Dom Collier

Position: Guard
Height:  6-1 / 185 cms
Weight: 140 / 64 kgs.
School: Denver East High School ‘14
Hometown: Denver, Colorado

USA Basketball Notes

• Gold Medal: 2011 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
• Member of the 2011 USA U16 National Team that compiled a 5-0 record, captured the FIBA Americas Championship gold medal and qualified the U.S. for the 2012 FIBA U17 World Championship; averaged 3.2 ppg.
• Named to the 2011-12 USA Developmental National Team on March 24, 2011.
• Participated in the 2010 USA Basketball Developmental National Team mini-camp, held Oct. 9-10 in Colorado Springs, Colo.

High School Honors

• MaxPreps.com Freshman All-America first team (2011).
• The only freshman listed on the Denver Post All-Colorado Team (2011).
• Denver Post All-State Class 5A first team (2011).
• All-Denver first team (2011).
• Selected for The Show 2011, Colorado’s annual prep all-star game.

High School Notes

• Attends Denver East High School (Colo.), where he averaged 16.8 ppg. as a freshman in 2010-11 as East finished with a 21-5 record and advanced to the Colorado State Tournament Great Eight; started all 26 games and averaged 16.8 ppg., 4.0 rpg., 6.0 apg. and 3.0 spg.
• Scored a career-best 31 points versus Palmer High Scool and posted a triple-double with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists versus Loveland High School in the first round of the 2011 playoffs.
• Competes in the summer for Chauncey Billups Elite and Kansas City Pump ‘n Run; as a member of the Ray Allen Select, won the 2009 U14 King James Classic.

Personal Notes

• Born Dominique Coller on Dec. 8, 1995, in his hometown of Denver, Colo.
• Son of Lori Lyn and Darryl Coller; has two older brothers, Darryl Jr., and Daye, and one older sister, Candice.
• Earned one Denver Post Student Athlete of the Week honor in 2010-11 for his athletic and academic prowess.
• Father played basketball for the University Northern Colorado; cousin, Sidney Moncrief, played at the University of Arkansas and was an NBA All-Star as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Inside Scoop

• Post-basketball career ambitions: become a sports broadcaster.
• Last book read for pleasure: “Hoops.”
• Favorite class: introduction to literature.
• Least favorite class: math.
• Is learning how to speak: Spanish.
• Favorite meal to make at home: Raman noodles and cereal.
• If not for basketball, would want to be a standout in: football.
• When he was five, wanted to be: a basketball player.
• If he could live in any city in the world, it would be: Las Vegas.
• Next big purchase will be: a pair of shoes.
• Favorite magazines: Sports Illustrated, Slam and ESPN Rise.
• Piece of clothing he can’t live without: shoes.
• Most prized possession: all of his shoes.
• Favorite sport other than basketball: football.
• Favorite basketball player of all time: Nate Archibald.
• Favorite non-basketball Olympian: Usain Bolt.
• Strangest place ever played hoops: a gym with a rubber floor.
• Best game ever watched: the 6OT Big East Conference Tournament game between Connecticut and Syracuse.
• Best players ever faced: Chauncey Billups, Rodney Billups and Chris Thomas.
• Would like to go one-on-one against: Carmelo Anthony or Chris Paul.
• Most impressive person ever met: Nate Archibald and Chauncey Billups, both of whom are mentors to Collier.
• Favorite basketball announcers: Marv Albert, Charles Barkley, Mark Jackson and Dick Vitale. 
• Away from the court, enjoys: hanging out with friends.
• Most people don’t know: he has a shoe addiction and closet full of shoes.
• Most interesting place ever visited: Lake Tahoe, he went snowmobiling.
• First basketball memory:  playing for the Ballers Club team in second grade.
• This right-hander wears No. 24 because he’s worn it since he was very young. He also dons No. 15 in AAU games.
• Superstitions: has to listen to music before a game.
• Three things he would need if stranded on an island: food, shoes and girls.
• First overseas trip: was on a cruise to Costa Rica, but he doesn’t remember much.

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