Devon Collier

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Devon Collier
Devon Collier free throw (cropped).jpg
Collier with the Oregon State Beavers in 2014
No. 12–Criollos de Caguas
Position Power forward
League BSN
Personal information
Born (1991-01-20) January 20, 1991 (age 33)
Bronx, New York
NationalityPuerto Rican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school St. Anthony
(Jersey City, New Jersey)
College Oregon State (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Caciques de Humacao
2015–2016 Hapoel Galil Elyon
2016–2017 Indios de Mayagüez
2017 Leones de Ponce
2017 Soles de Mexicali
2017–2018 Poitiers Basket
2018Leones de Ponce
2018 Caciques de Humacao
2019Indios de Mayagüez
2019 Capitanes de Arecibo
2019 Leñadores de Durango
2019–2020 Astros de Jalisco
2020–2022Capitanes de Arecibo
2022 Cangrejeros de Santurce
2022 Gladiadores de Anzoátegui
2023Capitanes de Arecibo
2023 Ciclista Olímpico
2024–present Criollos de Caguas
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× BSN champion (2021, 2024)

Devon Collier (born January 20, 1991) is a Puerto Rican basketball player for the Criollos de Caguas in the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team. [1] [2]

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High school career

Collier attended St. Anthony High School, was a four star recruit and a consensus top 150 prospect rating 76th overall in ESPN. In his freshman year, he averaged 17.0 points and 8.0 rebounds. [3]

College career

Collier played for the Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team, In his freshman season, he aveerged 7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. [4] In his sophomore season, he averaged 13.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists. In his junior year, he averaged 12.6 points, 6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. [5] In July 2013, Collier was suspended indefinitely for violating team rules, though he only missed a game. [6] In his senior year, he averaged 13.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. [7]

Professional career

In 2014, he signed for the Puerto Rican side Caciques de Humacao where he averaged 8.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. [8] In his second season at Caciques de Humacao, he averaged 13.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game [9] In the 2015–16 season, he moved to the Israeli side Hapoel Galil Elyon where he averaged 22.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, playing 12 games. [10] In the 2016–17 season he moved to the Puerto Rican side Indios de Mayagüez where he averaged 12.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2 assists per game. [11] In the 2017–18 season, he moved back to the Caciques de Humacao where he averaged 9.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2 assists per game [12] playing three games before moving to the French team Poitiers Basket where he averaged 12.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. [13] [14] He moved to the Capitanes de Arecibo in the 2018–19 season, where he averaged 6.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. [15] [16]

National team career

Collier represented the Puerto Rican national basketball team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup where he averaged 5.8 points, 4 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ Henry, Scott. "Ranking the 10 Best International Players in NCAA Basketball for 2013-14 Season". bleacherreport.com.
  2. ↑ Hampton, Kevin. "OSU men's basketball: Collier moves into sixth-man role with jolt of energy". democratherald.com.
  3. ↑ "2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster". osubeavers.com.
  4. ↑ "Devon Collier".
  5. ↑ "Devon Collier". sport-reference.com.
  6. ↑ Payne, Terrence (October 1, 2013). "Oregon State suspends Eric Moreland 14 games, Devon Collier for one". NBC Sports . Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Devin Collier". Espn.com.
  8. ↑ "Humancao Roster".
  9. ↑ "Humacao Roster".
  10. ↑ "Hapoel Galil Elyon Roster, Schedule, Stats (2014–2015)". ProBallers.com. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Mayaguez Roster".
  12. ↑ "Humancao Roster".
  13. ↑ Coach, The. "Oregon State Alumni Devon Collier Signs With French Club Poitiers Basket 86". Buildingthedam.com.
  14. ↑ "Poitiers Roster".
  15. ↑ "Arecibo Rosters".
  16. ↑ "Devon Collier".
  17. ↑ FIBA profile
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