Collison with the Oklahoma City Thunder in March 2010
Oklahoma City Thunder
Position
Special assistant
League
NBA
Personal information
Born
(1980-10-26) October 26, 1980 (age 43) Orange City, Iowa, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight
255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school
Iowa Falls (Iowa Falls, Iowa)
College
Kansas (1999–2003)
NBA draft
2003: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career
2003–2018
Position
Power forward / center
Number
4
Career history
2003–2018
Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder
Career highlights and awards
No. 4 retired by Oklahoma City Thunder
NABC Player of the Year (2003)
Consensus first-team All-American (2003)
Big 12 Player of the Year (2003)
2× First-team All-Big 12 (2001, 2003)
No. 4 jersey retired by Kansas Jayhawks
Second-team Parade All-American (1999)
McDonald's All-American (1999)
Career statistics
Points
5,359 (5.9 ppg)
Rebounds
4,701 (5.2 rpg)
Assists
939 (1.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing United States
FIBA Americas Championship
2003 San Juan
Team competition
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
1998 Puerto Plata
Team competition
FIBA U19 World Championship
1999 Lisbon
Team competition
FIBA U21 World Championship
2001 Saitama
Team competition
Nicholas John Collison (born October 26, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who is a special assistant for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He spent his entire career with the Seattle SuperSonics, later renamed the Thunder in 2008. Collison was drafted by the SuperSonics in the first round of the 2003 NBA draft and retired as a member of the Thunder in 2018. As a college player, he went to two Final Fours as a member of the Kansas Jayhawks.
Co-Iowa Mr. Basketball, along with future college teammate and roommate NickCollison. Hinrich originally committed to play basketball at Iowa State but when...
The Kings traded this pick along with Tariq Abdul-Wahad to the Magic for Nick Anderson on August 3, 1999. "Magic trades Anderson for Kings' Abdul-Wahad"...
history with 2,951 points. The next closest player to his point total is NickCollison, who is 854 points behind Manning. Manning is the son of Ed Manning...
terrorist (d. 2002) 1980 – Cristian Chivu, Romanian footballer 1980 – NickCollison, American basketball player 1980 – Claire Cooper, English actress 1980...
On March 20, 2019, the club officially retired number 4 in honor of NickCollison, who played for the team from 2003 to 2018. As the Thunder's original...
PlayStation 2 in 2003. On the cover is then-Kansas Jayhawks player NickCollison. Reception The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according...
Basketball Association career 3-point field goal percentage leaders "NickCollison To Take On New Role In Thunder Front Office". Oklahoma City Thunder...
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