Zach Collins

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Zach Collins
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Collins with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2018
No. 23–San Antonio Spurs
Position Center / power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1997-11-19) November 19, 1997 (age 26)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school Bishop Gorman
(Summerlin, Nevada)
College Gonzaga (2016–2017)
NBA draft 2017: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2021 Portland Trail Blazers
2021–present San Antonio Spurs
2022 →Austin Spurs
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Zach Collins (born November 19, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. He was drafted by the Sacramento Kings with the 10th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft and was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers on draft night. During his earlier career with the team he battled many injuries causing him to only play in 154 games in his first 4 seasons. He joined the Spurs as a free agent in August 2021.

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High school career

Collins played high school basketball at Bishop Gorman High School in Summerlin, Nevada, where he helped to lead his school to four consecutive state championships. [1] For his first three seasons at Bishop Gorman, Collins came off the bench and played alongside fellow seven-footers and McDonald's All-Americans Stephen Zimmerman and Chase Jeter. [2] [3]

Collins had a productive senior year, averaging 17.3 points, 14 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 6.4 blocked shots on his way to the most valuable player of Nevada's Southwest League [4] and the Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year award. [5] Collins also broke Nevada's single-season record for most rebounds and blocked shots during his senior season. [6]

In the summer of 2015, Collins competed in the FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Championships, where he teamed up with Jalek Felton, Payton Pritchard, and P.J. Washington and won the USA tournament. His team moved on to represent the US at the 2015 World Championship in Debrecen, Hungary, where they finished in eighth place. [7] His team advanced to the final 16 where they defeated Poland, but then lost a close game to France, featuring fellow Gonzaga commit Killian Tillie, in the quarter-finals. [8] [9]

Despite being rated as a four-star prospect, Collins was named to the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game. [10] Collins was the first McDonald's All-American to commit to Gonzaga out of high school, but three other McDonald's All-American transferred to Gonzaga after attending other colleges: Micah Downs, Kyle Wiltjer, and Nigel Williams-Goss. [11] Collins helped to lead the West squad to a 114–107 win in the while scoring nine points, along with six rebounds, three assists, and two steals on 3-for-5 field goals and 1-for-2 three-pointers in 12 minutes of play. [12]

Recruiting

In the winter of 2015, during Collins' junior year in high school, he took official visits to California, San Diego State, Utah, New Mexico, and Gonzaga, as well as unofficial visits to UNLV. [13] After his junior year, in March 2015, Collins committed to Gonzaga. [14] He signed with the Zags in the early signing period as a key member of Gonzaga's highest-ranked recruiting class in school history. [15]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Zach Collins
C		 Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (100 kg)Mar 16, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 5 stars.svg     247Sports: 5 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #38   Rivals: #21   247Sports: #20   ESPN: #37
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  • "2016 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  • "2016 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  • "2016 Gonzaga 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

College career

As a freshman at Gonzaga, Collins usually played off the bench as a center, working in rotation – and occasionally in tandem – with fifth-year senior center Przemek Karnowski. [16] [17] During the 2016–17 season, he averaged 10 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks over 17.3 minutes of playing time per game. [18] In the national semifinal game of the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Collins scored 14 points, collected 13 rebounds, and made six blocks, as the Bulldogs defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks, 77–73, sending them to their first national championship game. [19] [20]

Professional career

Portland Trail Blazers (2017–2021)

At the conclusion of his freshman season, Collins announced his intention to forgo his final three years of college eligibility and enter the 2017 NBA draft. [21] He was drafted 10th overall by the Sacramento Kings and subsequently traded to the Portland Trail Blazers. [22] [23] On July 3, 2017, Collins signed with the Trail Blazers. [24]

On November 5, 2019, the Trail Blazers announced that Collins had undergone successful surgery in repairing his left labrum and was expected to be sidelined for about four months. [25] On December 30, 2020, the Trail Blazers announced that Collins had undergone successful surgery in repairing his left medial malleolus stress fracture, [26] and as result he missed the entire season. [27] [28]

As he was recovering from his previous injury, Collins refractured his foot, and on June 29, 2021, the Trail Blazers announced that he underwent a second revision surgery to repair his left medial malleolus stress fracture. [27] [28] [29] He did not appear in the playoffs as a result of the injury.

San Antonio Spurs (2021–present)

On August 11, 2021, Collins signed with the San Antonio Spurs. [30] On January 16, 2022, he was assigned to the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League, while recovering from his ankle injury. [31] On January 31, he was recalled. [32] He made his Spurs debut February 4 against the Houston Rockets, scoring 10 points and grabbing seven rebounds. [33]

On February 10, 2023, Collins scored 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds during a 138–131 double overtime loss against the Detroit Pistons. [34] During the 2022-23 season, Collins improved his statistical averages, in total averaging nearly 12 points per game, three assists per game and shooting 52% from the field and 37% from three.[ citation needed ]

On October 22, 2023, Collins signed a 2-year $35 million contract extension with the Spurs. [35] He played in 69 games (starting 29) during the 2023-24 NBA season for the Spurs, averaging 11.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.8 assists. In the team's season finale on April 14, 2024 against the Detroit Pistons, Collins suffered a dislocated right shoulder. After an MRI revealed a torn labrum, he underwent surgery to repair to injury. [36]

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 Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Portland 66115.8.398.310.6433.3.8.3.54.4
2018–19 Portland 77017.6.473.331.7464.2.9.3.96.6
2019–20 Portland 111126.4.471.368.7506.31.5.5.57.0
2021–22 San Antonio 28417.9.490.341.8005.52.2.5.87.8
2022–23 San Antonio 632622.9.518.374.7616.42.9.6.811.6
2023–24 San Antonio 692922.1.484.320.7535.42.8.5.811.2
Career3147119.6.479.336.7504.91.8.4.78.3

Play-in

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020 Portland 117.5.500.500–1.0.0.0.03.0
2022 San Antonio 1016.8.500.000.5002.0.0.01.05.0
Career2112.1.500.333.5001.5.0.0.54.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018 Portland 4017.5.367.214.7503.01.5.8.57.0
2019 Portland 16017.2.506.333.8003.6.9.41.46.8
Career20017.3.468.286.7933.51.0.51.26.9

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Gonzaga 39017.3.652.476.7435.9.4.51.810.0

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  2. ↑ "RECRUITING: Bishop Gorman's Collins commits to Gonzaga". March 16, 2015.
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  26. ↑ "ZACH COLLINS UNDERGOES ANKLE SURGERY". NBA.com. December 30, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
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  28. 1 2 "Trail Blazers' Zach Collins: Re-fractures foot". CBSSports.com. June 29, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
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  34. ↑ Zach Collins takes advantage of playing time with monster game Friday
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  36. ↑ "Spurs' Zach Collins to undergo surgery on torn right labrum". espn.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
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