Mardy Collins
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| Position | Point guard/Shooting guard |
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| League | NBA |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Team | New York Knicks |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | August 4, 1984 (age 22) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| College | Temple |
| Draft | 29th overall, 2006 New York Knicks |
| Pro career | 2006–present |
Mardy Collins (born August 4, 1984 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player, who recently 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.
Scouts were impressed by Collins' defense and team play. He totaled 89 steals for his 2005-06 season at Temple, 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.
Collins attended Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia, as did NBA players Aaron McKie and Rasheed Wallace.
On December 16, 2006, during the fourth quarter of a game between the Knicks and Denver Nuggets, Collins committed a hard foul against Nuggets guard J.R. Smith. The ensuing confrontation resulted in a brawl, after which 10 players were ejected. [1] Collins received a 6 game suspension. [2]
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| 2006 NBA Draft | ||
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| First Round Andrea Bargnani | LaMarcus Aldridge | Adam Morrison | Tyrus Thomas | Shelden Williams | Brandon Roy | Randy Foye | Rudy Gay | Patrick O'Bryant | Mouhamed Sene | J.J. Redick | Hilton Armstrong | Thabo Sefolosha | Ronnie Brewer | Cedric Simmons | Rodney Carney | Shawne Williams | Oleksiy Pecherov | Quincy Douby | Renaldo Balkman | Rajon Rondo | Marcus Williams | Josh Boone | Kyle Lowry | Shannon Brown | Jordan Farmar | Sergio Rodríguez | Maurice Ager | Mardy Collins | Joel Freeland |
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| Second Round James White | Steve Novak | Solomon Jones | Paul Davis | P.J. Tucker | Craig Smith | Bobby Jones | Kosta Perovic | David Noel | Denham Brown | James Augustine | Daniel Gibson | Marcus Vinicius | Lior Eliyahu | Alexander Johnson | Dee Brown | Paul Millsap | Vladimir Veremeenko | Leon Powe | Ryan Hollins | Cheick Samb | Guillermo Diaz | Yotam Halperin | Hassan Adams | Ejike Ugboaja | Edin Bavcic | Loukas Mavrokefalidis | J.R. Pinnock | Damir Markota | Will Blalock |
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He played a career high 44 minutes against the New Orlean/Oklahoma city hornets, and scored 15 points.
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