Yuri Collins

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Yuri Collins
No. 99–Santa Cruz Warriors
Position Point guard
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (2001-03-07) March 7, 2001 (age 22)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school St. Mary's
(St. Louis, Missouri)
College
NBA draft 2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–present Santa Cruz Warriors
Career highlights and awards

Yuri Collins (born March 7, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Saint Louis Billikens of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

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High school career

Collins attended St. Mary's High School. As a senior, he averaged 22.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game. Collins led St. Mary's to the Class 4 state championship game, averaging over 30 points per game during the team's postseason run. [1] He committed to play college basketball at Saint Louis over offers from DePaul, Iowa, Missouri, Missouri State and SMU. [2]

College career

As a freshman, he averaged 5.4 points and 5.5 assists per game, leading all freshmen in assists. [3] Collins averaged 5.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game as a sophomore. [4] He took on a leadership role for the Billikens as a junior due to an ACL tear suffered by Javonte Perkins. [5] Collins was named to the First Team All-Atlantic 10 as well as the All-Defensive Team. [6] He averaged 11.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game, leading NCAA Division I in assists. Following the season, he entered the 2022 NBA draft and the transfer portal. [2] Collins ultimately withdrew from the draft and returned to Saint Louis. [7] On November 30, 2022, he recorded 20 assists in a win over Tennessee State, setting a school record and tying for the fourth-most in a single game in Division I history. [8]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Collins joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2023 NBA Summer League [9] and on October 16, he signed with them. [10] However, he was waived two days later [11] and on October 30, he joined the Santa Cruz Warriors. [12]

Personal life

Collins has polydactyly, meaning he was born with an extra finger on his right hand though he had it removed. Yuri has 5 siblings,two sisters and three brothers and is the older brother of Zyree Collins. [13]

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  2. 1 2 Marsdale, Sam (April 18, 2022). "Saint Louis guard Yuri Collins announces entry into NCAA transfer portal". 247 Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Men's Basketball Prepares for Pac-12 Tournament". UCLA Bruins . March 9, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  4. ↑ "ATLANTIC 10 ANNOUNCES 2021-22 PRESEASON MEDIA AND COACHES POLL". La Salle Explorers . October 27, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ Durando, Stu (April 18, 2022). "SLU's Yuri Collins will leave after leading country in assists". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ Durando, Stu (March 8, 2022). "Collins makes A-10 first team, all-defensive; Jimerson is third team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  7. ↑ Miller, Corey (April 25, 2022). "'Run it back': Yuri Collins will return to SLU for 2022-23 season with Billikens". KSDK. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
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  9. ↑ "Collins Named to Golden State's Summer League Roster". Saint Louis University. June 29, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Warriors Sign Yuri Collins & Javonte Green to Contract". NBA.com. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Warriors Waive Guard Yuri Collins". NBA.com. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Santa Cruz Warriors Announce 2023 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 30, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  13. ↑ Hochman, Benjamin (October 6, 2021). "Hochman: Born with six fingers on a hand, SLU assist man Yuri Collins doing fine with five". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved August 2, 2022.
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