Early life
Collier grew up in Marietta, Georgia and attended Wheeler High School. His coach at Wheeler was his uncle, Larry Thompson. [1] Collier averaged 18 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, and two steals per game as a junior. [2] He played in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) following the season and averaged 17.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 6.5 assists per game. [3] Collier suffered a meniscus injury in his knee while participating in workouts with the United States under-18 basketball team in May 2022, which caused him to miss the rest of the EYBL circuit. [4] He participated in the Curry Camp and was named the camp's MVP. [5]
Collier for his senior year averaged 19.6 points, 6.8 assists, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.2 steals while shooting 52 percent from inside the arc, 38 percent from 3-point range, and 77 percent from the free throw line. [6]
Collier was selected to play in the 2023 McDonald's All-American Boys Game during his senior year. [7] He was also selected to play for Team USA in the Nike Hoops Summit. [8] Collier won the 2023 Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award and was named Mr. Georgia Basketball. [9] [10]
Collier was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2023 class, according to major recruiting services. [11] [12] He was rated as the number one overall prospect for the 2023 class by ESPN and Rivals . [13] [14] On November 16, 2022, Collier committed to playing college basketball for USC after considering offers from Cincinnati, Michigan, and UCLA. [15] [16]
Professional career
On June 26, 2024, Collier was selected with the 29th overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2024 NBA Draft [20] and on July 2, he signed with the Jazz. [21] Throughout his rookie season, he has been assigned several times to the Salt Lake City Stars. [22]
On January 26, 2025, Collier was named the starting point guard in place of Keyonte George. [23] On February 8, Collier set a new Jazz rookie record for assists in a half, totaling 10 in the first half against the Phoenix Suns. [24] On February 28, Collier recorded a career-high 14 assists in a 117–116 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. [25] He was named February's Western Conference Rookie of the Month after averaging 11.5 points, 9.5 assists and 3.9 rebounds per month. [26] On March 31, in a game against the Charlotte Hornets, Collier surpassed John Stockton's previous record of 415 for the most assists recorded in a season by a rookie in Jazz franchise history. [27]
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