Jason Collier
Personal information | |
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Born | Catholic Central (Springfield, Ohio) | September 8, 1977
College |
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NBA draft | 2000: 1st round, 15th overall pick |
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
Playing career | 2000–2005 |
Position | Center |
Number | 52, 40 |
Career history | |
2000–2003 | Houston Rockets |
2003–2004 | Fayetteville Patriots |
2004–2005 | Atlanta Hawks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jason Jeffrey Collier (September 8, 1977 – October 15, 2005) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
High school career
Collier led
College career
After transferring from
Professional career
Collier was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 15th overall pick of the 2000 NBA draft. He was traded on draft day to the Houston Rockets in exchange for their pick, Joel Przybilla. He then played for the Rockets and the Atlanta Hawks, averaging 5.6 points per game over his career.
With the Hawks, Collier dropped a career-high 22 points on March 12, 2004, in a 138–124 win against the Washington Wizards. Out of the 151 career games Collier played, this was one of only three times where he scored 20 or more points. Collier's final NBA game was played on April 20, 2005, in a 86–110 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers (this was also the Hawks' final game of the 2004–2005 season). Although he was Atlanta's starting center for that game, he only played for nine minutes and had two points and one rebound on 1-4 field goal shooting.
Death and legacy
During the NBA off-season, Collier died suddenly at the age of 28 on October 15, 2005, in
The Hawks wore permanent black shoulder patches on their uniforms to honor Collier.
NBA career statistics
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 |
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2000–01 | Houston | 23 | 0 | 9.7 | .380 | .000 | .708 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | .1 | 3.1 |
2001–02 | Houston | 25 | 2 | 14.6 | .432 | .000 | .750 | 3.3 | .4 | .2 | .2 | 4.2 |
2002–03 | Houston | 13 | 3 | 8.0 | .472 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.2 | .1 | .2 | .1 | 2.8 |
2003–04 | Atlanta | 20 | 16 | 27.3 | .479 | .250 | .788 | 5.6 | .9 | .6 | .6 | 11.3 |
2004–05 | Atlanta | 70 | 44 | 13.5 | .463 | .429 | .676 | 2.6 | .3 | .2 | .2 | 5.7 |
Career | 151 | 65 | 14.4 | .455 | .350 | .738 | 2.9 | .3 | .2 | .2 | 5.6 |
See also
References
- The Technique. 2005-11-04. Archived from the originalon 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
- ^ "Autopsy shows Hawks' Collier had enlarged heart". ESPN.com. November 1, 2005.
- ^ "Autopsy reveals Hawks' Collier had heart problem". ESPN.com. November 1, 2005.
- NBA.com. Archived from the originalon June 10, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Remembering Jason Collier