Nick Collison
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| Position: | Forward |
| Height: | 6'10" / 208 cms |
| Weight: | 255 lbs. / 115 kgs |
| Born: | October 26, 1980 |
| College: | University of Kansas |
| NBA Team: | Seattle SuperSonics |
(As of 11/05/07)
USA BASKETBALL NOTES
- Named on August 13, 2007, to the 2006-2008 USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team.
- Participated in the 2007 USA Basketball Senior National Team's August 15-21 training in Las Vegas, Nev.
- Tagged as 'Mr. USA Basketball,' the name is particularly fitting because he has played on eight USA Basketball teams and was involved with a USA team every summer since the summer before his senior year in high school in 1998 through 2003.
- Helped lead the USA to a 10-0 record, the gold medal and a
qualifying berth for the 2004 Olympics at the Aug. 20-31 FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Puerto Rico. Played in eight games, averaged 4.9 ppg., and 1.9 rpg., while shooting 75.0 percent (15-20 FGs) from the field.
- Recorded 13 points and five rebounds in 17 minute of action victory over the Virgin Islands, eight points in win against Mexico.
- Named on May 28, 2003, as one of three role players for the 2003 USA Senior National Team.
- Named to his seventh USA Basketball when he was named an alternate and was the only non-professional player involved in the 2003 USA World Championship Team. Training with the USA professionals up until the World Championship started, Collison played in one of the team's two exhibition games, accounting for two rebounds in five minutes of action against China in Oakland, Calif. on Aug. 22.
- Was a key member of the gold medal winning 2001 USA World Championship For Young Men Team. He started in all eight USA games and averaged 9.1 ppg. (sixth high on team), 5.4 rpg. (second high on team), 1.0 bpg., while shooting 56.9 percent for an American team that finished a perfect 8-0 in Saitama, Japan.
- Selected as a member of the elite 2000 USA Basketball Select Team, the Select squad practiced for five days against the 2000 USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team that was preparing for the Sydney Olympics. The two teams also met in an exhibition game on Sept. 2 in Honolulu, Hawaii, and Collison accounted for two points and two rebounds as the Select Team fell 111-74.
- Earlier that summer, he averaged 8.8 ppg. (fifth on team) and a team best 7.2 rpg. as part of the 2000 USA World Championship For Young Men Qualifying Team that finished 4-1 and won the silver medal.
- Selected for the 1999 USA Men's Junior World Championship Team that earned the silver medal in Portugal with a 7-1 record, he started every game and averaged 7.8 ppg. and 4.3 rpg.
- Recorded six points and five rebounds, and started for the 1999 USA Men's Junior Select National Team that claimed a 107-95 victory against the International Select Team in the fifth annual Hoop Summit.
- Got his start with USA Basketball as a member of the gold medal winning 1998 USA Basketball Men's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team, he averaged 6.5 ppg., 4.3 rpg. for the USA squad that rolled to a 6-0 record.
NBA MILESTONES
- In 230 career games, has compiled 1746 points (7.6 ppg.) and 1410 rebounds (6.1 rpg.).
NBA NOTES
- Completed in 2006-07 his fourth NBA season, all with Seattle.
- Seattle finished the 2006-07 season with a 31-51 regular season record.
- Started in 56 of the 812 games he played in and finished 2006-07 NBA regular season averaging career highs of 9.6 ppg. and 8.1 rpg., added 1.0 apg., 0.8 bpg., while shooting 50.0
percent from the field and 77.4 percent from the foul line.
- Finished 2006-07 ranked 13th overall in the NBA in offensive rebounds per game (2.8), 18th in rebounds per game, 27th in field goal perecentage and 38th in blocked shots per game.
- Signed a multi-year contract extension on Oct. 31, 2006.
- Played in 66 games and started in 27 of Seattle's 82 regular season games in 2005-06.
- Finished 2005-06 NBA regular season averaging career highs of 7.5 ppg., 5.5 rpg. and 1.0 apg., while shooting 52.5 percent from the field, and 69.9 percent from the foul line.
- Led the team in rebounding 17 times and recorded eight double-doubles.
- Suffered a partially-torn plantar fascia in his left foot versus Utah (3/5/06) and missed 14 games.
- Played in all 82 games in 2004-05 and was one of two Seattle players to appear in all games.
- In 2004-05 averaged 5.6 ppg. and 4.6 rpg. in 17.0 mpg., while shooting 53.7 percent from the field, 70.3 percent from the foul line.
- Led all rookies in 2004-05 with 53.7 percent shooting from the field, and ranked 10th among rookies in rebounds per game.
- Missed entire rookie season (2003-04) due to surgery on both
shoulders. Had successful left shoulder surgery on Oct. 14, 2003, and had successful arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder on Feb. 13., 2004.
- Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round and 12th pick overall of the 2003 NBA Draft.
COLLEGIATE NOTES
- In his four seasons at Kansas, the Jayhawks advanced to four NCAA Tournaments, including back-to-back Final Fours (2002 and 2003), captured two Big 12 Conference regular season titles and a 53-11 record (.828 winning percentage), one Big 12 Tournament championship, and an overall record of 113-29 for a 79.6 winning percentage.
- Appeared in 142 of 142 possible games, started 130 times, and ranks in numerous Kansas all-time statistical listings. His 142 games played ties as the second most games played by a KU player and his 130 starts ranks fourth all-time. Boasting of a career field goal shooting percentage of 56.2, he ranks sixth on Kansas career list, and his 858 made field goals ranks second highest ever. He compiled 2,097 points (14.8 ppg.) to rank second on the Jayhawks' all-time scoring list, 1,143 rebounds (8.0 rpg.) to rank third on KU's all-time rebounds chart, and his 243 career blocked shots (1.7 bpg.) checks-in second on Kansas' career list.
- In 2002-03 led Kansas to a 30-8 record, a 14-2 record in Big 12 Conference play and the regular season title, and to the 2003 NCAA championship game.
- Named by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) its 2003 National Player of the Year and was a consensus All-America first team choice.
- Also was selected to the 2003 NCAA All-Final Four Team, and was the Big 12 Conference Player of the Year as selected by the conference coaches, All-Big 12 first team (Associated Press and coaches), and Academic All-Big 12 first team.
- Led Kansas in 2002-03 in scoring averaging 18.5 ppg., rebounds grabbing 10.0 rpg., blocked shots (77), and was second in field goal percentage making 55.4 percent of his shots.
- In 2003 NCAA Championship game against Syracuse, played all 40 minutes and accounted for 19 points, 21 rebounds three assists, three blocked shots and three steals in the Jayhawks 81-78 loss. In NCAA semifinal contest against Marquette, accounted for 12 points (6-7 FGs), 15 rebounds, five assists and one block in 26 minutes.
- Ranked second on the 2001-02 Kansas squad in scoring and rebounding, averaging 15.6 ppg. and 8.3 rpg., led the team in field goal percentage (.592) and led the Jayhawks and the Big 12 Conference in blocked shots swatting 2.2 per game.
- Posted three double-doubles in KU's five NCAA Tournament games in 2002, including 17 points and 13 boards against No. 24 Stanford, 25 points and 15 rebounds versus No. 11 Oregon and 21 points and 10 boards in the loss to eventual national champion Maryland.
- Named 2002 All-American honorable mention (AP) and All-Big 12 Conference second team.
- Played big in the 2002 postseason, earning Big 12 All-Tournament and was selected to the NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team.
- Kansas finished the 2001-02 season 33-4 overall and went 16-0 in conference play to win the Big 12 regular season title and became the first school in the history of the league to go undefeated.
- Lifted Kansas to a No. 1 seed for the 2002 NCAA Tournament, Kansas advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the first time since 1993. Kansas' national title dreams were dashed 97-88 in the semifinals by eventual NCAA champ Maryland.
PERSONAL NOTES
- Born October 26, 1980, in Orange City, Iowa.
- Full name is Nicholas John Collison.
- His father, Dave, coached on the high school level for 23 years, including coaching him in high school. With his dad on the bench and Nick on the court, Iowa Falls High went 101-1 and won four state titles. - Collison was co-winner of the Mr. Iowa Basketball Award, sharing the honor with USA and former KU teammate Kirk Hinrich.
- As a senior he averaged 21.7 ppg., 9.6 rpg., 4.5 bpg., 2.4 apg. and 2.5 spg.
- Participated in the McDonald's All-America Game (3/24/99) in Ames, Iowa, and went 8-of-9 from the field for 16 points, helping the West beat the East, 141-128.
- Named a Parade second-team All-America.
- Named all-state first team by the Des Moines Register.
- Was a member of the National Honor Society in both 1998 and 1999.
| USA Basketball Statistics | ||||||||||||
| TEAM | G/S | FGM-FGA | PCT | 3PM-3PA | PCT | FTM-FTA | PCT | REB/AVG | PTS/AVG | AST | BLK | STL |
| 2003 OLYQ | 8/ 0 | 15- 20 | .750 | 2- 2 | 1.000 | 7- 13 | .538 | 15/ 1.9 | 39/ 4.9 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 SNT | 1/ 0 | 1- 3 | .333 | 0- 0 | .--- | 0- 0 | .--- | 3/ 3.0 | 2/ 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 MWCX | 1/ 0 | 0- 2 | .000 | 0- 0 | .--- | 0- 0 | .--- | 2/ 2.0 | 0/ 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 WCYM | 8/ 8 | 29- 51 | .569 | 0- 4 | .000 | 15- 26 | .577 | 43/ 5.4 | 73/ 9.1 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
| 2000 SEL | 1/ 0 | 1- 3 | .333 | 0- 0 | .--- | 0- 0 | .--- | 2/ 2.0 | 2/ 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 YMQ | 5/ 0 | 17- 32 | .531 | 1- 4 | .250 | 9- 12 | .750 | 36/ 7.2 | 44/ 8.8 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 1999 JWC | 8/ 8 | 26- 46 | .565 | 3- 7 | .429 | 7- 11 | .636 | 34/ 4.3 | 62/ 7.8 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 1999 HSUM | 1/ 1 | 3- 6 | .500 | 0- 0 | .--- | 0- 0 | .--- | 5/ 5.0 | 6/ 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 JWCQ | 6/ 0 | 18- 26 | .692 | 0- 0 | .--- | 3- 8 | .375 | 26/ 4.3 | 39/ 6.5 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| TOTALS | 33/17 | 110-189 | .582 | 5-17 | .294 | 41- 70 | .586 | 166/ 5.0 | 267/ 8.1 | 40 | 24 | 37 |
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2003 OLYQ - 2003 FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifier, San Juan, Puerto Rico (the USA finished 10-0, won the gold medal, and earned a qualifying berth for the 2004 Olympics). 2003 SNT - 2003 USA Senior National Team Exhibition Game (the USA defeated Puerto Rico 101-74). 2002 MWCX - 2002 USA World Championship Team Exhibition Games. 2001 WCYM - 2001 FIBA World Championship For Young Men, Saitama, Japan (the USA finished 8-0 and won the gold medal). 2000 SEL - 2000 USA Basketball Select Team versus U.S. Olympic Team, Honolulu, Hawaii (the USA Select Team loss 111-74). 2000 YMQ - 2000 COPABA World Championship For Young Men, Riberiaro Preto, Brazil (the USA finished 4-1and won the silver medal). 1999 JWC - 1999 FIBA Junior World Championship, Lisbon, Portugal (the USA finished 7-1 and won the silver medal). 1999 HSUM - 1999 Hoop Summit, Tampa, Florida (the USA Junior Select Team defeated an International Select Team 107-95). 1998 JWCQ - 1998 Junior World Championship Qualifying Tournament, Santiago, Dominican Republic (the USA finished 6-0 and won the gold medal). | ||||||||||||
| NBA Statistics | ||||||||||||
| YEAR | G/S | FGM-FGA | PCT | 3PM-3PA | PCT | FTM-FTA | PCT | REB/AVG | PTS/AVG | AST | BLK | STL |
| 2007-08 |
78/ 35 |
322- 641 |
.502 |
0-2 |
.000 |
123- 167 |
.737 |
730/ 9.4 |
767/ 9.8 |
113 |
60 |
47 |
| 2006-07 |
82/56 |
318- 636 |
.500 |
0- 2 |
.000 |
154-199 |
.774 |
666/ 8.1 |
790/ 9.6 |
82 |
66 |
48 |
| 2005-06 |
66/27 |
207- 394 |
.525 |
0- 3 |
.000 |
79-113 |
.699 |
368/ 5.6 |
493/ 7.5 |
74 |
35 |
21 |
| 2004-05 |
82/4 |
190- 354 |
.537 |
0- 3 |
.000 |
83-118 |
.703 |
376/ 4.6 |
463/ 5.6 |
32 |
50 |
34 |
| Totals |
308/122 |
1037-2025 |
.512 |
0- 10 |
.000 |
439-597 |
.735 |
2140/ 6.9 |
2513/ 8.2 |
301 |
211 |
150 |
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College Statistics (University of Kansas) | ||||||||||||
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YEAR |
G/S |
FGM-FGA |
PCT |
3PM-3PA |
PCT |
FTM-FTA |
PCT |
REB/AVG |
PTS/AVG |
AST |
BLK |
STL |
|
2002-03 |
38/38 |
281- 507 |
.554 |
13-38 |
.342 |
127-200 |
.635 |
380/10.0 |
702/ 18.5 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
|
2001-02 |
37/36 |
245- 414 |
.592 |
3- 8 |
.375 |
84-146 |
.575 |
307/ 8.3 |
577/ 15.6 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
|
2000-01 |
33/23 |
187- 313 |
.597 |
2- 5 |
.400 |
85-136 |
.625 |
222/ 6.7 |
461/ 14.0 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
|
1999-00 |
34/33 |
145- 292 |
.497 |
5-13 |
.385 |
62- 92 |
.674 |
234/ 6.9 |
357/ 10.5 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
|
Totals |
142/130 |
858-1526 |
.562 |
23-64 |
.359 |
358-574 |
.624 |
1143/ 8.0 |
2097/ 14.8 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
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