Sherron Collins
Encyclopedia
Sherron Marlon Collins is an American
professional basketball
player who plays for Hacettepe Üniversitesi
, in the Turkish Basketball League
. He formerly played for the Charlotte Bobcats
of the National Basketball Association
. He has also played for Lietuvos Rytas
, Maine Red Claws and Quebradillas Pirates. As an All-American member of the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, he earned a national championship in the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
, three Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
championships, and four consecutive Big 12 Conference
regular season championships. He was regarded as one of the leaders of the team and was its captain
during his senior year.
Collins grew up in Chicago where he was a multisport standout athlete at Crane High School
. He was regarded as the second best point guard
in the nation by Scout.com
and was considered one of the two best class of 2006 basketball prospects in the state of Illinois (along with Jon Scheyer
).
Collins was a well-decorated basketball player at Kansas. He was unanimously selected to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team for the 2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team. After leading the 2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team to the Big 12 Conference regular season title, Collins was named to the 2009 first team All-Big 12 team
. That season, he was named a consensus second team 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American
. He was also a consensus first team 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American
as a senior and earned the Most Outstanding Player award while leading his team to the 2010 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
championship. He was included on many of the watchlists for the most prestigious college basketball awards as both a junior and senior. Collins is the all-time winningest Jayhawk over a four-year span with 130 victories, and he holds the school record for most consecutive free throws.
Following his senior season, Collins was eligible for the 2010 NBA Draft
but went undrafted. Shortly after, he signed a free-agent contract with the Charlotte Bobcats
and participated in their summer camp. He represented them in the Orlando Summer League
before being signed for the regular season.
Growing up, Collins was very active playing several sports including football, basketball, and baseball. In 2002, Sherron began his high school career at Crane Tech Prep High School. During his time at Crane, Sherron was a standout multi-sport athlete, playing wide-receiver/free safety on the football team and pitching for the baseball team. On the basketball court, Collins averaged 19.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists as a junior during the 2004-05 season. During his senior season, he averaged 33 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the Cougars. He was regarded as the number 2 Chicago metropolitan area and Illinois basketball prospect in the class of 2006 behind Jon Scheyer
. As a result, he was named a McDonald's All-American as well as a Third-team Parade All-American. He was selected as a First-team All-State selection in 2006. Additionally, Collins played in the Michael Jordan All-American Classic in April 2006. Scout.com
ranked him as the number 2 point guard in the nation. He was the No. 21-ranked player in the class of 2006 and the No. 4-ranked point guard by Rivals.com
. Collins helped guide Crane to the 2003 and 2005 conference and city championship titles. His best game was a 45 point performance against Whitney Young Magnet High School during his senior season. In 2009, ESPN
named Collins to the Illinois Prep All-Decade Team.
championship game victory. Collins was also a solid student earning Athletic Director's and Big 12 Commissioner's honor rolls in the spring of 2007.
, averaging 8.3 points and 3.8 assists in the NCAA tournament. He made two key plays in the title game versus the Memphis Tigers
, first stealing an inbound pass with under two minutes remaining in regulation and Kansas trailing by seven, then hitting a three to cut the deficit to four. Later, with seconds remaining in regulation and with Kansas trailing by three, he took the ball down the court following a Memphis free throw, barely escaping fouls, and passed the ball to teammate Mario Chalmers
, who made a three-pointer to tie the game with two seconds remaining. Kansas would go on to win in overtime. He missed six games due to a stress fracture
of his foot. Following the season, he had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
. He was also selected as being among the 17 Bob Cousy Award
finalists, the Top 30 midseason Wooden Award candidates, the Top 30 midseason Naismith Award candidates and the Top 15 Oscar Robertson Trophy
candidates. The team captain
and vocal leader of the team, Collins was awarded the team's Danny Manning MVP award with Cole Aldrich
following the season. Collins led the 2008–09 Jayhawks in points, minutes, assists and free-throw percentage. He led the team in scoring in 27 games, including the final 10 of the season. In the Big 12, he ranked third in scoring and fourth in assists. Collins made 35 consecutive free-throws over an eight game span from January 10–February 2 to set KU's all-time record. Over the course of the season he was named Big 12 Player of the Week three times. He was a unanimous selection to the 2008–09 Big 12 All-conference first team
. He was a second-team 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American
by the United States Basketball Writers Association
(USBW) and the National Association of Basketball Coaches
(NABC) and was a third-team All America selection by the Associated Press
and The Sporting News
. On Monday, April 13, Collins announced that he would return to KU for his senior season.
poll, marking the third time in Collins' career the Jayhawks were preseason number one in conference. Collins was a preseason top 50 watchlist candidate for both the 2010 Naismith Award
and the 2010 Wooden Award. As the season progressed, Collins was named to the Midseason top 30 candidates list for the Wooden Award, Midseason top 30 list for the Naismith Trophy, 20 finalists list for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award
and the finalist list for the 2010 Oscar Robertson Trophy
. At the end of the regular season, he was selected as a first-team All-Big 12 member by the league's coaches. Then, he earned the Most Outstanding Player Award of the 2010 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
after leading Kansas to the championship. Collins has been recognized as a first team 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American
by the USBW and NABC, making him a consensus first team selection. He was a second team selection by Associated Press
, Fox Sports
, The Sporting News, and Yahoo! Sports
. He was also included on the final 26-man ballot for the Wooden Award and subsequently selected to the ten-man Wooden All-American team as one of ten finalists for the award. At the end of the year he was recognized as the inaugural recipient of the Lute Olsen Award as National Player of the Year at the collegeinsider.com awards banquet. He was recognized along with Jon Scheyer
, Scottie Reynolds
, and Greivis Vasquez
for the NABC Career Achievement Awards. Collins is recognized as the winningest Jayhawk because the team won 130 games during his four year tenure. However, he missed at least six of those games. Collins was awarded the 2010 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award
, which recognizes a seniors male basketball player 6 feet (1.8 m) and shorter, who excel in both academics and athletics. He was one of five finalists flown out to Los Angeles for the announcement of the Wooden Award along with eventual winner Evan Turner
, John Wall
, Wesley Johnson
and Da'Sean Butler
. Collins went undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft
.
, he played four games, including a 32 point performance in his finale. On August 6, 2010, the Bobcats signed Collins to a two-year deal. He made his NBA debut in the 2010-11 Bobcats' fourth game on November 3, 2010 against the New Jersey Nets and posted two assists in four minutes. On December 4, 2010, he scored his first NBA points. On December 8, 2010, Collins was assigned to the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League
. The Red Claws are the affiliate of the Bobcats. The Bobcats recalled Collins on December 21, 2010. That night, he played a career-high 14 minutes, made his first three point shot, recorded his first two steals
and scored five points for the first time in his career in a 99–81 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
On February 24, 2011, Collins was waived by the Bobcats to create roster room following a trade between the Bobcats and Portland Trail Blazers
. On March 18, 2011, he signed contract with Lietuvos Rytas
until the end of the season. In June, he signed with Quebradillas Pirates
of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional, but he supposedly failed a physical and returned to the United States one day later. In August 2011, he signed with Hacettepe Universitesi
of the Turkish Basketball League
. He had been slated to play in Russia and Puerto Rico before signing in Turkey.
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professional basketball
Basketball
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player who plays for Hacettepe Üniversitesi
Hacettepe Üniversitesi B.K.
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Basketbol Kulübü is a professional basketball team of based in Ankara, Turkey. The team is the official athletics branch of Hacettepe University. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats, which was opened in 2010...
, in the Turkish Basketball League
Turkish Basketball League
The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...
. He formerly played for the Charlotte Bobcats
Charlotte Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...
of the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
. He has also played for Lietuvos Rytas
BC Lietuvos Rytas
BC Lietuvos rytas is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League , the VTB United League, and the Eurocup...
, Maine Red Claws and Quebradillas Pirates. As an All-American member of the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, he earned a national championship in the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2007–08 basketball season...
, three Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
The Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament is the championship men's basketball tournament in the Big 12 Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament of four rounds, with the top four seeds getting byes in the first round...
championships, and four consecutive Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
regular season championships. He was regarded as one of the leaders of the team and was its captain
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...
during his senior year.
Collins grew up in Chicago where he was a multisport standout athlete at Crane High School
Crane High School (Illinois)
Richard T. Crane Technical Preparatory High School, commonly known as Crane Tech Prep or Crane Tech High School, is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois. It is located at 2245 West Jackson Boulevard in Chicago's Near West Side community area....
. He was regarded as the second best point guard
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
in the nation by Scout.com
Scout.com
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and was considered one of the two best class of 2006 basketball prospects in the state of Illinois (along with Jon Scheyer
Jon Scheyer
Jonathan James "Jon" Scheyer is an American-Israeli professional basketball player. He plays shooting guard for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Super League in that competition, the Adriatic League, and the Euroleague...
).
Collins was a well-decorated basketball player at Kansas. He was unanimously selected to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team for the 2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team. After leading the 2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team to the Big 12 Conference regular season title, Collins was named to the 2009 first team All-Big 12 team
2008–09 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
The 2008–09 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season marks the 13th season of Big 12 Conference basketball.-Big 12 Coaches Poll:-All-Big 12 players:*Curtis Jerrells, Baylor*Sherron Collins, Kansas*Blake Griffin, Oklahoma*A.J...
. That season, he was named a consensus second team 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American
2009 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not...
. He was also a consensus first team 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American
2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not...
as a senior and earned the Most Outstanding Player award while leading his team to the 2010 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
2010 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2010 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship was the 2010 edition of the Big 12 Conference's championship tournament held at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri from March 10 until March 13, 2010. It was won by top-seeded Kansas...
championship. He was included on many of the watchlists for the most prestigious college basketball awards as both a junior and senior. Collins is the all-time winningest Jayhawk over a four-year span with 130 victories, and he holds the school record for most consecutive free throws.
Following his senior season, Collins was eligible for the 2010 NBA Draft
2010 NBA Draft
The 2010 NBA Draft was held on June 24, 2010 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The draft, which started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time , was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur...
but went undrafted. Shortly after, he signed a free-agent contract with the Charlotte Bobcats
Charlotte Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...
and participated in their summer camp. He represented them in the Orlando Summer League
Orlando Summer League
The Orlando Pro Summer League is a pro basketball league run by the NBA club the Orlando Magic in the United States each summer following the NBA Draft. Teams consist of players who have been in the league for 3 years or fewer as well as newly drafted talent....
before being signed for the regular season.
Personal
Sherron Collins was born in Chicago, Illinois to Stacey Harris. While growing up in Chicago he overcame the adversity of a father who periodically spent time in jail as well as an environment filled with gang life. He lost his best friend to gunfire at the age of 16. Sherron had had two children by the time of his National Championship season: Sherron Jr. and Sherr'mari Marlon Collins (born April 6, 2007; mother is Re'Quiya Aguirre). In 2006, he dealt with the death of his first born and the following year, he endured a sex scandal.Growing up, Collins was very active playing several sports including football, basketball, and baseball. In 2002, Sherron began his high school career at Crane Tech Prep High School. During his time at Crane, Sherron was a standout multi-sport athlete, playing wide-receiver/free safety on the football team and pitching for the baseball team. On the basketball court, Collins averaged 19.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists as a junior during the 2004-05 season. During his senior season, he averaged 33 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the Cougars. He was regarded as the number 2 Chicago metropolitan area and Illinois basketball prospect in the class of 2006 behind Jon Scheyer
Jon Scheyer
Jonathan James "Jon" Scheyer is an American-Israeli professional basketball player. He plays shooting guard for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Super League in that competition, the Adriatic League, and the Euroleague...
. As a result, he was named a McDonald's All-American as well as a Third-team Parade All-American. He was selected as a First-team All-State selection in 2006. Additionally, Collins played in the Michael Jordan All-American Classic in April 2006. Scout.com
Scout.com
Scout.com is an integrated sports publishing company that produces both an Internet and print product. Scout has more than 2.1 million visitors...
ranked him as the number 2 point guard in the nation. He was the No. 21-ranked player in the class of 2006 and the No. 4-ranked point guard by Rivals.com
Rivals.com
Rivals.com is a network of websites that focus mainly on college football and basketball recruiting. The network was started in 1996 and currently employs more than 300 personnel.-Schools:The individual collegiate sites can be found...
. Collins helped guide Crane to the 2003 and 2005 conference and city championship titles. His best game was a 45 point performance against Whitney Young Magnet High School during his senior season. In 2009, ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
named Collins to the Illinois Prep All-Decade Team.
Freshman season
As a freshman, Collins was an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection and a unanimous selection to the Big 12 All-Rookie team. He averaged 22.3 minutes and 9.3 points per game. He led Kansas in scoring five times and in assists on 12 occasions. On January 15, 2007, Collins scored 23 points vs. Missouri. He scored 20 points at on February 19 and he had 20 vs. Texas on March 11 in the 88–84 overtime 2007 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament2007 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2007 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship was the 2007 edition of the Big 12 Conference's championship tournament held at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City from March 8 until March 11, 2007...
championship game victory. Collins was also a solid student earning Athletic Director's and Big 12 Commissioner's honor rolls in the spring of 2007.
Sophomore season
In his second season with the Jayhawks, Collins won the 2008 Big 12 Sixth Man Award. For the week of March 12, he earned Big 12 Player of the week. Collins helped the Jayhawks capture the 2008 national championship2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2007–08 basketball season...
, averaging 8.3 points and 3.8 assists in the NCAA tournament. He made two key plays in the title game versus the Memphis Tigers
2007–08 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2007–08 college basketball season, the 87th season of Tiger basketball...
, first stealing an inbound pass with under two minutes remaining in regulation and Kansas trailing by seven, then hitting a three to cut the deficit to four. Later, with seconds remaining in regulation and with Kansas trailing by three, he took the ball down the court following a Memphis free throw, barely escaping fouls, and passed the ball to teammate Mario Chalmers
Mario Chalmers
Almario Vernard "Mario" Chalmers is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the NBA. He was selected 34th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves...
, who made a three-pointer to tie the game with two seconds remaining. Kansas would go on to win in overtime. He missed six games due to a stress fracture
Stress fracture
A stress fracture is one type of incomplete fracture in bones. It is caused by "unusual or repeated stress" and also heavy continuous weight on the ankle or leg...
of his foot. Following the season, he had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
Junior season
Collins was the top returning scorer for the 2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team his junior year; every starter from the previous year's National Championship team graduated or departed for the NBA. Collins was on the early season Top 50 watchlist for the Naismith AwardNaismith Award
Naismith Award is a basketball award named after Dr. James Naismith, and awarded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club.The Naismith Award can be:* Naismith College Player of the Year...
. He was also selected as being among the 17 Bob Cousy Award
Bob Cousy Award
The Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the top men's collegiate point guard. It is named after six-time National Basketball Association champion Bob Cousy, who played point guard for the Boston Celtics...
finalists, the Top 30 midseason Wooden Award candidates, the Top 30 midseason Naismith Award candidates and the Top 15 Oscar Robertson Trophy
Oscar Robertson Trophy
The Oscar Robertson Trophy is given out annually to outstanding men's college basketball players by the United States Basketball Writers Association . The trophy is considered to be the oldest of its kind and has been given out since 1959...
candidates. The team captain
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...
and vocal leader of the team, Collins was awarded the team's Danny Manning MVP award with Cole Aldrich
Cole Aldrich
Cole David Aldrich is an American basketball player who is currently playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the National Basketball Association . He completed his junior year at the University of Kansas in March 2010. Aldrich was selected as a McDonald's All American in 2006. He attended...
following the season. Collins led the 2008–09 Jayhawks in points, minutes, assists and free-throw percentage. He led the team in scoring in 27 games, including the final 10 of the season. In the Big 12, he ranked third in scoring and fourth in assists. Collins made 35 consecutive free-throws over an eight game span from January 10–February 2 to set KU's all-time record. Over the course of the season he was named Big 12 Player of the Week three times. He was a unanimous selection to the 2008–09 Big 12 All-conference first team
2008–09 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
The 2008–09 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season marks the 13th season of Big 12 Conference basketball.-Big 12 Coaches Poll:-All-Big 12 players:*Curtis Jerrells, Baylor*Sherron Collins, Kansas*Blake Griffin, Oklahoma*A.J...
. He was a second-team 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American
2009 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not...
by the United States Basketball Writers Association
United States Basketball Writers Association
The United States Basketball Writers Association was founded in 1956 by Walter Byers and serves the interests of journalists who cover college basketball.-Scholarships:...
(USBW) and the National Association of Basketball Coaches
National Association of Basketball Coaches
The National Association of Basketball Coaches , headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, is an American organization of college men's basketball coaches...
(NABC) and was a third-team All America selection by the Associated Press
Associated Press
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and The Sporting News
The Sporting News
Sporting News is an American-based sports magazine. It was established in 1886, and it became the dominant American publication covering baseball — so much so that it acquired the nickname "The Bible of Baseball"...
. On Monday, April 13, Collins announced that he would return to KU for his senior season.
Senior season
After having been named a consensus second-team All-American selection the at the end of his junior year, he was a unanimous selection to the preseason All-Big 12 first-team. The 2009-10 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team were the preseason number-one ranked team in the 2009–10 Big 12 Conference2009–10 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
The 2009–10 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season marks the 14th season of Big 12 Conference basketball.-Big 12 Coaches Poll:-All-Big 12 players:*Sherron Collins, Kansas*Willie Warren, Oklahoma*Damion James, Texas*Craig Brackins, Iowa State...
poll, marking the third time in Collins' career the Jayhawks were preseason number one in conference. Collins was a preseason top 50 watchlist candidate for both the 2010 Naismith Award
Naismith Award
Naismith Award is a basketball award named after Dr. James Naismith, and awarded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club.The Naismith Award can be:* Naismith College Player of the Year...
and the 2010 Wooden Award. As the season progressed, Collins was named to the Midseason top 30 candidates list for the Wooden Award, Midseason top 30 list for the Naismith Trophy, 20 finalists list for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award
Bob Cousy Award
The Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the top men's collegiate point guard. It is named after six-time National Basketball Association champion Bob Cousy, who played point guard for the Boston Celtics...
and the finalist list for the 2010 Oscar Robertson Trophy
Oscar Robertson Trophy
The Oscar Robertson Trophy is given out annually to outstanding men's college basketball players by the United States Basketball Writers Association . The trophy is considered to be the oldest of its kind and has been given out since 1959...
. At the end of the regular season, he was selected as a first-team All-Big 12 member by the league's coaches. Then, he earned the Most Outstanding Player Award of the 2010 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
2010 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2010 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship was the 2010 edition of the Big 12 Conference's championship tournament held at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri from March 10 until March 13, 2010. It was won by top-seeded Kansas...
after leading Kansas to the championship. Collins has been recognized as a first team 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American
2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not...
by the USBW and NABC, making him a consensus first team selection. He was a second team selection by Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
, Fox Sports
Fox Sports (USA)
Fox Sports is a division of the Fox Broadcasting Company . It was formed in 1994 with Fox's acquisition of broadcast rights to National Football League games...
, The Sporting News, and Yahoo! Sports
Yahoo! Sports
Yahoo! Sports was launched on December 8, 1997. It receives a majority of its information from STATS, Inc., employs various writers, and has team pages for teams in almost every North American sport...
. He was also included on the final 26-man ballot for the Wooden Award and subsequently selected to the ten-man Wooden All-American team as one of ten finalists for the award. At the end of the year he was recognized as the inaugural recipient of the Lute Olsen Award as National Player of the Year at the collegeinsider.com awards banquet. He was recognized along with Jon Scheyer
Jon Scheyer
Jonathan James "Jon" Scheyer is an American-Israeli professional basketball player. He plays shooting guard for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Super League in that competition, the Adriatic League, and the Euroleague...
, Scottie Reynolds
Scottie Reynolds
Scottie Reynolds is an American professional basketball player who will play for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters of the Philippine Basketball Association. The Huntsville, Alabama native played for Villanova University in the Big East Conference of the NCAA...
, and Greivis Vasquez
Greivis Vasquez
Greivis Vásquez is a Venezuelan basketball player with the Memphis Grizzlies, who selected him in the first round of the 2010 NBA Draft. He was chosen after a stellar U.S. college career with the University of Maryland men's basketball team...
for the NABC Career Achievement Awards. Collins is recognized as the winningest Jayhawk because the team won 130 games during his four year tenure. However, he missed at least six of those games. Collins was awarded the 2010 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award
The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award is an annual college basketball award in the United States intended to honor shorter–than–average players who excel on the court despite their size. The award, named in honor of James Naismith's daughter–in–law, was established for men in 1969 and for women in 1984...
, which recognizes a seniors male basketball player 6 feet (1.8 m) and shorter, who excel in both academics and athletics. He was one of five finalists flown out to Los Angeles for the announcement of the Wooden Award along with eventual winner Evan Turner
Evan Turner
Evan Marcel Turner , nicknamed The Villain, is an American basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers. Turner was drafted 2nd overall by the 76ers in the 2010 NBA draft. Turner plays the point guard, shooting guard and small forward positions. Turner is a first-team 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball...
, John Wall
John Wall (basketball)
Johnathan Hildred Wall, Jr. is an American basketball player with the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association. Wall was chosen first overall in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Wizards...
, Wesley Johnson
Wesley Johnson (basketball)
Wesley JaMarr Johnson is an American basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played college basketball at Syracuse and Iowa State...
and Da'Sean Butler
Da'Sean Butler
Da'Sean Butler is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs and was on assignment in the NBA D-League for the Austin Toros. In November 2011 he joined for trial period to Latvian Basketball League club Rīgas VEF...
. Collins went undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft
2010 NBA Draft
The 2010 NBA Draft was held on June 24, 2010 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The draft, which started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time , was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur...
.
College stats
| Year | Games Played | Minutes | PPG | Assists | Turnovers | Steals | 3 PM | 3 PA | 3 P % | FG % | FT % | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-07 | 38 | 22.3 | 9.3 | 112 | 63 | 28 | 47 | 116 | .405% | .478% | .766% | 345 |
| 07-08 | 34 | 23.8 | 9.3 | 105 | 68 | 39 | 38 | 105 | .362% | .462% | .776% | 315 |
| 08-09 | 35 | 35.1 | 18.9 | 174 | 115 | 39 | 77 | 205 | .376% | .434% | .795% | 661 |
| 09-10 | 36 | 33.0 | 15.5 | 161 | 85 | 39 | 70 | 189 | .370% | .426% | .855% | 558 |
Professional career
After going undrafted in the June 24, 2010 NBA Draft, Collins signed with the Charlotte Bobcats on June 25. He participated in summer workouts with the team. During the Orlando Summer LeagueOrlando Summer League
The Orlando Pro Summer League is a pro basketball league run by the NBA club the Orlando Magic in the United States each summer following the NBA Draft. Teams consist of players who have been in the league for 3 years or fewer as well as newly drafted talent....
, he played four games, including a 32 point performance in his finale. On August 6, 2010, the Bobcats signed Collins to a two-year deal. He made his NBA debut in the 2010-11 Bobcats' fourth game on November 3, 2010 against the New Jersey Nets and posted two assists in four minutes. On December 4, 2010, he scored his first NBA points. On December 8, 2010, Collins was assigned to the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League
NBA Development League
The NBA Development League, or NBA D-League, is the National Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization. Known until summer 2005 as the National Basketball Development League , the NBA D-League started with eight teams in the fall of 2001...
. The Red Claws are the affiliate of the Bobcats. The Bobcats recalled Collins on December 21, 2010. That night, he played a career-high 14 minutes, made his first three point shot, recorded his first two steals
Steal (basketball)
In basketball, a steal occurs when a defensive player legally causes a turnover by his positive, aggressive action. This can be done by deflecting and controlling, catching, or batting to a teammate a pass or dribble of an offensive player...
and scored five points for the first time in his career in a 99–81 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
On February 24, 2011, Collins was waived by the Bobcats to create roster room following a trade between the Bobcats and Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...
. On March 18, 2011, he signed contract with Lietuvos Rytas
BC Lietuvos Rytas
BC Lietuvos rytas is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League , the VTB United League, and the Eurocup...
until the end of the season. In June, he signed with Quebradillas Pirates
Quebradillas Pirates
The Piratas de Quebradillas is a Puerto Rican basketball team, part of the National Superior Basketball League. Founded in the 1930s, it is one of the original teams of the league. The team had its most successful era during the 1970s, when they won 4 championships -including a threepeat- and...
of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional, but he supposedly failed a physical and returned to the United States one day later. In August 2011, he signed with Hacettepe Universitesi
Hacettepe Üniversitesi B.K.
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Basketbol Kulübü is a professional basketball team of based in Ankara, Turkey. The team is the official athletics branch of Hacettepe University. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats, which was opened in 2010...
of the Turkish Basketball League
Turkish Basketball League
The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...
. He had been slated to play in Russia and Puerto Rico before signing in Turkey.
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The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...
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Career highs
- Points: 5 vs. Oklahoma City 12/21/10
- Rebounds: 2 @ Detroit 02/02/11
- Assists: 2 2 times
- Steals: 2 vs. Oklahoma City 12/21/10
- Blocks: None
See also
- 2006 high school boys basketball All-Americans2006 high school boys basketball All-AmericansAn All-American team is an honorary sports team that is generally composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". The term is used in...
- 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans2009 NCAA Men's Basketball All-AmericansAn All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not...
- 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-AmericansAn All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not...
External links
- Sherron Collins Profile (NBA) at NBA.com
- Sherron Collins Profile (NBA) at ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
- Sherron Collins Profile (college) at ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
- Kansas bio
- NBA prospect ranking
- archives at Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThe Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
- Summer league stats