Yuri Collins (born March 7, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Saint Louis Billikens of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).
| No. 99 – Santa Cruz Warriors | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 7, 2001 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Mary's (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2023: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2023–present |
| Career history | |
| 2023–present | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career edit
Collins attended St. Mary's High School. As a senior, he averaged 22.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game. Collins led St. Mary's to the Class 4 state championship game, averaging over 30 points per game during the team's postseason run.[1] He committed to play college basketball at Saint Louis over offers from DePaul, Iowa, Missouri, Missouri State and SMU.[2]
College career edit
As a freshman, he averaged 5.4 points and 5.5 assists per game, leading all freshmen in assists.[3] Collins averaged 5.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game as a sophomore.[4] He took on a leadership role for the Billikens as a junior due to an ACL tear suffered by Javonte Perkins.[5] Collins was named to the First Team All-Atlantic 10 as well as the All-Defensive Team.[6] He averaged 11.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game, leading NCAA Division I in assists. Following the season, he entered the 2022 NBA draft and the transfer portal.[2] Collins ultimately withdrew from the draft and returned to Saint Louis.[7] On November 30, 2022, he recorded 20 assists in a win over Tennessee State, setting a school record and tying for the fourth-most in a single game in Division I history.[8]
Professional career edit
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Collins joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2023 NBA Summer League[9] and on October 16, he signed with them.[10] However, he was waived two days later[11] and on October 30, he joined the Santa Cruz Warriors.[12]
Personal life edit
Collins has polydactyly, meaning he was born with an extra finger on his right hand though he had it removed. Yuri has 5 siblings,two sisters and three brothers and is the older brother of Zyree Collins. [13]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Austin, Earl (April 11, 2019). "St. Louis American Boys "Fab Five" All-Star Basketball Team". St. Louis American. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ a b Marsdale, Sam (April 18, 2022). "Saint Louis guard Yuri Collins announces entry into NCAA transfer portal". 247 Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Prepares for Pac-12 Tournament". UCLA Bruins. March 9, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ "ATLANTIC 10 ANNOUNCES 2021-22 PRESEASON MEDIA AND COACHES POLL". La Salle Explorers. October 27, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ Durando, Stu (April 18, 2022). "SLU's Yuri Collins will leave after leading country in assists". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ Durando, Stu (March 8, 2022). "Collins makes A-10 first team, all-defensive; Jimerson is third team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ Miller, Corey (April 25, 2022). "'Run it back': Yuri Collins will return to SLU for 2022-23 season with Billikens". KSDK. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ "Collins has school-record 20 assists in Saint Louis' win". ABCnews.com. November 30, 2022. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Collins Named to Golden State's Summer League Roster". Saint Louis University. June 29, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "Warriors Sign Yuri Collins & Javonte Green to Contract". NBA.com. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "Warriors Waive Guard Yuri Collins". NBA.com. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ "Santa Cruz Warriors Announce 2023 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 30, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ Hochman, Benjamin (October 6, 2021). "Hochman: Born with six fingers on a hand, SLU assist man Yuri Collins doing fine with five". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved August 2, 2022.