Coleman Collins
 Collins playing in the French Pro A, in 2012. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 22, 1986 Princeton, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Chamblee (Chamblee, Georgia) |
| College | Virginia Tech (2003–2007), University of California, Los Angeles |
| NBA draft | 2007: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–2015 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2008 | EnBW Ludwigsburg |
| 2008–2009 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| 2009–2011 | Ratiopharm Ulm |
| 2011–2012 | HKK Široki |
| 2012–2013 | Chorale Roanne |
| 2013–2014 | Azovmash |
| 2014 | Manama Club |
| 2014–2015 | BCM Gravelines |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Coleman Alexander Collins (born July 22, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for BCM Gravelines of the LNB Pro A.
Early life
Collins attended Chamblee High School in Chamblee, Georgia, where he played basketball and ran track. He was selected to the all-Atlanta Metro team as a senior, and was MVP of the Florida-Georgia All-Star Game. He also placed 3rd in the state finals in the 400m.[1] He went on to play college basketball at Virginia Tech, where he scored 1144 points, averaging 10.5 points and 5.6 rebounds for his career.[1]
Professional career
Collins went undrafted in the 2007 NBA draft. In August 2007, he signed with EnBW Ludwigsburg in Germany.[2] In May 2008, he left the team. He went on to sign a contract with the Phoenix Suns. After participating in training camp, he was released before the regular season began.[3] He spent the 2008–09 season with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBDL.[4] In July 2009, he signed with ratiopharm Ulm.[5] He stayed with the German team for two seasons, leaving in May 2011.
In September 2011, he signed with HKK Široki in Bosnia.[6] In the spring of 2012, he won both the Bosnian Cup and the league championship.
In July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Chorale Roanne in France.[7] In a breakout year, he averaged 10.6 points and 7 rebounds during the regular season, and increased his production by averaging 18.3 points and 7 rebounds in the playoffs.[8] In June 2013, he activated a release clause in his contract and left the team, paying the buyout himself.[9]
In July 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Azovmash of Ukraine.[10] Following the events of the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution, amid the onset of the War in Donbass, he left Azovmash on March 1, 2014.[11] Three days later, he signed with Manama Club of Bahrain.[12] In May 2014, he won the Bahrani Championship.[13]
On July 22, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with BCM Gravelines of the French LNB Pro A.[14] On October 21, 2015, he parted ways with Gravelines after averaging 4.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.[15]
Personal life
Collins is also a freelance writer.[16] While at Virginia Tech he wrote a column for the student newspaper, The Collegiate Times.[17] His writing has been published on various sites, including the Huffington Post[18] and ESPN.com.[19] He speaks several languages, including German,[20][21] French[22] and Spanish.
Collins received a Master of Fine Arts from UCLA.[23]
References
- ^ a b Virginia Tech Hokies Bio
- ^ Ludwigsburg tabs rookie Coleman Collins
- ^ Suns Waive Collins
- ^ Mad Ants Announce 2008 Training Camp Roster[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ulm adds size with Coleman Collins
- ^ Siroki TT land Coleman Collins
- ^ Chorale Roanne announced Coleman Collins
- ^ French League profile
- ^ Coleman Collins devrait quitter Roanne
- ^ "Azovmash adds Coleman Collins". bcazovmash.com. 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "Collins leaves Azovmash". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Coleman Collins signs in Bahrain with Al Ahli Manama". Sportando.net. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ Manama repeat as Zain Basketball League champions
- ^ "Coleman Collins signs a two-year deal with Gravelines-Dunkerque". Sportando.com. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ Gravelines-Dunkerque, Coleman Collins part ways
- ^ Interview with Coleman Collins discussing his life and career on the 7th Avenue Project radio show
- ^ A Season Like No Other
- ^ https://huffingtonpost.com/coleman-collins
- ^ http://search.espn.go.com/coleman-collins/
- ^ OrangeZone.TV: Fan-Interview mit Coleman Collins
- ^ OrangeZone.TV wünscht Frohe Weihnachten!
- ^ https://www.radioscoop.com/match.php?id=79915
- ^ https://dailybruin.com/2018/01/18/students-international-basketball-career-inspires-life-as-an-artist/
External links
- 1986 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Basketball players from New Jersey
- BC Azovmash players
- BCM Gravelines players
- Centers (basketball)
- Chorale Roanne Basket players
- Fort Wayne Mad Ants players
- HKK Široki players
- Riesen Ludwigsburg players
- People from Chamblee, Georgia
- People from Princeton, New Jersey
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Ratiopharm Ulm players
- Sportspeople from DeKalb County, Georgia
- Sportspeople from Mercer County, New Jersey
- Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball players