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DeJuan Collins
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Collins as a member of Žalgiris
Personal information
Born (1976-11-20) November 20, 1976 (age 48)
Youngstown, Ohio
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College
  • Tuskegee (1994–1997)
  • LSU (1997–1998)
NBA Draft 1998 / Undrafted
Pro career 2000–2013
Career history
2000–2002 Tübingen
2002–2004 Alba Berlin
2004–2005 Aris Thessaloniki
2005–2006 Varese
2006–2007 Brose Bamberg
2007–2008 Žalgiris Kaunas
2008 Lokomotiv Rostov
2008–2009 Cajasol
2009–2010 Kavala
2010–2012 Žalgiris Kaunas
2012 Al Riyadi Beirut
2013 Krasnye Krylia
Career highlights and awards
  • FIBA EuroChallenge champion (2013)
  • Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (2005)
  • Greek League All-Star (2005)
  • Russian Cup winner (2013)
  • German League champion (2003)
  • German League Top Scorer (2002)
  • 3× Lithuanian League champion (2007, 2008, 2011)
  • 3× Lithuanian LKF Cup winner (2008, 2011, 2012)
  • 2× Baltic BBL champion (2008, 2011)
  • Baltic BBL Finals MVP (2008)

EuroLeague records since the 2000–01 season

  • Most 2-point field goals made in a game without a miss

DeJuan Collins (born November 20, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. He was listed at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) in height, and 190 pounds (86 kg) in weight. Collins was best known as a scorer, and also for organizing and leading his team's game on offense.

College career

Collins, or "DC" as fans and friends simply call him, began his career at Louisiana State University (LSU) (NCAA Division I) and later played at the Tuskegee Institute (NCAA Division II).

Professional career

A second-division club, WiredMinds Tübingen, part of the German Bundesliga, was Collins' first professional adventure. Led by his team-high 26 points per game, Tübingen was able to win promotion in the 2000–01 season. The biggest surprise of the entire season was their first-round German Cup upset of Alba Berlin. Even though Collins had to play against better teams in the first division, the following season he was able to continue his great performances. He was the top scorer with 23.6 points per game in his first year in the first Bundesliga and he was invited to the All-Star game, subsequently switching to Alba where, in 2002–03, he won the German Championship and the German Cup.

In the 2004–05 season, he played for Aris Salonica and in 2005–06 for Varese Whirlpool. Since halfway through 2006–07, he played for Žalgiris Kaunas, winning the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) in 2007 and 2008.

After the season ended he chose a better contract offered by Lokomotiv Rostov for the 2008–09 season. He was released in November 2008. His last club was in Russia, playing for Krasnye Krylia. With Krylia, Collins won the FIBA EuroChallenge.

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2002–03 Berlin 8 8 27.4 .434 .310 .667 3.6 2.6 1.5 .5 16.1 12.4
2003–04 14 14 33.6 .467 .298 .778 4.2 2.5 1.3 .2 16.6 16.0
2006–07 Žalgiris 2 2 36.0 .429 .000 .714 3.5 4.0 1.5 8.5 10.0
2007–08 20 20 29.9 .384 .211 .830 3.9 5.4* 1.3 10.9 14.9
2010–11 16 8 20.4 .420 .333 .837 2.1 2.3 1.3 .1 6.7 8.4
2011–12 12 1 15.1 .426 .370 .952 1.3 1.5 .1 6.3 5.7
Career 72 53 25.9 .426 .285 .799 3.1 3.1 1.1 .1 10.8 11.7

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