Devon Collier (born January 20, 1991) is a Puerto Rican
basketball
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player for the
Capitanes de Arecibo
The Capitanes de Arecibo are a Puerto Rican professional basketball team based in Arecibo that competes in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) league. In 2010, the team also had the distinction to play in the Premier Basketball League (PBL) u ...
in the Puerto Rican
Baloncesto Superior Nacional
The Baloncesto Superior Nacional, abbreviated as BSN, is the first-tier-level professional men's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1929 and is organized by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation.
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(BSN). He played college basketball for
Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
The Oregon State Beavers men's basketball program, established in 1901, is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Members of the Pac-12 Conference in NCAA Division I, the team plays home g ...
team.
High school career
Collier attended
St. Anthony High School, was a four star recruit and a consensus top 150 prospect rating 76th overall in Espn. In his freshman year, he averaged 17.0 points and 8.0 rebounds.
College career
Collier played for the
Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
The Oregon State Beavers men's basketball program, established in 1901, is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Members of the Pac-12 Conference in NCAA Division I, the team plays home g ...
team, In his freshman season, he aveerged 7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. In his sophomore season, he averaged 13.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists. In his junior year, he averaged 12.6 points, 6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. In July 2013, Collier was suspended indefinitely for violating team rules, though he only missed a game. In his senior year, he averaged 13.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.
Professional career
In 2014, he signed for the Puerto Rican side
Caciques de Humacao
Caciques de Humacao was a professional basketball team based in Humacao, Puerto Rico. The club competed in the National Superior Basketball (, BSN).
History
In 2010, Antonio "Tonin" Casillas, owner of the Grises de Humacao, decided to give the f ...
where he averaged 8.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. In his second season at
Caciques de Humacao
Caciques de Humacao was a professional basketball team based in Humacao, Puerto Rico. The club competed in the National Superior Basketball (, BSN).
History
In 2010, Antonio "Tonin" Casillas, owner of the Grises de Humacao, decided to give the f ...
, he averaged 13.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game In the 2015–16 season, he moved to the Israeli side
Hapoel Galil Elyon
Hapoel Galil Elyon ( he, הפועל גליל עליון), also known as Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion for sponsorship reasons, is an Israeli basketball club. The team competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli b ...
where he averaged 22.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, playing 12 games. In the 2016–17 season he moved to the Puerto Rican side
Indios de Mayagüez
The Indios de Mayagüez (Mayagüez Indians) are a baseball team in Puerto Rico's Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League, in Spanish). Based in Mayagüez, the ''Indios'' have won 18 national ...
where he averaged 12.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2 assists per game. In the 2017–18 season, he moved back to the
Caciques de Humacao
Caciques de Humacao was a professional basketball team based in Humacao, Puerto Rico. The club competed in the National Superior Basketball (, BSN).
History
In 2010, Antonio "Tonin" Casillas, owner of the Grises de Humacao, decided to give the f ...
where he averaged 9.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2 assists per game playing three games before moving to the French team
Poitiers Basket where he averaged 12.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. He moved to the
Capitanes de Arecibo
The Capitanes de Arecibo are a Puerto Rican professional basketball team based in Arecibo that competes in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) league. In 2010, the team also had the distinction to play in the Premier Basketball League (PBL) u ...
in the 2018–19 season, where he averaged 6.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
National team career
Collier represented the Puerto Rican national basketball team at the
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams. The tournament was hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, becoming the first since 1967 FIBA World Ch ...
where he averaged 5.8 points, 4 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.
FIBA profile
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References
External links
RealGM profile
Oregon State Beavers bio
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1991 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
Astros de Jalisco players
Caciques de Humacao players
Capitanes de Arecibo players
Indios de Mayagüez basketball players
Leñadores de Durango players
Leones de Ponce basketball players
Oregon State Beavers men's basketball players
Poitiers Basket 86 players
Power forwards (basketball)
Puerto Rican men's basketball players
Soles de Mexicali players
Basketball players from the Bronx
Pan American Games medalists in basketball
Pan American Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico
Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games