Doug Collins is a retired professional basketball player. He played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/collido01.html Collins played for the Philadelphia 76ers. He was born on July 28, 1951, in Christopher, Illinois. When he began playing basketball, his position was shooting guard. He played for Illinois State University in college and was drafted number one in the first round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the 76ers.http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/c/collido01.html

Collins served as a broadcaster on NBA telecasts for networks such as TNT, TBS, and NBC. He earned four Emmy Award nominations and two Cable Ace Awards in his broadcasting career.http://www.nba.com/coachfile/doug_collins/

In 2009, Collins was inducted into the media wing of the Basketball of Hall Fame. On May 21, 2010, Collins was hired as head coach of the 76ers.http://www.nba.com/coachfile/doug_collins/ He was previously a head coach with the NBA’s Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, and Washington Wizards.http://www.nba.com/coachfile/doug_collins/

Collins attended Illinois State University from 1969 to 1973. He played for the freshman team his first year and averaged 21.0 points and nine rebounds per game.http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/c/collido01.html In his sophomore season, Collins averaged 28.6 points and 6.4 rebounds. In his junior season, he averaged 32.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/c/collido01.html

Collins was selected to 1973 United States Men’s Olympic Basketball Team.http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/doug-collins-1.html The USA won the silver medal losing to the Soviet Union in the gold medal game. In his final season at Illinois State, Collins averaged 26.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and was selected to the 1972-1973 NCAA AP All-America 2nd Team.http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/c/collido01.html

Collins was drafted with the number one pick in the first round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/c/collido01.html In his rookie season, Collins averaged 8.0 points and 1.8 rebounds.http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/collido01.html In his second season, he averaged 17.9 points and 2.6 rebounds. Collins was selected to the NBA All-Star Game in his third season.http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/collido01.html He averaged 20.8 points and 4 rebounds a game for the year.> Collins went on to be named an NBA-All Star on three more occasions. In 1977, Collins helped lead the 76ers to the NBA Finals to face the Portland Trailblazers.http://www.nba.com/coachfile/doug_collins/ The Trailblazers won the series four games to two.

Collins suffered serious injuries during the 1978-1979 season that limited him to 47 games that year.http://www.nba.com/coachfile/doug_collins/ He announced his retirement twelve games into the 1980-1981 season. During his career, he scored 7,427 points for an average of 17.9 points per game.http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/collido01.html