Jason Collins

infobox NBA Player
name = Jason Collins
nickname =

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league = NBA
team = Minnesota Timberwolves
position = Center
height_ft = 7 | height_in = 0
weight_lbs = 255
number = 34
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1978|12|2
birth_place = Northridge, California
college = Stanford
draft = 18th overall
draft_year = 2001
draft_team = Houston Rockets
career_start = 2001
career_end =
former_teams = New Jersey Nets (2001–2008)
Memphis Grizzlies (2008)
awards =

Jason Paul Collins (born December 2, 1978 in Northridge, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. He graduated from Harvard-Westlake School and later attended Stanford University, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order fraternity, was an All-American in 2000-01 and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated on March 15, 2000. He finished his career ranked #1 in school history for field goal percentage (.608) and #5 in blocked shots (89).

NBA career

As a rookie along with Richard Jefferson, Collins played a significant role in the New Jersey Nets' first ever NBA Finals berth in 2002 against the Los Angeles Lakers.

In the 2002-03 NBA season Collins took over the starting center role for the Nets and helped the franchise back to the NBA Finals. Prior to the 2004-05 season, he signed a $25 million contract extension with New Jersey for five more years.

On February 4, 2008, Collins was traded along with cash considerations to the Memphis Grizzlies for Stromile Swift. Later that year, on June 26, Collins was dealt to the Minnesota Timberwolves in an eight-player blockbuster deal involving Kevin Love and O. J. Mayo.

Collins has a twin brother Jarron Collins who plays center for the Utah Jazz.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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align="left" | 2001–02
align="left" | New Jersey
77 || 9 || 18.3 || .421 || .500 || .701 || 3.9 || 1.1 || .4 || .6 || 4.5
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align="left" | 2002–03
align="left" | New Jersey
81 || 66 || 23.5 || .414 || .000 || .763 || 4.5 || 1.1 || .6 || .5 || 5.7
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align="left" | 2003–04
align="left" | New Jersey
78 || 78 || 28.5 || .424 || .000 || .739 || 5.1 || 2.0 || .9 || .7 || 5.9
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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | New Jersey
80 || 80 || 31.8 || .412 || .333 || .656 || 6.1 || 1.3 || .9 || .9 || 6.4
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align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | New Jersey
71 || 70 || 26.7 || .397 || .250 || .512 || 4.8 || 1.0 || .6 || .6 || 3.6
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align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | New Jersey
80 || 78 || 23.1 || .364 || .000 || .465 || 4.0 || .6 || .5 || .5 || 2.1
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | New Jersey
43 || 23 || 15.9 || .426 || .000 || .389 || 2.1 || .4 || .3 || .2 || 1.4
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Memphis
31 || 3 || 15.7 || .508 || .000 || .526 || 2.9 || .2 || .4 || .6 || 2.6
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
541 || 407 || 24.0 || .414 || .207 || .653 || 4.4 || 1.0 || .6 || .5 || 4.3
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Playoffs

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align="left" | 2001–02
align="left" | New Jersey
17 || 0 || 13.4 || .364 || .000 || .658 || 2.4 || .4 || .3 || .3 || 2.9
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align="left" | 2002–03
align="left" | New Jersey
20 || 20 || 26.5 || .363 || .000 || .836 || 6.3 || .9 || .6 || .6 || 5.9
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align="left" | 2003–04
align="left" | New Jersey
11 || 11 || 24.2 || .368 || .000 || .750 || 4.0 || 1.5 || .3 || .9 || 3.6
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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | New Jersey
4 || 4 || 32.0 || .235 || .000 || .375 || 6.5 || .3 || .5 || .0 || 2.8
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align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | New Jersey
11 || 11 || 27.5 || .360 || .000 || .591 || 5.0 || .3 || .4 || .2 || 2.8
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align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | New Jersey
12 || 12 || 27.4 || .571 || .000 || .364 || 3.3 || .2 || .6 || .2 || 2.3
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
75 || 58 || 23.7 || .373 || .000 || .692 || 4.4 || .6 || .5 || .4 || 3.7
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External links

* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jason_collins/ NBA.com profile]
* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=COLLIJA03 NBA and college stats] @ basketballreference.com