Mardy Collins
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1984)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Mardy Collins
| image = Mardy Collins 2007 preseason.jpg
| caption = Collins in 2007.
| image_size =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 220
| league =
| team =
| number =
| position = Shooting guard / small forward
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|8|4}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| high_school = Simon Gratz
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
| college = Temple (2002–2006)
| draft_year = 2006
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 29
| draft_team = New York Knicks
| career_start = 2006
| career_end = 2019
| years1 = {{nbay|2006|start}}–{{nbay|2008|start}}
| team1 = New York Knicks
| years2 = {{nbay|2008|start}}–{{nbay|2009|end}}
| team2 = Los Angeles Clippers
| years3 = 2011
| team3 = Bornova Belediye
| years4 = 2011
| team4 = Jiangsu Dragons
| years5 = 2011–2012
| team5 = Los Angeles D-Fenders
| years6 = 2012–2013
| team6 = Maccabi Ashdod
| years7 = 2013
| team7 = Guaros de Lara
| years8 = 2013
| team8 = Sutor Montegranaro
| years9 = 2014
| team9 = Olympiacos
| years10 = 2014–2015
| team10 = Turów Zgorzelec
| years11 = 2015–2016
| team11 = SIG Strasbourg
| years12 = 2016–2018
| team12 = Lokomotiv Kuban
| years13 = 2018–2019
| team13 = SIG Strasbourg
| highlights = * 2× All-EuroCup First Team (2016, 2017)
- All-PLK Team (2015)
- 2× All-VTB United League Second Team (2017, 2018)
- 2× First-team All-Atlantic 10 (2005, 2006)
| bbr = collima01
}}
Maurice Rodney "Mardy" Collins (born August 4, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. He completed his college basketball career at Temple University, and was drafted by the New York Knicks with the 29th pick of the first round of the 2006 NBA draft. Collins played for the Knicks for two seasons and then played for the Los Angeles Clippers from 2008 to 2010. Since 2011, Collins has played in various international leagues.
High school career
Collins attended Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia, as did NBA players Aaron McKie and Rasheed Wallace.
College career
Scouts were impressed by Collins' defense and team play. He totaled 89 steals for his 2005–06 season at Temple University, primarily by stepping into passing lanes. He also averaged 16.9 points per game, 4.7 rebounds per game, and 4.0 assists per game.
Professional career
=New York Knicks=
In 52 games played during the 2006–2007 season, Collins averaged 4.5 points per game, 2.0 rebounds per game, and 1.6 assists per game. However, in the final ten games of the season, when he played a substantially higher number of minutes than previously in the season, he averaged 14.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.9 steals.{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/rookies/rankings_0607.html |title=Rookie Rankings |work=nba.com |date=2007-07-01 |access-date=2008-06-06}}
On December 16, 2006, during the fourth quarter of a game between the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets, Collins committed a hard foul against Nuggets guard J. R. Smith. The ensuing confrontation resulted in a brawl, after which all ten players on the floor at the time were ejected.{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=261216018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061218193204/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=261216018 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 18, 2006 |title=Game recap |work=ESPN |date=2006-12-17 |access-date=2008-06-06}} Collins received a six-game suspension.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2701228 |title=Suspensions total 47 games from Knicks-Nuggets fight |work=ESPN |date=2006-12-20 |access-date=2008-06-06}}
He played a career-high 51 minutes on April 7, 2007, against the Milwaukee Bucks, scoring 19 points in addition to 12 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 steals.{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20070407/NYKMIL/boxscore.html |title=Game boxscore |work=nba.com |date=2007-04-07 |access-date=2008-06-06}}
=Los Angeles Clippers=
On November 21, 2008, Collins and Zach Randolph were traded to the Los Angeles Clippers for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley.{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/zrandolph_collins_081121.html |title=Clippers Acquire Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins From Knicks |work=NBA.com |date=2008-11-21 |access-date=2008-11-21}}
=Los Angeles D-Fenders=
Collins became a member of the Los Angeles D-Fenders on December 28, 2011.[http://www.nba.com/dleague/losangeles/111228_acquire_mardycollins.html http://www.nba.com/dleague/losangeles/111228_acquire_mardycollins.html]
=International career=
On January 17, 2011, Collins signed a one-year contract with the Turkish League team Bornova Belediye.{{cite web |title=Former NBA player Mardy Collins joins Bornova |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Turkey/basketball.aspx?NewsID=214835&showcomments=1#c |publisher=Eurobasket |access-date=April 16, 2011 |date=January 17, 2011}} In November 2012, he joined the Israeli team Maccabi Ashdod[http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/israel/47045/maccabi-ashdod-signs-mardy-collins-mike-hall.html Maccabi Ashdod signs Mardy Collins, Mike Hall] In May 2013, he signed with Guaros de Lara of the Venezuelan League.{{cite news |title=Mardy Collins joins Guaros de Lara |url=http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/mardy-collins-joins-guaros-de-lara/ |access-date=August 26, 2013 |newspaper=Court-side.com |date=May 21, 2013}} On August 26, 2013, he signed with Sutor Montegranaro of the Italian League.{{cite web |title=Sutor Montegranaro officially sign Mardy Collins |url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/serie-a/62206/sutor-montegranaro-officially-sign-mardy-collins.html |publisher=Sportando.net |access-date=August 26, 2013}}
On January 1, 2014, he signed a contract with the then reigning back-to-back EuroLeague champions, Olympiacos of the Greek League, until the end of the season.{{cite news |title=Olympiacos announced Mardy Collins |url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/greece/70720/olympiacos-announced-mardy-collins.html |access-date=January 1, 2014 |newspaper=Sportando.net}} Over 14 EuroLeague games, in which he played as a bench player, he averaged 2.1 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.
On September 26, 2014, he signed a contract with the Polish team Turów Zgorzelec, following the departure of Christian Eyenga from the team.{{cite news |title=PGE Turow announces Mardy Collins |url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/140932/180/pge-turow-announces-mardy-collins |access-date=November 5, 2014 |work=euroleague.net |issue=September 26, 2014}}
For the 2015–16 season, Collins signed with Strasbourg IG.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/france/170235/sig-strasbourg-announces-mardy-collins.html SIG Strasbourg announces Mardy Collins]
On July 27, 2016, Collins signed with PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban, for the 2016–17 season.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/russia/207818/mardy-collins-inks-with-lokomotiv-kuban.html Mardy Collins inks with Lokomotiv Kuban] On August 17, 2017, he re-signed with Lokomotiv for one more season.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/russia/244480/lokomotiv-kuban-re-signs-mardy-collins.html Lokomotiv Kuban re-signs Mardy Collins]
The Basketball Tournament (TBT)
In the summer of 2017, Collins competed in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for the City of Gods. In their first-round matchup, Collins registered 10 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the City of Gods' 88–86 loss to Gael Nation, a team composed of Iona College basketball alum. Collins also competed in TBT during 2015. That summer, Collins played one game for TYGTAL and totaled 18 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists.{{cite web| url = https://www.mystatsonline.com/basket/visitor/league/card/card_basket.aspx?IDLeague=43627&IDPlayer=332185| title = Player card of Mardy Collins on MyStatsOnline.com}}
Career statistics
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}
=NBA=
==Regular season==
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2006}}
| align="left" | New York
| 52 || 9 || 14.9 || .382 || .277 || .585 || 2.0 || 1.6 || .6 || .1 || 4.5
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2007}}
| align="left" | New York
| 46 || 8 || 13.8 || .326 || .250 || .605 || 1.6 || 1.9 || .5 || .2 || 3.2
|-
| align="left" rowspan=2| {{nbay|2008}}
| align="left" | New York
| 9 || 0 || 8.3 || .348 || .000 || .444 || .9 || 1.1 || .2 || .0 || 2.2
|-
| align="left" | L.A. Clippers
| 39 || 14 || 20.9 || .433 || .464 || .649 || 2.5 || 2.6 || .7 || .3 || 5.9
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2009}}
| align="left" | L.A. Clippers
| 43 || 0 || 10.9 || .367 || .235 || .619 || 1.2 || 1.0 || .5 || .0 || 2.6
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 189 || 31 || 14.7 || .380 || .299 || .599 || 1.8 || 1.7 || .6 || .1 || 3.9
{{s-end}}
=EuroLeague=
{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14
| style="text-align:left;"| Olympiacos
| 14 || 0 || 8.5 || .324 || .333 || .750 || 1.6 || 1.1 || .3 || .1 || 2.1 || 1.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15
| style="text-align:left;"| Turów
| 8 || 6 || 30.1 || .418 || .231 || .524 || 4.4 || 3.9 || 1.9 || .3 || 12.4 || 12.9
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 22 || 6 || 16.3 || .393 || .250 || .560 || 2.6 || 2.1 || .9 || .1 || 5.8 || 5.7
{{S-end}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{basketballstats|bbr=c/collima01}}
- [http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Mardy-Collins-340/stats/ Mardy Collins] at draftexpress.com
- [http://esake.gr/el/action/EsakeplayerView?idplayer=C2D4A68B&mode=1&idchampionship=46F7BA21 Mardy Collins] at esake.gr {{in lang|el}}
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Mardy_Collins/38342 Mardy Collins] at eurobasket.com
- [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=005463 Mardy Collins] at euroleague.net
- [http://stats.nba.com/playerProfile.html?PlayerID=200776 Mardy Collins] at NBA.com
- [https://archive.today/20160903200431/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6037039/playerview.html Mardy Collins] at fiba.com
{{2006 NBA draft}}
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