DeJuan Collins
Personal information | |
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Born | Youngstown, Ohio | November 20, 1976
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
College | |
NBA draft | 1998: undrafted |
Playing career | 2000–2013 |
Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
Career history | |
2000–2002 | Tübingen |
2002–2004 | Alba Berlin |
2004–2005 | Aris Thessaloniki |
2005–2006 | Varese |
2006–2007 | Brose Bamberg |
2007–2008 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
2008 | Lokomotiv Rostov |
2008–2009 | Cajasol |
2009–2010 | Kavala |
2010–2012 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
2012 | Al Riyadi Beirut |
2013 | Krasnye Krylia |
Career highlights and awards | |
EuroLeague records since the 2000–01 season
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DeJuan Collins (born November 20, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player.[1] He was listed at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) in height, and 190 pounds (86 kg) in weight. Collins was best known as a scorer, and also for organizing and leading his team's game on offense.
College career
[edit]Collins, or "DC" as fans and friends simply call him,[citation needed] began his career at Louisiana State University (LSU) (NCAA Division I) and later played at the Tuskegee Institute (NCAA Division II).
Professional career
[edit]A second-division club, WiredMinds Tübingen, part of the German Bundesliga, was Collins' first professional adventure. Led by his team-high 26 points per game, Tübingen was able to win promotion in the 2000–01 season. The biggest surprise of the entire season was their first-round German Cup upset of Alba Berlin. Even though Collins had to play against better teams in the first division, the following season he was able to continue his great performances. He was the top scorer with 23.6 points per game in his first year in the first Bundesliga and he was invited to the All-Star game, subsequently switching to Alba where, in 2002–03, he won the German Championship and the German Cup.[2]
In the 2004–05 season, he played for Aris Salonica and in 2005–06 for Varese Whirlpool. Since halfway through 2006–07, he played for Žalgiris Kaunas,[3] winning the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) in 2007 and 2008.
After the season ended he chose a better contract offered by Lokomotiv Rostov for the 2008–09 season. He was released in November 2008. His last club was in Russia, playing for Krasnye Krylia.[4] With Krylia, Collins won the FIBA EuroChallenge.
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
[edit]* | Led the league |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2002–03 | Berlin | 8 | 8 | 27.4 | .434 | .310 | .667 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | .5 | 16.1 | 12.4 |
2003–04 | 14 | 14 | 33.6 | .467 | .298 | .778 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .2 | 16.6 | 16.0 | |
2006–07 | Žalgiris | 2 | 2 | 36.0 | .429 | .000 | .714 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | — | 8.5 | 10.0 |
2007–08 | 20 | 20 | 29.9 | .384 | .211 | .830 | 3.9 | 5.4* | 1.3 | — | 10.9 | 14.9 | |
2010–11 | 16 | 8 | 20.4 | .420 | .333 | .837 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .1 | 6.7 | 8.4 | |
2011–12 | 12 | 1 | 15.1 | .426 | .370 | .952 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .1 | — | 6.3 | 5.7 | |
Career | 72 | 53 | 25.9 | .426 | .285 | .799 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .1 | 10.8 | 11.7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "DeJuan Collins Player Profile". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Alba will auch DeJuan Collins behalten". www.morgenpost.de. 30 June 2003. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Zalgiris adds DeJuan Collins". EuroLeague Basketball. Retrieved 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ ZALGIRIS & playmaker Collins reunite
External links
[edit]- 1976 births
- Living people
- Alba Berlin players
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Aris B.C. players
- Basketball players from Ohio
- BC Krasnye Krylia players
- BC Žalgiris players
- Bamberg Baskets players
- Real Betis Baloncesto players
- Kavala B.C. players
- Liga ACB players
- LSU Tigers men's basketball players
- Pallacanestro Varese players
- PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players
- Shooting guards
- Tuskegee Golden Tigers men's basketball players
- Tigers Tübingen players
- American men's basketball players
- Al Riyadi Club Beirut basketball players
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen