Corban Collins
A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Serie A2 Basket |
Personal information | |
Born | High Point, North Carolina | July 21, 1994
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | |
College |
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NBA draft | 2017 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017–2018 | VfL Kirchheim Knights |
2018–2019 | BC Luleå |
2019 | Pallacanestro Cantù |
2019–2020 | Blu Basket 1971 |
2020–present | A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Corban Collins (born July 21, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale of Italy's Serie A2 Basket. He played college basketball at LSU, Morehead State and Alabama.
College career[]
LSU[]
Collins began his collegiate career playing for the LSU Tigers and averaged 2.6 points and 9.1 minutes played in 27 games as a freshman. He decided to leave the program following the end of the season and chose to transfer to Morehead State over Murray State and Central Florida.[1]
Morehead State[]
Collins spent three seasons as a member of the Morehead State Eagles, sitting out as a true sophomore due to NCAA transfer rules. As a redshirt sophomore, Collins made 19 starts for the Eagles and averaged 8.8 points per game. He was named second team All-Ohio Valley Conference after leading the Eagles with 11.0 points per game and finishing second in the conference with a .425 Three-point shooting percentage.[2]
Alabama[]
Collins played his final season at Alabama. He averaged 7.0 points and 1.8 rebounds per game.[3]
Professional career[]
Kirchheim Knights[]
Collins signed with VfL Kirchheim Knights of the German second division, ProA, on October 9, 2017.[4] In his first professional season, Collins finished third in the league with 17.3 points per game and recorded 4.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.2s steals per game.[5]
Luleå[]
Collins signed with BC Luleå of the Swedish Basketligan on July 7, 2018.[6] Collins finished second in the Basketligan in scoring with 19.4 points per game and while also averaging 4.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists (6th in the league) and 1.6 steals per game.[5]
Pallacanestro Cantù[]
Collins signed with Pallacanestro Cantù of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A on July 26, 2019.[7] Collins left the team in December of 2019. He averaged 6.8 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists over 11 games for Cantu.[8]
Blu Basket 1971[]
Collins signed with Blu Basket 1971 of the Italian second division, Serie A2 Basket, on December 30, 2019.[9] He averaged 19.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.[10]
A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale[]
On November 19, 2020, Collins signed with A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale.[10]
References[]
- ^ "Morehead State adds second transfer from LSU". Lexington Herald-Leader. June 7, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ Byington, Aex (May 3, 2016). "Alabama basketball adds transfer point guard". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ Cloninger, David (October 28, 2017). "Previewing SEC basketball: Alabama". The Post and Courier. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ Lambert, Tyler (October 9, 2017). "Former Eagle Collins Signs Pro Deal in Germany". MSUEagles.com. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ a b Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (July 22, 2019). "Cantu adds Collins to their roster, ex BC Lulea". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ Obradovic, Igor (July 7, 2018). "Corban Collins (ex Kirchheim) signs at BC Lulea". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ "Basketball Cantù Corban Collins arrives". Giornale di Como (in Italian). July 26, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ "Collins leaves Cantu". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "Blu Basket Gruppo Remer Treviglio signs Corban Collins". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. December 30, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Casale lands Corban Collins". Eurobasket. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
External links[]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Sweden
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from North Carolina
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- LSU Tigers basketball players
- Morehead State Eagles men's basketball players
- Pallacanestro Cantù players
- Shooting guards
- VfL Kirchheim Knights players