Gary Collier

Infobox NCAA Athlete
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name = Gary Collier


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college = Tulsa
conference = MVC
sport = Basketball
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position = Small forward
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career_start = 1990
career_end = 1994
height_ft = 6
height_in = 4
weight_lb = 195
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1971|10|8
birth_place = Fort Worth, Texas
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highschool = Fort Worth Dunbar High School Fort Worth, Texas
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awards = 1994 MVC Player of the Year
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championship_list = 1994 MVC Regular Season Championship
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tournament_list = 1994 NCAA Tournament

Gary Collier (October 8 1971 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a retired American college basketball player who attended the University of Tulsa.

Collier played four seasons for the Golden Hurricane and was named the 1994 MVC player of the year. He led the 1994 NCAA Tournament in scoring average with 31.3 points per game. [1994 NCAA Tournament. "CBS Sportsline." http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/yearbyyear/1994]

Collier was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round of the 1994 NBA Draft; [The Draft Review. http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1177&Itemid=5] however, he never played in the NBA. He did play professionally in Europe, notably for Telindus Mons Hainaut, where he was signed in 2000. [Belgian Basketball. http://www.b-all.be/basketball//2000-2001/news.php] He averaged 17.4 points for Telindus Mons in the final Korać Cup. [ [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_f43ulKJBGLcVnbH-aqLVu2.teamID_2886.compID_MsfTeemRHYovSUdkYV76x0.season_2002.roundID_2557.playerID_23636.html Gary Collier "FIBA Europe"] ]

Collier is currently the boys' basketball coach at Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth. [ [http://www.star-telegram.com/334/story/72468.html "Collier to be boys coach at Heights."] "Star-Telegram", Apr. 18, 2007.]

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