Dwayne Collins

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Dwayne Collins
Personal information
Born (1988-04-13) April 13, 1988 (age 35)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight241 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Miami Senior (Miami, Florida)
College Miami (Florida) (2006–2010)
NBA draft 2010: 2nd round, 60th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career2010–2011
Position Power forward
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Dwayne Collins (born April 13, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. A power forward, Collins played college basketball for the University of Miami before being selected with the final pick in the 2010 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns.

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College statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2006–07 Miami 322225.2.538.000.5796.5.6.6.68.6
2007–08 Miami341820.0.550.000.5006.5.4.5.98.6
2008–09 Miami313124.9.565.000.5837.31.31.0.410.6
2009–10 Miami292824.7.604.000.5697.81.2.61.112.0
Career1269923.6.565.000.5637.0.9.7.79.9

Professional career

Collins was drafted 60th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2010 NBA draft. He signed with Italian team Cimberio Varese for the 2010–11 season, [1] but he was let go prior to the start of the season after sustaining a knee injury. [2]

Due to the knee injury, Collins' next stint came in July 2013 when he joined the Suns for the 2013 NBA Summer League. [3] In five games for the Suns, he averaged 1.2 points in 5.3 minutes per game. [4]

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