Darren Collison
School:
Height:
6-0
Position:
Guard
Hometown:
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
High School:
Etiwanda High School
- All-American Recognition: 2008 (Associated Press 3rd Team) and 2009 (National Association of Basketball Coaches 3rd Team)
- Ranked among the nation's leaders in free-throw percentage in 2008 (20th) and 2009 (4th)
- Ranked 18th in the nation in assists in 2007
- Leader in steals and runner-up in scoring and assists for 2008 Final Four team (35-4 record)
- Leader in assists and steals and third-leading scorer for 2007 NCAA Tournament runner-up (30-6)
- Runner-up in assists, third in steals and sixth-leading scorer for 2006 Final Four team (32-7)
- Averaged 9.3 points, 2.6 assists and 1.5 steals in 18 NCAA Tournament games from 2006 through 2009 (14-4 record)
- Selected by the New Orleans Hornets in first round of 2009 NBA draft (21st pick overall).
Season | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PT | 3PTA | 3PT% | FTM | FTA | FT% | AST | ASTA | PTS | AVG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39 | 78 | 194 | .402 | 19 | 58 | .328 | 40 | 51 | .784 | 88 | 2.3 | 215 | 5.5 | |
35 | 149 | 312 | .478 | 51 | 114 | .447 | 94 | 116 | .810 | 199 | 5.7 | 443 | 12.7 | |
33 | 161 | 335 | .481 | 53 | 101 | .525 | 102 | 117 | .872 | 124 | 3.8 | 477 | 14.5 | |
35 | 175 | 344 | .509 | 41 | 104 | .394 | 113 | 126 | .897 | 166 | 4.7 | 504 | 14.4 | |
Totals | 142 | 563 | 1185 | .475 | 174 | 377 | .462 | 349 | 410 | .851 | 577 | 4.1 | 1639 | 11.5 |
- NOTE: Missed first six games as a junior after spraining his left knee in a preseason contest.