Coleman Alexander Collins (born July 22, 1986) is a retired American professional basketball player who last played for BCM Gravelines of the LNB Pro A.
 Collins playing in the French Pro A, in 2012. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 22, 1986 Princeton, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Chamblee (Chamblee, Georgia) |
| College | Virginia Tech (2003–2007), University of California, Los Angeles |
| NBA draft | 2007: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–2015 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2008 | EnBW Ludwigsburg |
| 2008–2009 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| 2009–2011 | Ratiopharm Ulm |
| 2011–2012 | HKK Široki |
| 2012–2013 | Chorale Roanne |
| 2013–2014 | Azovmash |
| 2014 | Manama Club |
| 2014–2015 | BCM Gravelines |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life edit
Collins attended Chamblee High School in Chamblee, Georgia, where he played basketball and ran track. He was selected to the all-Atlanta Metro team as a senior, and was MVP of the Florida-Georgia All-Star Game. He also placed 3rd in the state finals in the 400m.[1] He went on to play college basketball at Virginia Tech, where he scored 1144 points, averaging 10.5 points and 5.6 rebounds for his career.[1]
Professional career edit
Collins went undrafted in the 2007 NBA draft. In August 2007, he signed with EnBW Ludwigsburg in Germany.[2] In May 2008, he left the team. He went on to sign a contract with the Phoenix Suns. After participating in training camp, he was released before the regular season began.[3] He spent the 2008–09 season with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBDL.[4] In July 2009, he signed with ratiopharm Ulm.[5] He stayed with the German team for two seasons, leaving in May 2011.
In September 2011, he signed with HKK Široki in Bosnia.[6] In the spring of 2012, he won both the Bosnian Cup and the league championship.
In July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Chorale Roanne in France.[7] In a breakout year, he averaged 10.6 points and 7 rebounds during the regular season, and increased his production by averaging 18.3 points and 7 rebounds in the playoffs.[8] In June 2013, he activated a release clause in his contract and left the team, paying the buyout himself.[9]
In July 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Azovmash of Ukraine.[10] Following the events of the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution, amid the onset of the War in Donbass, he left Azovmash on March 1, 2014.[11] Three days later, he signed with Manama Club of Bahrain.[12] In May 2014, he won the Bahrani Championship.[13]
On July 22, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with BCM Gravelines of the French LNB Pro A.[14] On October 21, 2015, he parted ways with Gravelines after averaging 4.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.[15]
Personal life edit
Collins is also a freelance writer and artist.[16][17] While at Virginia Tech he wrote a column for the student newspaper, The Collegiate Times.[18] His writing has been published in various venues, including BOMB Magazine,[19] ESPN.com,[20] and the Huffington Post.[21] Collins received a Master of Fine Arts from UCLA.[22] In 2021, he showed artworks in museum exhibitions at the Kunsthalle Wien[23][24] and the Carré d'Art, Nîmes.[25]
In 2023, he became an Assistant Professor of Art at the University of California, Irvine.[26]
He speaks several languages, including German,[27][28] French[29] and Spanish.
References edit
- ^ a b "Virginia Tech Hokies Bio". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
- ^ Ludwigsburg tabs rookie Coleman Collins
- ^ Suns Waive Collins
- ^ Mad Ants Announce 2008 Training Camp Roster[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ulm adds size with Coleman Collins
- ^ Siroki TT land Coleman Collins
- ^ Chorale Roanne announced Coleman Collins
- ^ French League profile
- ^ Coleman Collins devrait quitter Roanne
- ^ "Azovmash adds Coleman Collins". bcazovmash.com. 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "Collins leaves Azovmash". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Coleman Collins signs in Bahrain with Al Ahli Manama". Sportando.net. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ Manama repeat as Zain Basketball League champions
- ^ "Coleman Collins signs a two-year deal with Gravelines-Dunkerque". Sportando.com. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ Gravelines-Dunkerque, Coleman Collins part ways
- ^ Interview with Coleman Collins discussing his life and career on the 7th Avenue Project radio show
- ^ "Coleman Collins | Artist Profile with Bio". www.mutualart.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ A Season Like No Other
- ^ "On Claude McKay's Romance in Marseille by Coleman Collins - BOMB Magazine". bombmagazine.org. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ "Coleman Collins News, Videos, Photos, and PodCasts - ESPN". Archived from the original on 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
- ^ "Coleman Collins". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ "Student's international basketball career inspires life as an artist".
- ^ "Cybernetics of the Poor". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ "Cybernetics of the Poor". Kunsthalle Wien. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ "Exhibitions". Carré d'Art. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ "Coleman Collins: Artist, Writer, Educator".
- ^ OrangeZone.TV: Fan-Interview mit Coleman Collins
- ^ OrangeZone.TV wünscht Frohe Weihnachten!
- ^ "Basket : Play-offs : Roanne jouera la belle - Radio Scoop, le meilleur des tubes". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-05.