James Edgar Collins (born November 5, 1973) is an American former professional

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player whose last team was Indesit Fabriano of the Italian

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(Serie A2) in 2006–07 season.

Career

He attended

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and was selected 36th overall by the

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in the

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. He played one season in the

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for the

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in 1997–98, who had obtained him from the 76ers by trading the rights to a 1998 second round pick (used to select

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). He has also been briefly signed by the

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in 1999,

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in 1999 and

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in 2001, but has not played any NBA games for those teams. Collins played for the

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of the

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(CBA) from 2000 to 2002 and earned All-CBA First Team honors in 2002. Before Fabriano, he has played in Spain for Pinturas Bruguer and Italy in

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for

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(2002–2003) and Vertical Vision Cantù (2006) and Serie A2 for Eurorida Scafati (2003–2004) and Cimberio Novara (2004–2006). Collins, currently is the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Andrew Jackson High School in

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@ ''databasebasketball.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, James 1973 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players Basketball players from Jacksonville, Florida Florida State Seminoles men's basketball players Grand Rapids Hoops players Guaiqueríes de Margarita players Joventut Badalona players La Crosse Bobcats players Liga ACB players Los Angeles Clippers players Pallacanestro Cantù players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Philadelphia 76ers draft picks Quad City Thunder players Scafati Basket players Shooting guards SIG Strasbourg players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople Andrew Jackson High School (Jacksonville) alumni