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Jarron Collins
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| Position | Center |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Weight | 248 lb (113 kg) |
| Team | Utah Jazz |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | December 2, 1978 (age 28) Northridge, California |
| College | Stanford |
| Draft | 2nd round, 53rd overall, 2001 Utah Jazz |
| Pro career | 2001–present |
Jarron Collins (born December 2, 1978 in Northridge, California) is a professional American basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association.
Collins is a notable graduate of Harvard-Westlake School and Stanford University. A two time All American, Collins finished his Stanford career #9 in school history with 706 rebounds, and #8 all time in blocks (68).
- Twin brother Jason Collins also plays in the NBA for the New Jersey Nets.
- Shooting 72 percent from the floor, Jarron averaged 20.2 points and 14.1 rebounds during his senior year in high school, breaking the 31-year state rebounding record with over 1,500. This record was later broken by fellow Harvard-Westlake School and University of North Carolina forward Alex Stepheson in 2006.
- Jarron and Jason Collins (along with Earl Watson) were the guests at the ill-fated recruiting dinner [1] that led to the firing of Jim Harrick at UCLA.
- Jarron Collins profile provided by nba.com
- Saxon, Lisa. "The meal heard 'round the Pac-10", Press-Enterprise, 2001-03-01.
| 2001 NBA Draft | ||
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| First Round Kwame Brown | Tyson Chandler | Pau Gasol | Eddy Curry | Jason Richardson | Shane Battier | Eddie Griffin | DeSagana Diop | Rodney White | Joe Johnson | Kedrick Brown | Vladimir Radmanović | Richard Jefferson | Troy Murphy | Steven Hunter | Kirk Haston | Michael Bradley | Jason Collins | Zach Randolph | Brendan Haywood | Joseph Forte | Jeryl Sasser | Brandon Armstrong | Raul Lopez | Gerald Wallace | Jamaal Tinsley | Tony Parker | |
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| Second Round Trenton Hassell | Gilbert Arenas| Omar Cook | Will Solomon | Terence Morris | Brian Scalabrine | Jeff Trepagnier | Damone Brown | Mehmet Okur | Michael Wright | Earl Watson | Jamison Brewer | Bobby Simmons | Eric Chenowith | Kyle Hill | Sean Lampley | Loren Woods | Ousmane Cisse | Antonis Fotsis | Ken Johnson | Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje | Alton Ford | Andre Huston | Jarron Collins | Kenny Satterfield | Maurice Jeffers | Robertas Javtokas | Alvin Jones | Bryan Bracey |
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