James Collins
James Collins
Full Name:  James Edgar Collins
   School:  Jackson High School in Jacksonville, Florida


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FSU Career
Basketball
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
93-94 23  G       6-4  190  Fr   *   Jacksonville                
94-95 23  G       6-4  190  So   *   Jacksonville                
95-96 23  G       6-4  190  Jr   *   Jacksonville                
96-97 23  G       6-4  195  Sr   *   Jacksonville                


Comments
Guard from Jacksonville...four-year letterman and three-year + starter...a hard worker and good defender who often guarded the opponent's most potent scorer...good ball-handler and passer...earned 3rd Team All-ACC honors in 1995, 96 and 97...All-American Honorable Mention from Basketball News in 1997...helped lead FSU to the NIT finals in 1997 and the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 1998...made 8 of 12 3s against Connecticut in 1997 and went 7-for-7 against South Florida in 1994...had six steals in a game several times...finished his career with an average of 16.0 points a game and 1793 points, 499 rebounds, 283 assists and 191 steals...played one year in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers.


Conference Awards
Basketball
Year  Award
1995  Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
1996  Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
1997  Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team


All-American Awards
Basketball
Year  Award
1997  Basketball Times - All-American - Honorable Mention


FSU Statistics
Basketball
                                 --3 Point---                            ----REBOUNDS-----
Year  GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  PCT  FGM FGA  PCT  FTM FTA  PCT  PTS  AVG    OFF DEF  TOT  AVG  PF DQ  AST   TO  BLK  STL
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
93-94 27  17  730 110  270 .407   39 120 .325   39  57 .684  298 11.0     46  58  104  3.9  58  1   62   62    7   37
94-95 27  27  902 181  354 .511   72 164 .439   53  76 .697  487 18.0     59  57  116  4.3  74  3   48   74    7   37
95-96 27  27  966 172  412 .417   69 199 .347   81 120 .675  494 18.3     47  74  121  4.5  75  1   86   68    9   62
96-97 31  31 1081 182  397 .458   75 203 .369   75 112 .670  514 16.6     51 107  158  5.1  85  0   87   65   14   55
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tot  112 102 3679 645 1433 .450  255 686 .372  248 365 .679 1793 16.0    203 296  499  4.5 292  5  283  269   37  191
Basketball
Game Statistics
1993-94                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dec  1 Florida Atlantic     1   g   30   6   11    3   5    5   5   20      3   5    8   1    4    3    0    0
Dec  5 Bethune-Cookman Coll 1   g   30   5   14    2   7    3   5   15      2   2    4   0    7    2    1    3
Dec 11 South Florida        1   g   26   4   11    2   5    0   0   10      1   0    1   4    1    4    0    1
Dec 18 Florida              1   g   35   4   11    2   4    0   0   10      2   0    2   4    3    3    0    1
Dec 20 Morgan State         1   g   36   3   13    1   5    2   6    9      2   6    8   1    9    2    0    4
Dec 22 Mt. St. Mary's Coll  1   g   32   6   10    1   3    1   2   14      2   2    4   2    5    1    0    0
Dec 30 UNC-Greensboro       1   g   34   4   11    2   7    0   0   10      1   4    5   1    6    4    1    6
Jan  2 Lafayette College    1   g   37   6   11    2   5    3   4   17      3   3    6   1    3    3    1    1
Jan  6 Virginia             1   g   35   5   14    0   7    0   0   10      2   3    5   1    1    1    1    0
Jan  8 Wake Forest          1   g   29   4    8    1   2    0   0    9      1   1    2   5    0    4    0    0
Jan 11 Maryland             1   g   31   5   14    2   7    0   0   12      2   0    2   3    3    4    1    3
Jan 16 North Carolina State 1       24   5   13    2   6    3   3   15      1   3    4   3    1    5    0    2
Jan 19 Clemson              1       12   1    6    0   3    0   0    2      0   1    1   1    0    5    0    3
Jan 22 Duke                 1   g   23   2    7    2   6    3   4    9      1   1    2   2    0    1    0    0
Jan 26 North Carolina       1   g   28   3   11    2   5    6   9   14      4   2    6   1    2    1    0    0
Jan 29 Georgia Tech         1       17   5    9    3   6    0   0   13      0   1    1   0    1    3    0    2
Feb  3 Massachusetts        1       13   0    2    0   1    0   0    0      0   1    1   1    1    0    0    0
Feb  6 Virginia             1       18   5    6    1   1    2   4   13      2   1    3   4    4    1    0    1
Feb 10 Wake Forest          1       14   0    5    0   3    0   0    0      0   1    1   4    0    1    0    1
Feb 12 Maryland             1       20   3    7    0   0    0   1    6      2   2    4   1    0    1    1    2
Feb 16 North Carolina State 1       12   1    8    0   3    2   4    4      1   2    3   4    0    0    0    0
Feb 19 Clemson              1       21   3    8    2   6    0   0    8      1   5    6   0    2    1    0    0
Feb 21 Florida              1       17   3    6    3   5    2   2   11      0   3    3   2    0    3    0    0
Feb 23 Duke                 1   g   39   8   12    1   3    0   1   17      3   2    5   4    1    2    0    0
Feb 26 North Carolina       1   g   39   6   15    1   5    2   2   15      3   3    6   3    5    3    0    3
Mar  2 Georgia Tech         1   g   38   8   13    1   3    3   3   20      4   2    6   2    1    4    1    2
Mar 11 North Carolina       1   g   40   5   14    3   7    2   2   15      3   2    5   3    2    0    0    2
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Totals                     27  17  730 110  270   39 120   39  57  298     46  58  104  58   62   62    7   37

1994-95                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nov 25 FL International     1   g   24   8   14    2   5    1   1   19      4   0    4   1    3    3    0    3
Nov 29 South Florida        1   g   31  10   13    7   7    2   2   29      1   2    3   5    1    2    0    2
Dec  3 Florida Atlantic     1   g   18   7    9    2   2    2   3   18      3   2    5   3    0    5    0    1
Dec  6 Arizona              1   g   25   6   13    0   4    0   0   12      1   1    2   4    3    4    0    0
Dec 10 Tulane               1   g   27   7   11    2   4    2   2   18      3   1    4   0    1    2    1    0
Dec 17 Florida              1   g   41   7   15    3   7    1   1   18      3   4    7   3    4    3    1    1
Dec 22 SE Missouri State    1   g   31   7   10    2   2    5   6   21      3   5    8   1    3    4    0    2
Dec 29 Detroit-Mercy        1   g   38   6   12    2   6    4   6   18      3   3    6   3    3    6    0    1
Jan  4 Virginia             1   g   33   6    9    1   3    2   4   15      4   2    6   4    1    0    0    3
Jan  7 Wake Forest          1   g   32   5   12    3   8    6  11   19      2   6    8   4    1    3    0    2
Jan 10 Maryland             1   g   36   8   23    2  11    0   0   18      4   2    6   3    0    3    1    0
Jan 15 North Carolina State 1   g   33  10   15    2   4    0   0   22      5   3    8   2    1    4    0    1
Jan 18 Clemson              1   g   36   6   13    4   9    4   6   20      1   2    3   5    1    1    0    0
Jan 21 Duke                 1   g   38   5   11    4   8    0   0   14      1   1    2   3    2    3    1    1
Jan 25 North Carolina       1   g   37   4   10    3   6    0   0   11      1   2    3   1    3    3    0    0
Jan 29 Georgia Tech         1   g   33   3    7    2   5    3   4   11      0   1    1   5    0    5    0    1
Feb  1 UNC-Greensboro       1   g   33  10   13    3   5    2   2   25      0   3    3   1    2    4    0    3
Feb  4 Virginia             1   g   29   5   13    1   7    0   1   11      4   0    4   4    0    2    1    0
Feb  8 Wake Forest          1   g   34   7   12    2   4    1   1   17      2   2    4   4    2    1    0    0
Feb 11 Maryland             1   g   32   3   13    2   5    2   2   10      3   3    6   4    4    1    0    0
Feb 15 North Carolina State 1   g   33   7   12    4   8    3   4   21      1   1    2   1    4    3    0    2
Feb 18 Clemson              1   g   40   6   12    3   6    2   3   17      1   2    3   2    1    2    1    2
Feb 20 Florida              1   g   38   7   17    5  12    5   7   24      2   3    5   1    1    1    0    3
Feb 22 Duke                 1   g   33   7   12    2   5    2   3   18      1   2    3   2    1    6    0    4
Feb 25 North Carolina       1   g   40   9   18    4   9    2   2   24      2   1    3   2    3    2    0    0
Mar  2 Georgia Tech         1   g   40  10   20    5  10    1   2   26      2   1    3   3    1    0    0    4
Mar 10 Maryland             1   g   37   5   15    0   2    1   3   11      2   2    4   3    2    1    1    1
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Totals                     27  27  902 181  354   72 164   53  76  487     59  57  116  74   48   74    7   37

1995-96                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nov 27 Howard               1   g   35   9   15    1   3    9  15   28      2   4    6   3    7    1    0    1
Nov 28 FL International     1   g   26   9   16    3   9    0   0   21      1   3    4   1    2    1    0    2
Dec  2 Jacksonville         1   g   34   6   16    3   9    2   4   17      3   2    5   3    7    4    1    3
Dec  5 Tulane               1   g   39   9   18    5   8    5   5   28      2   4    6   4    4    4    0    3
Dec  9 DePaul               1   g   38   8   17    4   9    2   2   22      3   4    7   4    6    3    2    2
Dec 12 Connecticut          1   g   40   3   16    1   9    5   7   12      0   4    4   1    4    3    1    1
Dec 16 Florida              1   g   37   7   15    5   6    3   5   22      3   0    3   4    4    3    0    1
Dec 20 Radford              1   g   39   7   15    1   6    2   3   17      1   0    1   1    3    2    0    2
Dec 28 MD-Baltimore County  1   g   26   7   13    2   6    0   0   16      1   2    3   4    3    3    0    0
Dec 30 MD-Eastern Shore     1   g   38   6   16    3   5    1   2   16      1   4    5   1    2    4    0    0
Jan  3 Virginia             1   g   37   6   12    2   5    3   4   17      1   5    6   3    3    2    0    2
Jan  6 Wake Forest          1   g   45   5   19    4  12    4   5   18      0   2    2   2    5    1    0    2
Jan 13 North Carolina State 1   g   28   5   18    2   6    3   3   15      3   4    7   4    1    4    0    3
Jan 17 Clemson              1   g   36   8   12    5   8    2   5   23      2   4    6   4    6    1    1    3
Jan 20 Duke                 1   g   36   6   17    1   8    0   1   13      0   6    6   2    0    5    0    2
Jan 24 North Carolina       1   g   38   6   20    3  11    0   2   15      4   4    8   2    5    1    0    4
Jan 27 Georgia Tech         1   g   37   6   20    4  11    1   2   17      0   2    2   5    1    3    2    3
Feb  3 Virginia             1   g   29   4    9    0   3    0   0    8      0   0    0   4    1    3    0    1
Feb  7 Wake Forest          1   g   33   6   10    3   6    4   5   19      3   4    7   3    0    1    0    0
Feb 10 Maryland             1   g   34   5   11    1   3    2   3   13      2   3    5   1    3    4    0    3
Feb 14 North Carolina State 1   g   35   6   16    2   8    6   7   20      2   2    4   4    2    3    1    6
Feb 17 Clemson              1   g   36  10   19    5  13    3   7   28      0   4    4   4    0    2    1    2
Feb 22 Duke                 1   g   38   6   13    2   7    6   7   20      4   0    4   3    5    1    0    4
Feb 24 North Carolina       1   g   38  10   13    5   7    2   3   27      2   1    3   0    2    0    0    4
Feb 28 Georgia Tech         1   g   38   6   16    1   5    1   4   14      1   0    1   3    1    1    0    2
Mar  4 Maryland             1   g   39   3   13    1   6   10  11   17      2   4    6   2    7    2    0    2
Mar  7 North Carolina State 1   g   37   3   17    0  10    5   8   11      4   2    6   3    2    6    0    4
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Totals                     27  27  966 172  412   69 199   81 120  494     47  74  121  75   86   68    9   62

1996-97                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nov 29 Rice                 1   g   31   6   10    0   3    4   8   16      0   5    5   4    3    2    0    6
Dec  2 Florida Atlantic     1   g   31   8   17    2   8    1   2   19      4   2    6   2    5    2    1    2
Dec  5 Duke                 1   g   41   4    9    1   3    4   6   13      0   4    4   4    1    3    0    1
Dec 14 Jacksonville         1   g   29   8   15    5   8    2   4   23      0   2    2   4    5    0    1    2
Dec 17 Tennessee State      1   g   34  10   14    4   7    0   1   24      1   9   10   3    7    4    0    1
Dec 21 Florida              1   g   36   8   15    3   8    5   6   24      2   5    7   1    5    2    0    2
Dec 28 Marist College       1   g   26   4    9    1   5    1   2   10      0   5    5   0    1    3    0    1
Dec 30 Butler               1   g   31   5    8    1   1    2   2   13      4   1    5   2    2    1    0    3
Jan  4 North Carolina State 1   g   32   6   12    2   7    2   2   16      0   3    3   2    2    5    1    4
Jan  8 Virginia             1   g   36   5   10    1   4    0   2   11      0   1    1   3    2    2    1    4
Jan 11 Clemson              1   g   37   8   18    4  12    3   4   23      2   1    3   4    2    5    1    1
Jan 15 Georgia Tech         1   g   34   3   17    1   9    0   0    7      3   3    6   3    2    3    0    1
Jan 18 Seton Hall           1   g   37   3    8    1   3    8  12   15      1   5    6   1    5    2    1    3
Jan 22 North Carolina       1   g   34   8   13    4   6    2   2   22      4   1    5   1    4    2    0    2
Jan 25 Wake Forest          1   g   36   5   14    3   8    0   0   13      1   6    7   1    0    2    0    1
Jan 29 Maryland             1   g   34   2    8    0   2    4   6    8      1   2    3   4    3    1    0    1
Feb  1 Virginia             1   g   38   4   14    1   5    2   2   11      3   2    5   3    2    2    0    0
Feb  6 North Carolina       1   g   36   9   19    3  10    0   0   21      4   4    8   1    2    2    0    1
Feb  9 Georgia Tech         1   g   34   6   13    3   7    1   4   16      1   3    4   2    2    4    1    2
Feb 13 Maryland             1   g   33   9   16    4   7    2   3   24      2   2    4   3    1    2    1    1
Feb 15 Duke                 1   g   38   4   13    1   4    6   6   15      3   3    6   4    3    2    0    3
Feb 19 Alabama State        1   g   33   7   15    3   7    0   0   17      1   5    6   2    7    2    2    4
Feb 23 Clemson              1   g   37   5   10    2   5    5   7   17      0   3    3   4    4    0    0    1
Feb 26 North Carolina State 1   g   33   6   14    4  12    0   0   16      1   4    5   3    1    1    1    0
Mar  1 Wake Forest          1   g   37   1    8    0   3    2   4    4      1   5    6   3    3    1    1    1
Mar  7 Wake Forest          1   g   33   8   15    5   9    1   2   22      1   7    8   4    2    1    0    1
Mar 12 Syracuse             1   g   38   4   11    2   6    4   4   14      0   3    3   3    1    1    1    0
Mar 17 Michigan State       1   g   33   2    6    1   5    2   3    7      0   5    5   4    3    0    0    1
Mar 19 West Virginia        1   g   36   8   16    2  10    6   7   24      4   1    5   3    2    3    1    0
Mar 25 Connecticut          1   g   43  10   16    8  12    1   4   29      4   5    9   3    1    1    0    3
Mar 27 Michigan             1   g   40   6   14    3   7    5   7   20      3   0    3   4    4    4    0    2
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Totals                     31  31 1081 182  397   75 203   75 112  514     51 107  158  85   87   65   14   55



Pro Career
Basketball
Height: 6-4   Weight: 196
Drafted: 1997, 2nd Round  #37, Philadelphia 76ers, G     
Debut: December 10, 1997

Year  Abbr   Team                                No      Pos
97-98 LAC    Los Angeles Clippers                32      G


Pro Statistics
Basketball
Year  Team  GP  GS   Min  FGM   FGA  Pct 3FGM 3FGA  Pct  FTM  FTA  Pct O-RB D-RB   Tot   PF DQ  Ast   TO Blk  Stl   Pts  Avg
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
97-98 LAC   23   0   104   21    55 .382    9   20 .450    8   14 .571    7    7    14   13       3    8   3    6    59  2.6
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1 Year      23   0   104   21    55 .382    9   20 .450    8   14 .571    7    7    14   13  0    3    8   3    6    59  2.6