Jarron Collins

Jarron Collins

Collins during Game 4 of the 2016 Finals.
New Orleans Pelicans
Position:	Assistant coach
League:	NBA
Personal information
Full name:	Jarron Thomas Collins
Born:	December 2, 1978 (1978-12-02) Northridge, California
Nationality:	American
Physical stats
Listed height:	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight:	248 lbs (112 kg)
National Basketball Association career
Debut: 2001 for the Utah Jazz
Final game: 2011 for the Portland Trail Blazers
Career information
High school:	Harvard-Westlake (Los Angeles, California)
College:	Stanford (1997–2001)
NBA Draft:	2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52nd
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career:	2001–2011 (10 years)
Coaching career:	2014–present (10 years)
Position:	Center
Number:	31, 20
Career history
As player:
2001–2009	Utah Jazz
2009–2010	Phoenix Suns
2011	Los Angeles Clippers
2011	Portland Trail Blazers
As coach:
2014–2021	Golden State Warriors (assistant)
2021–present	New Orleans Pelicans (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player: First team All-Pac-10 (2001) Fourth-team Parade All-American (1997)
As coach: 3x NBA champion (2015, 2017, 2018)

Jarron Thomas Collins (born December 2, 1978) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the second round of the 2001 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz, and played 10 seasons in the NBA. He has a twin brother, Jason, who also played in the league. Collins won three NBA championships as an assistant for the Golden State Warriors in 2015, 2017, and 2018.

High school career

Jarron Collins was born in Northridge, California. He and his twin brother Jason, who also became an NBA player, graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, California. Also on the team was actor Jason Segel, who starred in a slam dunk contest after Collins deferred to allow his teammate to participate.

Collins shot 72 percent from the floor and averaged 13.8 points and 9.2 rebounds during his senior year in high school

College career

Collins attended Stanford University, where he was a two-time All-American and finished his Stanford career in the top ten all time in four career categories: rebounds, blocked shots, field-goal percentage, and games played.

He was also recruited by UCLA, where he, his brother, and Earl Watson were the guests at the recruiting dinner that led to the firing of Jim Harrick at UCLA.

NBA career

Collins with the Suns in 2009.

Collins was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round of the 2001 NBA Draft and played eight seasons with the Jazz until becoming a free agent following the 2009 season.

Collins spent the 2009 NBA preseason with the Portland Trail Blazers. He was waived by Portland, but then claimed off waivers by the Phoenix Suns.

Collins later joined the Los Angeles Clippers, signing a 10-day contract on January 7, 2011. He renewed his tenure, later signing another 10-day contract on January 17, 2011. On March 1, 2011, he signed a 10-day contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, and was released after finishing a second ten-day contract. That second 10-day contract ended up being Collins' final days in the NBA, as his final game was on March 17th, 2011 in a 111 - 70 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his final game, Collins played for 4 minutes and recorded no stats.

He retired from basketball after the season.

Post-playing career

In 2013, he was working for the Los Angeles Clippers as a scout.

He later worked as a college basketball analyst for Pac-12 Networks.

On July 3, 2014, Collins joined Steve Kerr's staff as a player development coach for the Golden State Warriors. Collins won his first championship when the Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2015 NBA Finals in six games.

On July 29, 2015, he was promoted to assistant coach by the Warriors.

Collins won his second championship in three years when the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers in the 2017 NBA Finals in five games.

Collins won his third championship in four years when the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals in a sweep.

In June 2021, Collins and the Warriors mutually agreed to part ways.

On August 4, 2021, Collins was hired as assistant coach by the New Orleans Pelicans.

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
2001–02	Utah	70	68	20.6	.461	.000	.740	4.2	.8	.4	.3	6.4
2002–03	Utah	22	7	19.1	.442	.000	.710	2.7	.6	.2	.3	5.5
2003–04	Utah	81	31	21.4	.498	.000	.718	3.9	1.0	.3	.2	6.0
2004–05	Utah	50	38	19.2	.414	.000	.697	3.3	1.2	.2	.1	4.3
2005–06	Utah	79	41	21.9	.461	—	.717	4.2	1.2	.5	.3	5.3
2006–07	Utah	82	9	11.1	.441	—	.651	2.1	.7	.2	.1	2.5
2007–08	Utah	70	9	10.0	.439	.000	.622	1.7	.5	.1	.1	1.7
2008–09	Utah	26	3	7.7	.457	—	.727	1.4	.3	.1	.0	1.5
2009–10	Phoenix	34	10	7.7	.387	—	.400	1.8	.2	.1	.1	1.0
2010–11	L.A. Clippers	23	0	6.8	.333	—	.700	.7	.0	.2	.0	.7
2010–11	Portland	5	0	4.8	.167	—	—	1.4	.2	.0	.0	.4
Career		542	216	15.8	.455	.000	.699	2.9	.8	.3	.2	3.9

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002	Utah	4	4	11.8	.556	—	1.000	1.8	.0	.0	.0	5.5
2007	Utah	13	0	8.5	.333	—	.529	1.5	.4	.3	.0	1.2
2008	Utah	5	0	4.0	.000	—	—	1.2	.2	.2	.2	.0
2009	Utah	3	3	11.7	.200	—	.750	3.3	.3	.3	.0	2.7
2010	Phoenix	11	10	10.5	.333	—	1.000	1.5	.0	.1	.1	1.1
Career		35	17	9.3	.380	—	.655	1.7	.2	.2	.1	1.6