Nick Collison

Nick Collison is a professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association. Collison was born in Orange City, Iowa, on October 26, 1980. He attended Iowa Falls High School in Iowa. He continued his education at the University of Kansas. In 2003, Collison was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 12th pick in the NBA draft.Basketball-Reference.com: Nick Collison

Collison started in the lowest number of games for the Oklahoma City Thunder during the 2009-2010 season than at any previous point in his career with the team, making the opening line-up for just two games. Overall, he appeared in 72 games and logged a playing time average of 20.9 minutes per game, bringing him back to the levels of his first two seasons with the Thunder in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005.

At the same time, his role in 2009-2010 was to primarily work the boards at both ends of the hardwood, with Collison ranking high as an NBA player in the categories of offensive rebounds per 48 minutes (#17) and defensive blocks per 48 minutes (#39). His season high in the latter category came during a January 10th, 2010 match against the San Antonio Spurs, when he managed a half-dozen blocks.