Position Guard / Small forward Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg) Weight 100 kg League PLK
Euroleague Name Mardy Collins Career start 2006 | Nationality American Role Basketball player Current team Strasbourg IG Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Height 1.98 m School Temple University | |
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Born August 4, 1984 (age 39)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ( 1984-08-04 ) High school Simon Gratz
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Similar People Doc Rivers, Mike D'Antoni, Larry Brown | ||
Mardy collins euroleauge 2014 2015
Maurice Rodney "Mardy" Collins (born August 4, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League. He completed his college basketball career at Temple University, and was drafted by the New York Knicks with the 29th pick of the first round of the 2006 NBA draft. Collins played for the Knicks for two seasons and then played for the Los Angeles Clippers from 2008 to 2010. Since 2011, Collins has played in various international leagues.
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- Mardy collins euroleauge 2014 2015
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- High school career
- College career
- New York Knicks
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Los Angeles D Fenders
- International career
- Career statistics
- References
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High school career
Collins attended Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia, as did NBA players Aaron McKie and Rasheed Wallace.
College career
Scouts were impressed by Collins' defense and team play. He totaled 89 steals for his 2005–06 season at Temple University, primarily by stepping into passing lanes. He also averaged 16.9 points per game, 4.7 rebounds per game, and 4.0 assists per game.
New York Knicks
In 52 games played during the 2006–2007 season, Collins averaged 4.5 points per game, 2.0 rebounds per game, and 1.6 assists per game. However, in the final ten games of the season, when he played a substantially higher number of minutes than previously in the season, he averaged 14.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.9 steals.
On December 16, 2006, during the fourth quarter of a game between the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets, Collins committed a hard foul against Nuggets guard J. R. Smith. The ensuing confrontation resulted in a brawl, after which ten players were ejected. Collins received a six-game suspension.
He played a career-high 51 minutes on April 7, 2007 against the Milwaukee Bucks, scoring 19 points in addition to 12 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 steals.
Los Angeles Clippers
On November 21, 2008, Collins and Zach Randolph were traded to the Los Angeles Clippers for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley.
Los Angeles D-Fenders
Collins became a member of the Los Angeles D-Fenders on December 28, 2011.
International career
On January 17, 2011, Collins signed a one-year contract with the Turkish League team Bornova Belediye. In November 2012, he joined the Israeli team Maccabi Ashdod In May 2013, he signed with Guaros de Lara of the Venezuelan League. On August 26, 2013, he signed with Sutor Montegranaro of the Italian League.
On January 1, 2014, he signed a contract with the then reigning back-to-back EuroLeague champions, Olympiacos of the Greek League, until the end of the season. Over 14 EuroLeague games, in which he played as a bench player, he averaged 2.1 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.
On September 26, 2014, he signed a contract with the Polish team Turów Zgorzelec, following the departure of Christian Eyenga from the team.
For the 2015–16 season, Collins signed with Strasbourg IG.
On July 27, 2016, Collins signed with PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban, for the 2016–17 season. On August 17, 2017, he re-signed with Lokomotiv for one more season.
Career statistics
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.