Jarron Thomas Collins (born December 2, 1978) is an American professional

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coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the

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of the

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(NBA). He was selected in the second round of the

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by the

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, and played 10 seasons in the NBA. He has a twin brother,

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, who also played in the league.

High school career

Jarron Collins was born in

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. He and his twin brother

, who also became an NBA player, graduated from

Harvard-Westlake School Harvard-Westlake School is an independent, co-educational university preparatory day school consisting of two campuses located in Los Angeles, California, with approximately 1,600 students enrolled in grades seven through twelve. Its two predec ...

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, California. Also on the team was actor

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, who starred in a slam dunk contest after Collins deferred to allow his teammate to participate. Collins shot 72 percent from the floor and averaged 13.8 points and 9.2 rebounds during his senior year in high school.

College career

Collins attended

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

, where he was a two-time

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n and finished his Stanford career in the top ten all time in four career categories: rebounds, blocked shots, field-goal percentage and games played. He was also recruited by

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

, where he, his brother, and

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were the guests at the recruiting dinner that led to the firing of

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at UCLA.

NBA career

Collins was selected by the

in the second round of the

2001 NBA Draft The 2001 NBA draft took place on June 27, 2001 in New York City, New York. Kwame Brown became the first high school player to be drafted with the first overall pick in the history of the NBA. The selection of Kwame Brown by the Washington Wizards, ...

and played eight seasons with the Jazz until becoming a free agent following the 2009 season. Collins spent the 2009 NBA preseason with the

Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con ...

. He was waived by Portland, but then claimed off waivers by the

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Suns are the only team in t ...

. Collins later joined the

Los Angeles Clippers The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division in the league's Western Conference. The Clipper ...

, signing a 10-day contract on January 7, 2011. He renewed his tenure, later signing another 10-day contract on January 17, 2011. On March 1, 2011, he signed a 10-day contract with the

, and was released after finishing a second ten-day contract. That second 10-day contract ended up being Collins' final days in the NBA, as his final game was on March 17, 2011 in a 111 - 70 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his final game, Collins played for 4 minutes and recorded no stats. He retired from basketball after the season.

Post-playing career

In 2013, he was working for the

as a scout. He later worked as a college basketball analyst for

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s. On July 3, 2014, Collins joined Steve Kerr's staff as a player development coach for the

Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 194 ...

. Collins won his first championship when the Warriors defeated the

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers (often referred to as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

in the 2015 NBA Finals. On July 29, 2015, he was promoted to assistant coach by the Warriors. Collins won his second championship in three years when the Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2017 NBA Finals. Collins won his third championship in four years when the Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals. In June 2021, Collins and the Warriors mutually agreed to part ways. On August 4, 2021, Collins was hired as assistant coach by the

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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