scored 12 straight points in the first half to help Minnesota retake the lead.[9] Minnesota won the NIT by defeating SMU, by a score of 63–65, behind 19 points from Hollins. He made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 46.1 seconds remaining and he was named NIT Most Valuable Player.[10] During his college career, Hollins played in a school-record 140 games, breaking the record that was previously held by former teammate Rodney Williams.[6][9] He led the team in steals with 75 and finished second in scoring average, with an average of 12.4 points per game.[4]

College statistics

SEASON TEAM MIN FGM-FGA FG% 3PM-3PA 3P% FTM-FTA FT% REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS
2010–11 Minnesota 17.0 1.6–3.9 .405 0.4–1.6 .260 0.9–1.3 .692 1.5 1.2 0.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 4.5
2011–12 Minnesota 28.4 3.2–7.1 .450 1.3–3.6 .370 1.4–1.7 .815 2.8 2.1 0.3 1.1 2.2 1.7 9.2
2012–13 Minnesota 29.8 3.5–8.7 .405 1.6–4.6 .338 2.1–2.6 .800 3.2 2.6 0.4 1.7 1.9 1.3 10.7
2013–14 Minnesota 33.1 4.2–9.5 .445 1.7–4.9 .346 2.2–2.9 .771 5.0 2.4 0.5 2.0 1.8 1.6 12.4

Professional career

Hollins wasn't drafted in the

Denain, of the French 2nd Division LNB Pro B.[11] In 35 games played with Denain in the 2014–15 season (regular season & playoffs), he averaged 8.5 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game, in France's 2nd Division. He also spent the 2015–16 season with Denain, in the French 2nd Division, in which he averaged 12.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game, in 34 games played.[12]

On June 20, 2015, Hollins was locked in to play for the

Kauhajoen Karhu.[14] With Karhu, he averaged 17.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game, in 47 games played in the 2016–17 Finnish League season
.

In 2017, he moved to the

Rasta Vechta. With Rasta Vechta, he averaged 16.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game, in 40 games played in the 2018–19 German League season
.

On July 15, 2019, Hollins signed with the Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague. [15] On June 12, 2021, Hollins and Zenit parted ways after two seasons.[16]

On August 16, 2021, Hollins signed with Crvena zvezda of the EuroLeague, ABA League and the Basketball League of Serbia.[17] The club won ABA League, Serbian League, and Serbian Cup in the 2021–22 season.

On June 27, 2022, Hollins signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and EuroLeague.[18] After an injury-plagued season, Hollins parted ways with the Israeli powerhouse on July 10, 2023.

On December 11, 2023, Hollins signed a temporary contract with Žalgiris Kaunas of Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.[19] On January 15, 2024, he parted ways with the team.

On January 18, 2024, Hollins signed with Greek club AEK Athens for the rest of the season, replacing Ricky Ledo.

Personal life

Hollins is the son of Angela and

NBA championship with the Portland Trail Blazers, in 1977.[4] His father last coached the NBA's Brooklyn Nets
.

References

  1. ^ a b Fuller, Marcus (March 8, 2014). "Early struggles helped make Austin Hollins the player he is". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  2. Minneapolis Star-Tribune
    . Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  3. Memphis Commercial Appeal
    . Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d "Austin Hollins Bio". Minnesota Golden Gophers. University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  5. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune
    . Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Mason, Tyler (March 8, 2014). "Time to take a bow for Austin Hollins, Minnesota Gophers seniors". Fox Sports. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  7. Minneapolis Star-Tribune
    . Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  8. CBS Interactive. December 16, 2013. Archived from the original
    on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Hollins leads Minnesota past Southern Miss in NIT". ESPN. Associated Press. March 25, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  10. ^ "Austin Hollins' late 3 puts Richard Pitino-coached Minnesota past SMU". ESPN. Associated Press. April 3, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  11. ^ Austin Hollins will start his pro career with Denain.
  12. ^ STATS JOUEURS/ÉQUIPES Austin Hollins.
  13. ^ Austin Hollins, son of Lionel Hollins, will play for the Nets' Summer League teams.
  14. ^ "Austin Hollins inks with Kauhajoen Karhu". July 17, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  15. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 15, 2019). "Zenit St. Petersburg signs Austin Hollins". Sportando. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  16. ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (June 12, 2021). "Zenit bids farewell to Austin Hollins after two seasons". Sportando. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  17. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (August 16, 2021). "Austin Hollins joins Crvena Zvezda". Eurobasket. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  18. ^ "Maccabi secures the addition of Austin Hollins". Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  19. ^ "Austin Hollins joins Zalgiris". zalgiris.lt. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

External links

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