Yuri Collins (born March 7, 2001) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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of the

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(A-10).

High school career

Collins attended St. Mary's High School. As a senior, he averaged 22.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game. Collins led St. Mary's to the Class 4 state championship game, averaging over 30 points per game during the team's postseason run. He committed to play college basketball at Saint Louis over offers from DePaul,

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and SMU.

College career

As a freshman, he averaged 5.4 points and 5.5 assists per game, leading all freshmen in assists. Collins averaged 5.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game as a sophomore. He took on a leadership role for the Billikens as a junior due to an ACL tear suffered by Javonte Perkins. Collins was named to the First Team All-

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as well as the All-Defensive Team. He averaged 11.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game, leading NCAA Division I in assists. Following the season, he entered the

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and the transfer portal. Collins ultimately withdrew from the draft and returned to Saint Louis. On November 30, 2022, he recorded 20 assists in a win over

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, setting a school record and tying for the fourth-most in a single game in Division I history.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Collins joined the

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for the

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and on October 16, he signed with them. However, he was waived two days later and on October 30, he joined the

Personal life

Collins has polydactyly, meaning he was born with an extra finger on his right hand though he had it removed. Yuri has 5 siblings,two sisters and three brothers and is the older brother of Zyree Collins.

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