Colin Falls (born June 9, 1985) is an American

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

player who spent the 2007–08 season with Orlandina Basket of Italy. A 6'5" (196 cm) shooting guard born in

Park Ridge, Illinois Park Ridge is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a Chicago suburb. Per the 2020 census, the population was 39,656. It is located northwest of downtown Chicago. It is close to O'Hare International Airport, major expressways, a ...

, Falls starred at Loyola Academy in

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and played four seasons for the

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, where he became the first player in school history to make more than 100

three-point field goal A three-point field goal (also 3-pointer, three, or trey) is a field goal in a basketball game made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc surrounding the basket. A successful attempt is worth three points, in contrast to the two poi ...

s in a single season.Notre Dame Profile
. Retrieved 2 October 2007.

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1985 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic American men's basketball players Basketball players from Illinois Irish men's basketball players Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Park Ridge, Illinois {{1980s-US-basketball-bio-stub