Don Collins

For other people named Don Collins, see Don Collins (disambiguation).

Donald Collins (born November 28, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player. Collins was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks, in the first round (18th pick), of the 1980 NBA draft. Collins played in 303 National Basketball Association (NBA) games for four teams, over six seasons, averaging just under 10 points per game for his career.

Don Collins

Personal information
Born	(1958-11-28) November 28, 1958 Toledo, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Scott (Toledo, Ohio)
College	Washington State (1976–1980)
NBA draft	1980: 1st round, 18th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1980–1991
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Number	42, 7, 22, 18, 12
Career history
1980–1981	Atlanta Hawks
1981–1983	Washington Bullets
1983–1984	Golden State Warriors
1984–1985	Lancaster Lightning
1985	Washington Bullets
1985–1986	Baltimore Lightning
1986	Tampa Bay Thrillers
1986–1987	Tampa Bay Stars
1987	Rapid City Thrillers
1987	Milwaukee Bucks
1987–1991	CSP Limoges
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer (1988) 3× French League Foreign MVP (1988–1990) CBA Newcomer of the Year (1985) CBA scoring champion (1986) Second-team All-American – AP (1980) Pac-10 Player of the Year (1980) First-team All-Pac-10 (1980) 2× Second-team All-Pac-10 (1978, 1979)
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,983 (9.8 ppg)
Rebounds	837 (2.8 rpg)
Assists	546 (1.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

College career

Collins, a 6'6" tall Scott High School standout, was selected as the Pac-10 Player of the Year, after averaging 23 points per game for Washington State University, in 1980 and leading the Cougars to their first NCAA Tournament berth since 1941. In a 2011 story, Cougfan.com recounted Collins' sterling career at Washington State and made the case that he is the greatest player in school history.

USBL and CBA

Collins starred in basketball minor leagues, averaging more than 30 points per game, in the United States Basketball League (USBL). A member of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA's) 50th Anniversary Team, Collins is regarded as one of the most prolific scorers in the history of minor league basketball.

Collins had two 63-point scoring games in the minor leagues, both in 1986: In the CBA, as a member of the Baltimore Lightning, against the Detroit Spirits; and in the USBL, as a member of the Tampa Bay Flash, against the Jersey Jammers.

That same year, as a member of the Tampa Bay Thrillers, Collins earned MVP honors at the CBA All-Star Game. Collins and head coach Bill Musselman, led the Thrillers to three consecutive CBA titles.

Professional career

Collins also spent several seasons playing professionally overseas, in France for CSP Limoges and Rupella La Rochelle, and in Switzerland, for Pully and Cossonay.

NBA career statistics

Legend

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	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1980–81	Atlanta	47	-	25.2	.434	.000	.846	4.0	2.4	1.5	0.2	12.7
1980–81	Washington	34	-	19.4	.463	.000	.673	2.4	2.2	1.0	0.4	9.8
1981–82	Washington	79	18	20.4	.511	.083	.716	2.5	1.9	1.1	0.3	10.0
1982–83	Washington	65	21	24.2	.523	.000	.743	3.2	2.0	1.3	0.5	11.8
1983–84	Golden State	61	6	15.7	.483	.200	.730	2.1	1.1	0.7	0.2	7.2
1984–85	Washington	11	0	8.3	.353	.000	.889	1.7	0.6	0.6	0.4	2.9
1986–87	Milwaukee	6	0	9.5	.357	.000	.714	2.5	0.3	0.3	0.2	4.2
Career		303	45	20.2	.485	.069	.749	2.8	1.8	1.1	0.3	9.8

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1981–82	Washington	7	-	21.3	.432	-	.714	3.1	0.9	0.6	0.1	6.1
1984–85	Washington	1	0	2.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		8	0	18.9	.432	.000	.714	2.8	0.8	0.5	0.1	5.4

External links

• Don-Collins.fr