Darren Collison

Darren Collison

Collison with Los Angeles Clippers in 2013.
No. 7 – Sacramento Kings
Position Point guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1987-08-23) August 23, 1987
Rancho Cucamonga, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Etiwanda
(Rancho Cucamonga, California)
College UCLA (2005–2009)
NBA draft 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall
Selected by the New Orleans Hornets
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 New Orleans Hornets
2010–2012 Indiana Pacers
2012–2013 Dallas Mavericks
2013–2014 Los Angeles Clippers
2014–present Sacramento Kings
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Darren Michael Collison (born August 23, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors in his first season in the NBA with the New Orleans Hornets.

Collison played four seasons of college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. He earned All-Pac-10 conference honors three times, and won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award his senior year as the top college player 6 feet (1.8 m) and under. He was drafted by the Hornets in the first round with the 21st overall pick of the 2009 NBA draft. Collison also played for the Indiana Pacers and Dallas Mavericks.

Early years

Collison was born in Rancho Cucamonga, California to parents Dennis and June (Griffith), who were both elite track and field athletes for Guyana. As a senior in Etiwanda High School, Collison was named a fourth-team Parade All-American.[1]

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Collison was listed as the No. 16 point guard and the No. 100 player in the nation in 2005.[2]

College career

Collison with UCLA in 2008.

He was a backup to Jordan Farmar in the Bruins' 2005–06 season, becoming the starting point guard the following season. He was awarded the MVP of the Maui Invitational Tournament in December 2006 and was named the Pacific-10 Conference Player of the Week on December 4, 2006, and again on February 18, 2007.[1] During the 2006–07 season, Collison averaged 2.2 steals per game—the most in the Pacific-10 Conference.[1] He also averaged 5.7 assists (2nd in the Pac-10), as well as a three-point shooting percentage of 44.7 percent.[3]

Collison returned to UCLA for his junior and senior years and ended up playing in a total of 142 games at UCLA, tied for the most ever. In his senior year in 2008–09, he was named to the All-Pac-10 team after averaging 14.4 points, 4.7 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. He led the conference in free throw percentage, and was third in assists, steals, and assists-to-turnover ratio. Collison won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award that year, awarded to the best college player 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) or shorter.[4] He was also named the Bruins' co-Most Valuable Player (MVP) along with Josh Shipp.[5] Collison and fellow senior teammates Shipp and Alfred Aboya finished their careers as the winningest class in UCLA history with 123 wins.[6][7][8] The distinction was relative, as John Wooden's legendary teams played shorter seasons and freshmen were ineligible.[7]

Professional career

New Orleans Hornets (2009–2010)

Collison was widely considered to be one of the top point guard prospects in the 2009 NBA Draft coming out of UCLA.[9] He was selected in the first round with the 21st overall by the New Orleans Hornets.

Collison with the Indiana Pacers.

With Chris Paul out for months at two separate times during the 2009–10 season, Collison became the starting point guard. Collison handed out a Hornets rookie-record 18 assists and scored 17 points on January 30, 2010 when New Orleans ended Memphis's 11-game home winning streak with a 113–111 overtime victory. Later on March 8, 2010, Collison broke his own record with a Hornets rookie-record 20 assists (along with 16 points) in a 135–131 victory over the Golden State Warriors. In a game against the Indiana Pacers on February 19, 2010, Collison became only the second rookie of the 2009–10 season to get a triple-double with 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists. He finished 4th in the NBA Rookie of the Year voting and averaged 18.8 points and 9.1 assists in the 37 games as a starter, but had four turnovers a contest as a starter in his first NBA season.

Indiana Pacers (2010–2012)

On August 11, 2010, the Hornets traded Collison and James Posey to the Indiana Pacers in a four-team, five-player deal that also sent Troy Murphy to the New Jersey Nets, Trevor Ariza to the New Orleans Hornets and Courtney Lee to the Houston Rockets.[10]

Dallas Mavericks (2012–2013)

On July 12, 2012, Collison and Dahntay Jones were traded to the Dallas Mavericks for Ian Mahinmi.[11] Collison became the Mavericks' starting point guard, replacing Jason Kidd who left as a free agent. Collison was a key player in Dallas' 4–1 start in 2012–13, but he struggled as they lost 8 of their next 11.[12] After starting the team's first 14 games, Collison came off the bench for one game.[13] He missed the next game with a sprained right middle finger, prompting Dallas to sign Derek Fisher.[12] Fisher started in his first game with the Mavericks, while Collison remained a reserve.[14] 14 games later, on December 27, 2012, he regained the starting job.

Los Angeles Clippers (2013–2014)

On July 10, 2013, Collison signed a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers.[15] He again backed up Chris Paul, who was also on the Clippers. When Paul was out 18 games with an injured shoulder, Collison started and averaged 13.3 points and 6.5 assists in 32.6 minutes. The Clippers went 12–6 in that span, and coach Doc Rivers said the team "weathered the storm" without their All-Star point guard; he calling Collison's play "the key."[16] In Game 4 of the second round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Clippers overcame a 22-point deficit to tie the series at 2–2, as Collison scored 12 of his 18 points in the final quarter to help lead the team to a 101–99 win.[17]

Sacramento Kings (2014–present)

On July 12, 2014, Collison signed a three-year, $16 million deal with the Sacramento Kings.[18][19] The Kings offered him a starting job at point guard, and the Clippers were unable to match either the deal or the playing time.[18]

On December 27, 2014, Collison had a season-best game with 27 points and 10 assists in a 135–129 overtime win over the New York Knicks.[20] On February 26, 2015, he was ruled out for three to six weeks with a right hip flexor.[21][22]

On October 2, 2016, Collison was suspended eight games without pay by the NBA for pleading guilty to domestic battery charges in September 2016.[23]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 New Orleans 76 37 27.8 .477 .400 .851 2.5 5.7 1.0 .1 12.4
2010–11 Indiana 79 79 29.9 .457 .331 .871 2.8 5.1 1.1 .2 13.2
2011–12 Indiana 60 56 31.3 .440 .362 .830 3.1 4.8 .8 .2 10.3
2012–13 Dallas 81 47 29.3 .471 .353 .880 2.7 5.1 1.2 .1 12.0
2013–14 L.A. Clippers 80 35 25.9 .467 .376 .857 2.4 3.7 1.2 .2 11.4
2014–15 Sacramento 45 45 34.8 .473 .373 .788 3.2 5.6 1.5 .3 16.1
2015–16 Sacramento 74 15 30.0 .486 .401 .858 2.3 4.3 1.0 .1 14.0
Career 495 314 29.4 .468 .374 .851 2.7 4.9 1.1 .1 12.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011 Indiana 5 5 29.2 .391 .667 .636 2.6 4.0 1.0 .4 9.4
2012 Indiana 11 0 18.6 .514 .364 .870 1.3 3.0 1.3 .0 8.7
2014 L.A. Clippers 13 0 19.2 .389 .083 .867 2.1 2.4 .5 .1 8.5
Career 29 5 20.7 .432 .310 .835 1.9 2.9 .9 .1 8.7

Personal life

Collison is the son of June and Dennis Collison. His parents were elite track and field athletes. His mother represented Guyana at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1]

In 2011, Collison married Keyosha Sanders.[24]

Awards and recognition

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Player Bio: Darren Collison". UCLA. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ Darren Collison Recruiting Profile
  3. ↑ UCLA Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball
  4. ↑ Rose, Adam (April 1, 2009). "UCLA's Darren Collison receives Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011.
  5. 1 2 Finney, Ryan (2010). "2010–11 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UCLA Athletic Department. p. 110. Archived from the original on March 10, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Pac-10 Conference". USA Today. April 6, 2009. Archived from the original on February 7, 2013.
  7. 1 2 Wharton, David (March 8, 2009). "Seniors honored after winning careers". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 7, 2013.
  8. ↑ "No. 20 UCLA 94, Oregon 68". CBSSports.com. March 7, 2009. Archived from the original on February 7, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Draft Watch: Getting to the point – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Pacers get Collison from Hornets in 4-team trade". NBA.com. August 11, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
  11. ↑ "It's Official: Pacers Trade Mahinmi for Collison, Jones". July 12, 2012.
  12. 1 2 MacMahon, Tim (November 28, 2012). "Signing Derek Fisher a sign of desperation". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 29, 2012.
  13. ↑ Caplan, Jeff (November 29, 2012). "Adding Fisher Illustrates Mavs' Deep Flaws At Point Guard". nba.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2012.
  14. ↑ MacMahon, Tim (December 2, 2012). "Derek Fisher's Dallas debut a success despite stats". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012.
  15. ↑ "CLIPPERS SIGN MATT BARNES, DARREN COLLISON, RYAN HOLLINS AND CHRIS PAUL". NBA.com. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  16. ↑ Turner, Broderick (February 9, 2014). "Darren Collison kept Clippers on track while Chris Paul was out". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 11, 2014.
  17. ↑ Pincus, Eric (May 11, 2014). "Chris Paul: 'Game ball goes to Darren Collison' in win over Thunder". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014.
  18. 1 2 Markazi, Arash (January 28, 2015). "Austin Rivers hitting his stride for Clippers". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Kings Sign Darren Collison". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 12, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Cousins leads Kings past Knicks 135-129 in OT". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  21. ↑ Darren Collison Injury Update
  22. ↑ Darren Collison to have surgery
  23. ↑ Kings' Darren Collison suspended after guilty plea for domestic battery
  24. ↑ Magbanua, Peter Erick (June 1, 2016). "Sacramento Kings News: Darren Collison busted for domestic violence". sportsrageous.com. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  25. 1 2 Finney 2010, p.105
  26. ↑ Archived March 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  27. ↑ Archived March 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  28. ↑ "2008 CollegeInsider.com Defensive All-America Team". College Insider. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  29. ↑ 2008–09 AP All-America Basketball Teams

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