Gary Collier (basketball)

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Gary Collier

Personal information
Born	(1971-10-08) October 8, 1971 (age 53) Fort Worth, Texas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Dunbar (Fort Worth, Texas)
College	Tulsa (1990–1994)
NBA draft	1994: 2nd round, 42nd overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	1994–2004
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Career history
1994–1995	Quad City Thunder
1995–1997	Racing Antwerpen
1997–1998	Oostende
1998–1999	Rhöndorf
1999–2000	Skyliners Frankfurt
2000–2003	Dexia Mons-Hainaut
2003–2004	Racing Paris
Career highlights and awards
German Cup winner (2000) MVC Player of the Year (1994)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Gary Collier (born October 8, 1971) is a retired American college and professional basketball player who attended the University of Tulsa.

Collier played four seasons for the Golden Hurricane and was named the 1994 MVC player of the year. He led the 1994 NCAA Tournament in scoring average with 31.3 points per game.^[1]

Collier was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round of the 1994 NBA draft;^[2] however, he never played in the NBA. He played the 1994–95 season with the Quad City Thunder in the Continental Basketball League. Collier then took his game in Europe. He played his first two seasons for the Antwerp Diamond Giants. He then joined the Basketball Club Oostende, also in Belgium.

Collier played 1998–99 for Rhöndorf of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). After Dragons Rhöndorf sold their license to Frankfurt, he did play the next season for Frankfurt Skyliners. Collier then returned to Belgium, where he spent the following three seasons with Telindus Mons Hainaut. He averaged 17.4 points for Telindus Mons in the final Korać Cup in 2002.^[3] He played a final season in Europe with Paris Basket Racing, 2003–2004.

Following his playing career, Collier coached the boys' basketball coach at Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth for four years leading them to the state semifinals in 2011. Collier is currently the boys' basketball coach at Crowley High School in the Tarrant County area.