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Don Collins No. 42, 7, 22, 18, 12 Small forward / Shooting guard Personal information Date of birth November 28, 1958 Place of birth Toledo, Ohio Nationality American High school Scott (Toledo, Ohio) Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg) Career information College Washington State (1976–1980) NBA Draft 1980 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall Selected by the Atlanta Hawks Pro career 1980–1991 Career history 1980–1981 Atlanta Hawks 1981–1983 Washington Bullets 1983–1984 Golden State Warriors 1984–1985 Lancaster Lightning (CBA) 1985 Washington Bullets 1985–1986 Baltimore Lightning (CBA) 1986 Tampa Bay Thrillers (CBA) 1986–1987 Tampa Bay Stars (USBL) 1987 Rapid City Thrillers (CBA) 1987 Milwaukee Bucks 1987–1991 CSP Limoges (France) Career highlights and awards - Pac-10 Player of the Year (1980)
Career NBA statistics Points 2,983 (9.8 ppg) Rebounds 837 (2.8 rpg) Assists 546 (1.8 apg) Don Collins at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Donald (Don) Collins (born November 28, 1958 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American former professional basketball player. Collins was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round (18th pick) of the 1980 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft. Collins played in 303 NBA games for four teams over six seasons, averaging just under 10 points per game for his career.
The 6-foot-6 Scott High School standout was selected as the PAC 10 Player of the Year after averaging 23 ppg for Washington State University in 1980. He starred in basketball's minor leagues, averaging more than 30 points per game in the United States Basketball League (USBL).
A member of the Continental Basketball Association's 50th Anniversary Team, Collins is regarded as one of the most prolific scorers in the history of minor league basketball.
Collins had two 63-point scoring games in the minor leagues, both in 1986: In the CBA, as a member of the Baltimore Lightning, against the Detroit Spirits; and in the USBL, as a member of the Tampa Bay Flash, against the Jersey Jammers.
That same year, as a member of the Tampa Bay Thrillers, Collins earned MVP honors at the CBA All-Star game. Collins and head coach Bill Musselman led the Thrillers to three consecutive CBA titles.
Collins also spent several seasons playing professionally overseas in France for Limoges and in Switzerland for Pully.
Collins now lives in Columbus, Ohio.
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1980 NBA Draft First round Joe Barry Carroll · Darrell Griffith · Kevin McHale · Kelvin Ransey · James Ray · Mike O'Koren · Mike Gminski · Andrew Toney · Michael Brooks · Ronnie Lester · Kiki Vandeweghe · Mike Woodson · Rickey Brown · Wes Matthews · Reggie Johnson · Charles Whitney · Larry Drew · Don Collins · John Duren · Bill Hanzlik · Monti Davis · Chad Kinch · Carl NicksSecond round Larry Smith · Jeff Ruland · Sam Worthen · John Stroud · Craig Shelton · Louis Orr · Kenny Natt · Wayne Robinson · David Lawrence · Bruce Collins · Roosevelt Bouie · Rick Mahorn · DeWayne Scales · Butch Carter · Terry Stotts · Michael Wiley · Dick Miller · Jawann Oldham · Kimberly Belton · Billy Williams · Clyde Austin · Brad Branson · Arnette HallmanPacific-12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year 1976: Lee | 1977: M. Johnson | 1978: Greenwood | 1979: Greenwood | 1980: Collins | 1981: S. Johnson | 1982: Conner | 1983: Fields | 1984: Green | 1985: Carlander | 1986: Welp | 1987: Ortiz | 1988: Elliott | 1989: Elliott | 1990: Payton | 1991: Brandon | 1992: Miner | 1993: Mills | 1994: Kidd | 1995: O'Bannon & Stoudamire | 1996: Abdur-Rahim | 1997: Gray | 1998: Bibby | 1999: Terry | 2000: House | 2001: Lampley | 2002: Clancy | 2003: Ridnour | 2004: Childress | 2005: Diogu | 2006: Roy | 2007: Afflalo | 2008: Love | 2009: Harden | 2010: Randle | 2011: Williams
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