DeJuan Collins

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = DeJuan Collins

| image = DeJuan Collins 2.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Collins as a member of Žalgiris

| team =

| position =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 190

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|11|20}}

| birth_place = Youngstown, Ohio

| college =

Tuskegee (1994–1997)
LSU (1997–1998)

| draft_year = 1998

| career_start = 2000

| career_end = 2013

| career_number =

| career_position = Point guard / shooting guard

| years1 = 2000–2002

| team1 = Tübingen

| years2 = 2002–2004

| team2 = Alba Berlin

| years3 = 2004–2005

| team3 = Aris Thessaloniki

| years4 = 2005–2006

| team4 = Varese

| years5 = 2006–2007

| team5 = Brose Bamberg

| years6 = 2007–2008

| team6 = Žalgiris Kaunas

| years7 = 2008

| team7 = Lokomotiv Rostov

| years8 = 2008–2009

| team8 = Cajasol

| years9 = 2009–2010

| team9 = Kavala

| years10 = 2010–2012

| team10 = Žalgiris Kaunas

| years11 = 2012

| team11 = Al Riyadi Beirut

| years12 = 2013

| team12 = Krasnye Krylia

| highlights =

FIBA EuroChallenge champion (2013)
Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (2005)
Greek League All-Star (2005)
Russian Cup winner (2013)
German League champion (2003)
German League Top Scorer (2002)
4× Lithuanian League champion (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012)
3× Lithuanian LKF Cup winner (2008, 2011, 2012)
3× Baltic BBL champion (2008, 2011, 2012)
Baltic BBL Finals MVP (2008)

EuroLeague records since the 2000–01 season

Most 2-point field goals made in a game without a miss

}}

DeJuan Collins (born November 20, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player.{{cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/DeJuan-Collins/Summary/29091|title=DeJuan Collins Player Profile|work=basketball.realgm.com|accessdate=21 June 2020}} He was listed at {{height|ft=6|in=2}} in height, and 190 pounds (86 kg) in weight. Collins was best known as a scorer, and also for organizing and leading his team's game on offense.

College career

Collins, or "DC" as fans and friends simply call him,{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} began his career at Louisiana State University (LSU) (NCAA Division I) and later played at the Tuskegee Institute (NCAA Division II).

Professional career

A second-division club, WiredMinds Tübingen, part of the German Bundesliga, was Collins' first professional adventure. Led by his team-high 26 points per game, Tübingen was able to win promotion in the 2000–01 season. The biggest surprise of the entire season was their first-round German Cup upset of Alba Berlin. Even though Collins had to play against better teams in the first division, the following season he was able to continue his great performances. He was the top scorer with 23.6 points per game in his first year in the first Bundesliga and he was invited to the All-Star game, subsequently switching to Alba where, in 2002–03, he won the German Championship and the German Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.morgenpost.de/printarchiv/sport/article102344759/Alba-will-auch-DeJuan-Collins-behalten.html|title=Alba will auch DeJuan Collins behalten|date=30 June 2003|work=www.morgenpost.de|accessdate=21 June 2020}}

In the 2004–05 season, he played for Aris Salonica and in 2005–06 for Varese Whirlpool. Since halfway through 2006–07, he played for Žalgiris Kaunas,{{cite web|url=http://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/item/6878|title=Zalgiris adds DeJuan Collins|work=EuroLeague Basketball|accessdate=21 June 2020}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} winning the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) in 2007 and 2008.

After the season ended he chose a better contract offered by Lokomotiv Rostov for the 2008–09 season. He was released in November 2008. His last club was in Russia, playing for Krasnye Krylia.[http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2010-11-signings/i/75085/4465/zalgiris-playmaker-collins-reunite ZALGIRIS & playmaker Collins reunite] With Krylia, Collins won the FIBA EuroChallenge.