Corban Collins

Corban Collins
Personal information
Born (1994-07-21) July 21, 1994 (age 30)
High Point, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–2022
PositionShooting guard
Career history
2017–2018VfL Kirchheim Knights
2018–2019BC Luleå
2019Pallacanestro Cantù
2019–2020Blu Basket 1971
2020–2021A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale
2021–2022Helsinki Seagulls
2022Trepça
2022Södertälje BBK
Career highlights and awards

Corban Collins (born July 21, 1994) is a retired American professional basketball player. 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 1.2 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 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] In five games, he averaged 12 points and 3.4 assists per game.[11]

Helsinki Seagulls

On January 19, 2021, Collins signed with the Helsinki Seagulls of the Korisliiga.[11] He averaged 8.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.[12]

KB Trepça

On January 13, 2022, Collins signed with KB Trepça of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.[12]

Södertälje BBK

Collins signed with Swedish team Södertälje BBK for the 2022-23 campaign. Due to a hip injury, the contract was terminated in October 2022.[13] He subsequently announced the end of his professional career.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Morehead State adds second transfer from LSU". Lexington Herald-Leader. June 7, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Byington, Aex (May 3, 2016). "Alabama basketball adds transfer point guard". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Cloninger, David (October 28, 2017). "Previewing SEC basketball: Alabama". The Post and Courier. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Lambert, Tyler (October 9, 2017). "Former Eagle Collins Signs Pro Deal in Germany". MSUEagles.com. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (July 22, 2019). "Cantu adds Collins to their roster, ex BC Lulea". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  6. ^ Obradovic, Igor (July 7, 2018). "Corban Collins (ex Kirchheim) signs at BC Lulea". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "Basketball Cantù Corban Collins arrives". Giornale di Como (in Italian). July 26, 2019. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "Collins leaves Cantu". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. December 18, 2019. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  9. ^ "Blu Basket Gruppo Remer Treviglio signs Corban Collins". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. December 30, 2019. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Casale lands Corban Collins". Eurobasket. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  11. ^ a b Lupo, Nicola (January 19, 2021). "Corban Collins to sign with Helsinki Seagulls". Sportando. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Trepca signs Corban Collins, ex Seagulls". Eurobasket. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  13. ^ "Nyförvärvet tvingas sluta – så agerar SBBK: "Kommer värva två spelare"". LT (in Swedish). 2022-10-22. Archived from the original on 2024-01-31. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  14. ^ "SBBK har signat herrspelare". Södertälje BBK (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2024-01-31. Retrieved 2024-01-31.