Paul Douglas Collins (born July 28, 1951) is an American

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executive, former player, coach and television analyst in the

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(NBA). He played in the NBA from 1973 to 1981 for the

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, earning four

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selections. He then became an NBA coach in 1986, and had stints coaching the

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Washington Wizards The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast D ...

and Philadelphia 76ers. Collins also served as an analyst for various NBA-related broadcast shows. He is a recipient of the

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Early life

Collins was born in

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. He grew up in

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, where his next-door neighbor was future film star

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. Collins enjoyed a successful

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basketball career at

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under renowned coach

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College career

Collins went on to play for

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, coached from 1970 by Will Robinson, the first black head coach in

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Professional career

Philadelphia 76ers (1973–1981)

Collins was drafted first overall in the 1973 NBA draft by the

. He played eight seasons for Philadelphia, and was an

four times. In the 1976–77 season, he joined

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leading the Sixers to the NBA Finals, where they lost to the

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. A rash of injuries to his feet and left knee beginning in 1979 would end Collins' career in 1981. In all, he played 415 NBA games, scoring 7,427 points (17.9 per game).

Coaching career

After his retirement, Collins turned to coaching. He joined

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's staff at Penn as an assistant coach and later followed Weinhauer to

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for the same job.

Chicago Bulls (1986–1989)

In May 1986, Collins was named head coach of the

; the team featured a young

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who was entering his third season. Despite having Jordan, the Bulls were coming off a 30–52 season and fired their past two coaches after one season each. Collins immediately helped the Bulls turn around their fortunes, showing an improvement of 10 games in each of his first two seasons, coaching Chicago to a 50–32 record in his second year. In his third year as coach, he brought Chicago to their first Eastern Conference Finals Appearance in 15 years, however, they were unable to get past their Central Division rival the "Bad Boys"

. Despite the Bulls' success and his popularity in Chicago, Collins was fired in the summer of 1989.

Detroit Pistons (1995–1998)

Collins was named the head coach of the

in 1995. His arrival in Detroit was similar to his in Chicago, as the Pistons had a second-year star who drew comparisons to Michael Jordan, Grant Hill. In his first season, he was able to improve the team's previous season's record by 18 games and lead them back to the playoffs, though they would be swept by the

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. A fast start in his second season pushed Hill to the top of MVP consideration and Collins was named the Eastern Conference All-Star team's coach. The highlight of the year for Collins came on April 13, when the Pistons defeated the defending champion Bulls to end Detroit's 19-game losing streak against Chicago. (Incidentally Collins ended a Chicago losing streak against the Pistons in the 80's.) The Pistons finished 54–28 and lost in the first round of

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to the

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, 3–2 in the best-of-five series. He served as Pistons' head coach until February 2, 1998, when he was fired and replaced by

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. Collins then became a television broadcaster, working for many years at various networks, such as

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on the ''

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'' and

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on the ''

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''.

Washington Wizards (2001–2003)

Collins worked as a broadcaster for about three years before being hired to coach the

for the start of the

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. In Washington, Collins was reunited with Michael Jordan and

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. Once again, in his first season with his new team, Collins improved the team's previous season's record by 18 games. Though his .451 winning percentage through 2 seasons was better than the Wizards' .308 record the previous 2 seasons (and subsequent .305 record the following season), Collins was fired at the conclusion of the 2002–03 season.

Philadelphia 76ers (2010–2013)

On May 21, 2010, Collins was hired as head coach of the

. While the 76ers initially started out poorly with a record of 3–13, the team showed great improvement as the season went on, and clinched the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference for the

. Under Collins, the team increased its win total by 14 games over the previous season. They lost to the eventual Eastern Conference champion

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in the first round, but were able to avoid a sweep that had been predicted. Collins finished second in Coach of the Year voting that season. In the lockout-shortened 2011–2012 season, Collins led the Sixers to an improved record, but Philadelphia was only able to take the eighth seed in the playoffs. Against the top seeded Chicago Bulls, Collins led the Sixers to their first playoff series victory since 2003. It was the fifth time in NBA history that an eighth seed defeated a first seed in a playoff series. They took the next series against the Boston Celtics to seven games, but lost. Collins resigned as 76ers coach on April 18, 2013, citing a need to spend more time with his five grandchildren. It was announced that he would stay with the team as an adviser.

National team career

Collins represented the United States at the

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, West Germany. Those basketball games are remembered by U.S. fans mainly for the controversial gold medal basketball game between the United States and the

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, in which Collins played a key part.

Broadcasting career

Collins started doing work for

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in the mid-1980s, calling mostly playoff games. He also was the lead color analyst for the local broadcasts of the 76ers' games during the 1985–86 season. In-between his various coaching stints he has done broadcasting work for CBS,

, TBS, and

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. He also called games for the

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during the 2003–04 season on

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on a part-time basis, paired with

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. After being fired by the Wizards, Collins returned to announcing games for TNT. In addition, he served as an analyst for

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' TV coverage of

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in Beijing. He also was a basketball analyst for NBC during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. During this time, Collins's name surfaced several times regarding head coaching vacancies. In 2005, he was a candidate for the

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job but was passed over for

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. Collins was approached by the team again in 2008 to serve as their GM and coach but turned them down again. In May 2008, Collins was in negotiations to coach the Chicago Bulls, nearly 20 years after he was fired from the team. However, Collins withdrew his name when he and owner

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"agreed it wasn't the best to keep going this way," in light of their close personal friendship.

Executive career

Chicago Bulls (2017–present)

On September 19, 2017, the

announced that Collins had joined the team as senior advisor of basketball operations.

Personal life

Collins and his wife Kathy have two children. They reside in the

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. Their son

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, a former

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basketball player, is the head basketball coach at

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and their daughter Kelly, who played basketball at

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, is a school teacher in Pennsylvania.

Awards and honors

Illinois State University's basketball court is named after Collins (Doug Collins Court at

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). A statue depicting Collins and his ISU coach, Will Robinson, was unveiled on September 19, 2009, outside the north entrance of Redbird Arena. Collins was inducted as a Laureate o
The Lincoln Academy of Illinois
and awarded the

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(the State’s highest honor) by the Governor of Illinois on June 19, 2021.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Head coaching record

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References

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