Jason Collins

Jason Collins
Position	Center
Nickname	Twin
Height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Team	New Jersey Nets
Nationality	United States
Born	December 2, 1978 (age 28) Northridge, California
College	Stanford
Draft	18^th overall, 2001 Houston Rockets
Pro career	2001–present

Jason Paul Collins (born December 2, 1978 in Northridge, California) is a professional basketball player for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA. He graduated from Harvard-Westlake School and later attended Stanford University, where he was an All-American in 2000-01 and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated on March 15, 2000. He finished his career ranked #1 in school history for field goal percentage (.608) and #5 in blocked shots (89).

As a rookie along with Richard Jefferson, Collins played a significant role in the franchise's first ever NBA Finals berth in 2002 against the Los Angeles Lakers.

In the 2002-03 NBA season Collins took over the starting center role for the Nets and helped the franchise back to the NBA Finals.

Prior to the 2004-05 season Jason Collins signed a $25 million contract extension with New Jersey for five more years.

His 3-year career averages are 5.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.

His twin brother Jarron plays for the Utah Jazz.
His nickname is "Twin", in reference to his twin.
Jason and Jarron 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.

Saxon, Lisa. "The meal heard 'round the Pac-10", Press-Enterprise, 2001-03-01.

2001 NBA Draft
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 \|
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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