Bruce Collins (basketball)

Bruce Collins (born February 2, 1958) is an American former collegiate and professional basketball player. Collins was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round (33rd pick), of the 1980 NBA draft. Collins played collegiately at Weber State University and is the school's former all-time leading scorer.

Bruce Collins
Personal information
Born (1958-02-08) February 8, 1958
Rock Springs, Wyoming
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolRock Springs
(Rock Springs, Wyoming)
CollegeWeber State (1976–1980)
NBA draft1980: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
PositionShooting guard
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

As a Senior in 1976, Collins was named the Wyoming 3A MVP, averaging 21.3 points and 15 rebounds a game, leading Rock Springs High School to the state championship. He was voted the MVP of the Wyoming-Montana All-Star game, scoring 27 and 38 points in the two games.[1]

College career

Collins played at Weber State four years from 1976–80, starting all 120 games of his career. Collins earned First Team All-Big Sky honors in three seasons and is Weber State’s career leading scorer with 2,019 points and ranks second in scoring in Big Sky history. Collins led the Big Sky in scoring in 1979–80, leading Weber State to Big Sky title, 26–3 record and a national ranking. Overall, Collins won two Big Sky titles and advanced to three NCAA Tournaments.[2]

Professional career

After completing four years at Weber State, Collins was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers. After being cut, Collins played three years in Asia, including in China and the Philippines.

Collins was a member of a 12-man U.S. squad played games to prepare other teams for the 1984 Olympics. The squad played teams from China, the Philippines, Spain, and Russia, winning 76 of 77 games.[3]

Awards

Bruce Collins' Weber State jersey number 22 was retired on Feb. 13, 2016. Collins joined Willie Sojourner as the only Weber State men's basketball players to have a jersey retired.[4]

References
  1. "Bruce Collins – RSHS Hall of Fame". www.rshshof.org. Archived from the original on 2019-06-28.
  2. "BRUCE COLLINS | Weber State men's basketball 50th anniversary team | Deseret News". www.deseretnews.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17.
  3. "Bruce Collins: Rock Springs Native, Weber State Legend". 18 January 2016.
  4. "Weber State to retire the jersey of Bruce Collins".
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