Jarron Collins (born December 2, 1978 in Northridge, California) is an American professional basketball player. He is currently a member of the Phoenix Suns of the NBA.
Collins and his twin brother Jason Collins graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, California. Jarron shot 72 percent from the floor and averaged 13.8 points and 9.2 rebounds during his senior year in high school, breaking the 31-year California rebounding record wi...
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Jarron Collins (born December 2, 1978 in Northridge, California) is an American professional basketball player. He is currently a member of the Phoenix Suns of the NBA.
Collins and his twin brother Jason Collins graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, California. Jarron shot 72 percent from the floor and averaged 13.8 points and 9.2 rebounds during his senior year in high school, breaking the 31-year California rebounding record with over 1,500.
Collins attended Stanford University where he was a two-time All American 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, where he, his brother, and Earl Watson were the guests at the recruiting dinner that led to the firing of Jim Harrick at UCLA.
Collins was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round of the 2001 NBA Draft and played eight seasons with the Jazz until becoming a free agent...
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