James Collins (basketball)

James Collins
Shooting guard
Personal information
Date of birth November 5, 1973 (1973-11-05) (age 38)
Place of birth Jacksonville, Florida
Nationality  United States
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft 1997 / 2nd round, 37th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia Sixers
Pro career 1997–present
Career history
Los Angeles Clippers (1997–1998)
LaCrosse Bobcats, Quad City Thunder (1998–1999)
Strasbourg IG (1999)
Pinturas Bruguer (2000)
Grand Rapids Hoops (2000–2002)
Air Avellino (2002–2003)
Eurorida Scafati (2003–2004)
Cimberio Novara (2004–2006)
Vertical Vision Cantù (2006)
Indesit Fabriano (2006–2007)
Stats at NBA.com

James Edgar Collins (born November 5, 1973 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American professional basketball player whose last team was Indesit Fabriano of the Italian second division (Serie A2) in 2006/07 season.

He attended Florida State University and was selected 36th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1997 NBA Draft. He played one season in the NBA for the Los Angeles Clippers in 1997-98, who had obtained him from the 76ers by trading the rights to a 1998 second round pick (used to select Jelani McCoy). He has also been briefly signed by the Phoenix Suns in 1999, Washington Wizards in 1999 and Memphis Grizzlies in 2001, but has not played any NBA games for those teams.

Before Fabriano, he has played in Spain for Pinturas Bruguer[1] and Italy in Serie A for Air Avellino (2002–2003) and Vertical Vision Cantù (2006) and Serie A2 for Eurorida Scafati (2003–2004) and Cimberio Novara (2004–2006).

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