This article is about the basketball player. For the surfer, see Jason Collins (surfer).
Jason Collins
Collins with the Brooklyn Nets in 2014
Personal information
Born
(1978-12-02) December 2, 1978 (age 45) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality
American
Listed height
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight
255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school
Harvard-Westlake (Los Angeles, California)
College
Stanford (1997–2001)
NBA draft
2001: 1st round, 18th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career
2001–2014
Position
Center
Number
35, 34, 98, 46
Career history
2001–2008
New Jersey Nets
2008
Memphis Grizzlies
2008–2009
Minnesota Timberwolves
2009–2012
Atlanta Hawks
2012–2013
Boston Celtics
2013
Washington Wizards
2014
Brooklyn Nets
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-American – NABC (2001)
Pete Newell Big Man Award (2001)
First-team All-Pac-10 (2001)
Fourth-team Parade All-American (1997)
Career NBA statistics
Points
2,621 (3.6 ppg)
Rebounds
2,706 (3.7 rpg)
Assists
626 (0.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Jason Paul Collins (born December 2, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who was a center for 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal, where he was an All-American in 2000–01. Collins was selected by the Houston Rockets as the 18th overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft.[1] He went on to play for the New Jersey Nets, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Washington Wizards and Brooklyn Nets.
After the 2012–13 NBA season concluded, Collins publicly came out as gay.[2] He became a free agent and did not play again until February 2014, when he signed with the Nets and became the first publicly gay athlete to play in any of four major North American pro sports leagues.[3] In April 2014, Collins was featured on the cover of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World".[4]
^"Jason Collins". National Museum of African American History and Culture. May 7, 2020. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
^"Jason Collins becomes the first openly gay NBA player". BBC News. February 24, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
^Keh, Andrew (February 23, 2014). "Jason Collins, First Openly Gay N.B.A. Player, Signs With Nets and Appears in Game". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
^"Jason Collins featured on cover of Time's Most Influential People - FOX Sports". April 25, 2014. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014.
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