Mardy Collins

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Mardy Collins
Mardy Collins 2007 preseason.jpg
Collins in 2007.
Personal information
Born (1984-08-04) August 4, 1984 (age 39)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Simon Gratz
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College Temple (2002–2006)
NBA draft 2006: 1st round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career2006–2019
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Career history
2006–2008 New York Knicks
2008–2010 Los Angeles Clippers
2011 Bornova Belediye
2011 Jiangsu Dragons
2011–2012 Los Angeles D-Fenders
2012–2013 Maccabi Ashdod
2013 Guaros de Lara
2013 Sutor Montegranaro
2014 Olympiacos
2014–2015 Turów Zgorzelec
2015–2016 SIG Strasbourg
2016–2018 Lokomotiv Kuban
2018–2019SIG Strasbourg
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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.

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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. [1]

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. [2] Collins received a six-game suspension. [3]

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. [4]

Los Angeles Clippers

On November 21, 2008, Collins and Zach Randolph were traded to the Los Angeles Clippers for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley. [5]

Los Angeles D-Fenders

Collins became a member of the Los Angeles D-Fenders on December 28, 2011. [6]

International career

On January 17, 2011, Collins signed a one-year contract with the Turkish League team Bornova Belediye. [7] In November 2012, he joined the Israeli team Maccabi Ashdod [8] In May 2013, he signed with Guaros de Lara of the Venezuelan League. [9] On August 26, 2013, he signed with Sutor Montegranaro of the Italian League. [10]

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. [11] 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. [12]

For the 2015–16 season, Collins signed with Strasbourg IG. [13]

On July 27, 2016, Collins signed with PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban, for the 2016–17 season. [14] On August 17, 2017, he re-signed with Lokomotiv for one more season. [15]

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. [16]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2006–07 New York 52914.9.382.277.5852.01.6.6.14.5
2007–08 New York 46813.8.326.250.6051.61.9.5.23.2
2008–09 New York 908.3.348.000.444.91.1.2.02.2
2008–09 L.A. Clippers 391420.9.433.464.6492.52.6.7.35.9
2009–10 L.A. Clippers 43010.9.367.235.6191.21.0.5.02.6
Career1893114.7.380.299.5991.81.7.6.13.9

EuroLeague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2013–14 Olympiacos 1408.5.324.333.7501.61.1.3.12.11.6
2014–15 Turów 8630.1.418.231.5244.43.91.9.312.412.9
Career22616.3.393.250.5602.62.1.9.15.85.7

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  2. ↑ "Game recap". espn.com. December 17, 2006. Archived from the original on December 18, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Suspensions total 47 games from Knicks-Nuggets fight". espn.com. December 20, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Game boxscore". nba.com. April 7, 2007. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Clippers Acquire Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins From Knicks". NBA.com. November 21, 2008. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
  6. ↑ http://www.nba.com/dleague/losangeles/111228_acquire_mardycollins.html
  7. ↑ "Former NBA player Mardy Collins joins Bornova". Eurobasket. January 17, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  8. ↑ Maccabi Ashdod signs Mardy Collins, Mike Hall
  9. ↑ "Mardy Collins joins Guaros de Lara". Court-side.com. May 21, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Sutor Montegranaro officially sign Mardy Collins". Sportando.net. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Olympiacos announced Mardy Collins". Sportando.net. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  12. ↑ "PGE Turow announces Mardy Collins". euroleague.net. No. September 26, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  13. ↑ SIG Strasbourg announces Mardy Collins
  14. ↑ Mardy Collins inks with Lokomotiv Kuban
  15. ↑ Lokomotiv Kuban re-signs Mardy Collins
  16. ↑ "Player card of Mardy Collins on MyStatsOnline.com".
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