Gary Collier
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Gary Collier | |
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College | Tulsa |
Conference | MVC |
Sport | Basketball |
Position | Small Forward |
Career | 1990 – 1994 |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Nationality | USA |
Born | October 8, 1971 Fort Worth, Texas |
High school | Fort Worth Dunbar High School Fort Worth, Texas |
Career highlights | |
Awards | |
1994 MVC Player of the Year | |
Championships | |
1994 MVC Regular Season Championship | |
Tournaments | |
1994 NCAA Tournament |
Gary Collier (October 8, 1971 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a former college basketball player who went to the University of Tulsa.
Collier played four seasons for the Golden Hurricane and was named the 1994 MVC player of the year. He led the 1994 NCAA Tournament in scoring average with 31.3 points per game.[1]
Collier was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd Round of the 1994 NBA Draft;[2] however, he never played in the NBA. He did play professionally in Europe, notably for Telindus Mons Hainaut, where he was signed in 2000.[3] He averaged 17.4 points for Telindus Mons in the final Korać Cup.[4]
Collier is currently the boys basketball coach at Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ 1994 NCAA Tournament. CBS Sportsline. http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/yearbyyear/1994
- ^ The Draft Review. http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1177&Itemid=5
- ^ Belgian Basketball. http://www.b-all.be/basketball//2000-2001/news.php
- ^ Gary Collier. FIBA Europe. http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_f43ulKJBGLcVnbH-aqLVu2.teamID_2886.compID_MsfTeemRHYovSUdkYV76x0.season_2002.roundID_2557.playerID_23636.html
- ^ "Collier to be boys coach at Heights." Star-Telegram, Apr. 18, 2007. http://www.star-telegram.com/334/story/72468.html