Corban Collins (born July 21, 1994) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at LSU, Morehead State and Alabama.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 21, 1994 High Point, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–2022 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2018 | VfL Kirchheim Knights |
| 2018–2019 | BC Luleå |
| 2019 | Pallacanestro Cantù |
| 2019–2020 | Blu Basket 1971 |
| 2020–2021 | A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale |
| 2021–2022 | Helsinki Seagulls |
| 2022 | Trepça |
| 2022 | Södertälje BBK |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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College career
editLSU
editCollins began his collegiate career playing for the LSU Tigers and averaged 2.6 points and 9.1 minutes played in 27 games as a freshman. He decided to leave the program following the end of the season and chose to transfer to Morehead State over Murray State and Central Florida.[1]
Morehead State
editCollins spent three seasons as a member of the Morehead State Eagles, sitting out as a true sophomore due to NCAA transfer rules. As a redshirt sophomore, Collins made 19 starts for the Eagles and averaged 8.8 points per game. He was named second team All-Ohio Valley Conference after leading the Eagles with 11.0 points per game and finishing second in the conference with a .425 Three-point shooting percentage.[2]
Alabama
editCollins played his final season at Alabama. He averaged 7.0 points and 1.8 rebounds per game.[3]
Professional career
editKirchheim Knights
editCollins signed with VfL Kirchheim Knights of the German second division, ProA, on October 9, 2017.[4] In his first professional season, Collins finished third in the league with 17.3 points per game and recorded 4.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game.[5]
Luleå
editCollins signed with BC Luleå of the Swedish Basketligan on July 7, 2018.[6] Collins finished second in the Basketligan in scoring with 19.4 points per game and while also averaging 4.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists (6th in the league) and 1.6 steals per game.[5]
Pallacanestro Cantù
editCollins signed with Pallacanestro Cantù of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A on July 26, 2019.[7] Collins left the team in December 2019. He averaged 6.8 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists over 11 games for Cantu.[8]
Blu Basket 1971
editCollins signed with Blu Basket 1971 of the Italian second division, Serie A2 Basket, on December 30, 2019.[9] He averaged 19.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.[10]
A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale
editOn November 19, 2020, Collins signed with A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale.[10] In five games, he averaged 12 points and 3.4 assists per game.[11]
Helsinki Seagulls
editOn January 19, 2021, Collins signed with the Helsinki Seagulls of the Korisliiga.[11] He averaged 8.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.[12]
KB Trepça
editOn January 13, 2022, Collins signed with KB Trepça of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.[12]
Södertälje BBK
editCollins signed with Swedish team Södertälje BBK for the 2022-23 campaign. Due to a hip injury, the contract was terminated in October 2022.[13] He subsequently announced the end of his professional career.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Morehead State adds second transfer from LSU". Lexington Herald-Leader. June 7, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ Byington, Aex (May 3, 2016). "Alabama basketball adds transfer point guard". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ Cloninger, David (October 28, 2017). "Previewing SEC basketball: Alabama". The Post and Courier. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ Lambert, Tyler (October 9, 2017). "Former Eagle Collins Signs Pro Deal in Germany". MSUEagles.com. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ a b Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (July 22, 2019). "Cantu adds Collins to their roster, ex BC Lulea". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ Obradovic, Igor (July 7, 2018). "Corban Collins (ex Kirchheim) signs at BC Lulea". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ "Basketball Cantù Corban Collins arrives". Giornale di Como (in Italian). July 26, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ "Collins leaves Cantu". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "Blu Basket Gruppo Remer Treviglio signs Corban Collins". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. December 30, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Casale lands Corban Collins". Eurobasket. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ a b Lupo, Nicola (January 19, 2021). "Corban Collins to sign with Helsinki Seagulls". Sportando. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Trepca signs Corban Collins, ex Seagulls". Eurobasket. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Nyförvärvet tvingas sluta – så agerar SBBK: "Kommer värva två spelare"". LT (in Swedish). 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "SBBK har signat herrspelare". Södertälje BBK (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-01-31.