Gary Collier

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Gary Collier
College Tulsa
Conference MVC
Sport Basketball
Position Small Forward
Career 1990 – 1994
Height ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Nationality USA
Born October 8, 1971 (1971-10-08) (age 36)
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

  1. ^ 1994 NCAA Tournament. CBS Sportsline. http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/yearbyyear/1994
  2. ^ The Draft Review. http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1177&Itemid=5
  3. ^ Belgian Basketball. http://www.b-all.be/basketball//2000-2001/news.php
  4. ^ Gary Collier. FIBA Europe. http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_f43ulKJBGLcVnbH-aqLVu2.teamID_2886.compID_MsfTeemRHYovSUdkYV76x0.season_2002.roundID_2557.playerID_23636.html
  5. ^ "Collier to be boys coach at Heights." Star-Telegram, Apr. 18, 2007. http://www.star-telegram.com/334/story/72468.html