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Sherron Marlon Collins (born March 18, 1987) is an American former professional

2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, three Big 12 men's basketball tournament championships, and four consecutive Big 12 Conference regular season championships. He was regarded as one of the leaders of the team and was its captain
during his senior year.

Collins grew up in Chicago where he was a multisport standout athlete at

Crane High School. He was regarded as the second best point guard in the nation by Scout.com and was considered one of the two best class of 2006 basketball prospects in the state of Illinois (along with Jon Scheyer
).

Collins was a well-decorated basketball player at Kansas. He was unanimously selected to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team for the 2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team.[1] After leading the 2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team to the Big 12 Conference regular season title, Collins was named to the 2009 first team All-Big 12 team.[2] That season, he was named a consensus second team 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American. He was also a consensus first team 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American as a senior and earned the Most Outstanding Player award while leading his team to the 2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament championship. He was included on many of the watchlists for the most prestigious college basketball awards as both a junior and senior. Collins holds the school record for most consecutive free throws.

Following his senior season, Collins was eligible for the

Orlando Summer League before being signed for the regular season.[4] In October 2012, he signed with the San Antonio Spurs
, but he did not make their final roster.

Personal

Collins was born in Chicago, Illinois to Stacey Harris. While growing up in Chicago he overcame the adversity of a father who periodically spent time in jail as well as an environment filled with gang life.[5] He lost his best friend to gunfire at the age of 16.[6] Collins had had two children by the time of his National Championship season: Sherron Jr. and Sherr'mari Marlon Collins (born April 6, 2007; mother is Re'Quiya Aguirre).[7] In 2006, he dealt with the death of his first born and the following year, he endured a sex scandal.[5]

Growing up, Collins was very active playing several sports including football, basketball, and baseball. In 2002, Collins began his high school career at

Whitney Young Magnet High School during his senior season.[8] In 2009, ESPN named Collins to the Illinois Prep All-Decade Team.[12]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sherron Collins
Point guard
Chicago, Illinois
Crane
(IL)
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 16, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247SportsN/A


Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 12, 2 (PG)   Rivals: 21, 4 (PG)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Kansas Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  • "2006 Kansas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 29, 2009.

College career

Freshman season

As a freshman, Collins was an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection and a unanimous selection to the Big 12 All-Rookie team.[1] He averaged 22.3 minutes and 9.3 points per game. He led Kansas in scoring five times and in assists on 12 occasions. On January 15, 2007, Collins scored 23 points vs. Missouri.[13] He scored 20 points at Kansas State on February 19 and he had 20 vs. Texas on March 11 in the 88–84 overtime 2007 Big 12 men's basketball tournament championship game victory.[14][15] Collins was also a solid student earning Athletic Director's and Big 12 Commissioner's honor rolls in the spring of 2007.[8]

Sophomore season

In his second season with the Jayhawks, Collins won the 2008 Big 12 Sixth Man Award.

arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.[20]

Junior season

Collins guards Stu Douglass of Michigan.

Collins was the top returning scorer for the

Wooden Award candidates, the Top 30 midseason Naismith Award candidates and the Top 15 Oscar Robertson Trophy candidates.[22][23][24][25] The team captain and vocal leader of the team, Collins was awarded the team's Danny Manning MVP award with Cole Aldrich following the season.[26] Collins led the 2008–09 Jayhawks in points, minutes, assists and free-throw percentage.[27] He led the team in scoring in 27 games, including the final 10 of the season.[26] In the Big 12, he ranked third in scoring and fourth in assists.[28] Collins made 35 consecutive free-throws over an eight-game span from January 10 – February 2 to set KU's all-time record.[29][30][31] Over the course of the season he was named Big 12 Player of the Week three times.[32][33][34] He was a unanimous selection to the 2008–09 Big 12 All-conference first team.[35] He was a second-team 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBW) and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and was a third-team All America selection by the Associated Press and The Sporting News.[36][37][38][39] On Monday, April 13, Collins announced that he would return to KU for his senior season.[26]

Senior season

After having been named a consensus second-team All-American selection at the end of his junior year, he was a unanimous selection to the preseason All-Big 12 first-team.

Greivis Vasquez for the NABC Career Achievement Awards.[58] Collins was awarded the 2010 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, which recognizes a seniors male basketball player 6 feet (1.8 m) and shorter, who excel in both academics and athletics.[59] He was one of five finalists flown out to Los Angeles for the announcement of the Wooden Award along with eventual winner Evan Turner, John Wall, Wesley Johnson and Da'Sean Butler.[60] Collins went undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft.[61]

College stats

Year Games Played Minutes PPG Assists Turnovers Steals 3 PM 3 PA 3 P % FG % FT % Points
2006–07 38 22.3 9.3 112 63 28 47 116 .405% .478% .766% 345
2007–08 34 23.8 9.3 105 68 39 38 105 .362% .462% .776% 315
2008–09 35 35.1 18.9 174 115 39 77 205 .376% .434% .795% 661
2009–10 36 33.0 15.5 161 85 39 70 189 .370% .426% .855% 558
Total 143 28.5 13.3 552 331 145 232 615 .378% .450% .798% 1,879

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

On February 24, 2011, Collins was waived by the Bobcats to create roster room following a trade between the Bobcats and

Quebradillas Pirates of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional, but he supposedly failed a physical and returned to the United States before appearing in a game for them.[71]

In August 2011, Collins signed with

Turkish Basketball League.[71][72] He had been slated to play in Russia and Puerto Rico before signing in Turkey.[73] In June 2012, he was rehabilitating a knee injury with hopes of signing an NBA Summer League contract the following month.[74]

On October 1, 2012, Collins signed with the San Antonio Spurs.[75] However, he was later waived by the Spurs on October 5, 2012.[76]

On April 3, 2014, Collins was acquired by the

NBA Development League,[77]
where he spent the rest of the 2013–14 season. However, he did not appear in a game for the Legends.

On October 31, 2015, Collins returned to the Legends.[78] He played in two games for the team before being waived on November 20.[79]

On January 21, 2016, Collins signed a contract to play with the Chicago Blues of the Midwest Professional Basketball Association.[80] In March, he signed with the Windsor Express of the National Basketball League of Canada with no indication that he ever played for the Blues.[81]

On November 10, 2017, he was announced as part of the inaugural roster for the

North American Premier Basketball league.[82] However, the team opened its season without Collins.[83]

On February 19, 2018, his Jayhawks number four jersey was retired in the rafters of Allen Fieldhouse during halftime of the Kansas and Oklahoma Men's Basketball game. This came two days after Cole Aldrich had his jersey retired by Kansas.[84]

NBA statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11
Charlotte
20 0 3.3 .280 .200 1.000 .3 .4 .1 .0 .9
Career 20 0 3.3 .280 .200 1.000 .3 .4 .1 .0 .9

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