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2012-13 Statistics

PPG
12.0
RPG
2.70
APG
5.1
EFF
+ 13.89
Born: Aug 23, 1987
Height: 6-0 / 1.83
Weight: 175 lbs. / 79.4 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
UCLA / USA
Years Pro: 3

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Background

2012-13:
Averaged 12.0 points, team-high 5.1 assists, 1.2 steals and 29.3 minutes in 81 games (47 starts)…shot 47.1% (341-724 FGs) from the field, 35.3% (48-136 3FGs) from 3-point range and a career-high 88.0% (242-275 FTs) from the line…among NBA leaders, ranked 28th in assists, 9th in FT% and 37th in steals…3 double-doubles (all point/assist)…1 game with 30+ points…7 games with 20+ points…23 games with 15+ points…52 games with 10+ points…3 games with 10+ assists…DAL went 14-6 when he recorded 8+ assists…11 games with 3+ steals…17+ points in each of DAL’s first 3 games of the season (led the team in scoring in the first 2)…shot 61.4% (27-44 FGs) from the field, 80.0% (4-5 3FGs) from 3-point range and 80.0% (8-10 FTs) from the line through the first 4 games of the season while averaging 16.5 points and 8.5 assists in the 4-game span (at LAL 10/30/12-vs. POR 11/5/12)…14+ points in 7 of DAL’s first 8 games (averaged 15.0 ppg in span)…17 points (8-12 FGs, 1-2 FTs) and 3 steals in 32 minutes at LAL (10/30/12)…17 points (6-12 FGs, 2-2 3FGs, 3-3 FTs), 4 rebounds and 7 assists in 33 minutes at UTA (10/31/12)…1st double-double with 18 points (8-12 FGs, 2-2 3FGs) and a game-high 10 assists in 32 minutes vs. CHA (11/3/12)…2nd straight double-double (2nd of the season) with 14 points (5-8 FGs, 4-5 FTs) and season-high 13 assists in 34 minutes vs. POR (11/5/12)…game-high 21 points (5-10 FGs, 11-12 FTs) to go with 5 assists and 2 steals in 33 minutes vs. MIN (11/12/12)…14 points (5-8 FGs, 4-5 FTs) and 8 assists in 31 minutes at CLE (11/17/12)…19 points (7-11 FGs, 1-2 3FGs, 4-4 FTs) and 7 assists in 34 minutes vs. NY (11/21/12)…in 1st appearance as a reserve, 12 points (5-11 FGs, 2-2 FTs), 6 assists and season-high 5 steals in 30 minutes at PHI (11/27/12)…since 1986-87, it was just the 4th time that a DAL player recorded 10+ points, 5+ assists and 5+ steals while coming off the bench (Fat Lever at MIL 11/9/91, Devin Harris at CHI 12/5/05, Jason Terry at UTA 12/3/10)…16 points (3-6 FGs, 10-12 FTs) and 4 rebounds in 27 minutes at PHO (12/6/12)…15 points (7-9 FGs, 1-2 3FGs), 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 30 minutes vs. SAC (12/10/12)…20 points (8-11 FGs, 1-3 3FGs, 3-5 FTs), 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals in 37 minutes at BOS (12/12/12)…season-high 32 points (13-22 FGs, 4-4 3FGs, 2-2 FTs) to go with 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals in 40 minutes at OKC (12/27/12)…he forced OT at OKC (12/27/12) with a hurried, off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer…18 points (9-13 FGs), 5 rebounds and 8 assists in 33 minutes vs. SA (12/30/12)…eclipsed the 3,000 career-point mark at MIA (1/2/13) with a layup at the 10:27 mark of the 1st quarter (it gave him 3,001 career points)…12 points (5-7 FGs, 2-2 FTs), 5 rebounds and 5 assists in 38 minutes vs. NO (1/5/13)…game-high 22 points (9-15 FGs, 2-4 3FGs, 2-2 FTs), including 15 in 2nd quarter, to go with 4 rebounds and 6 assists in 37 minutes at LAC (1/9/13)…game-high 23 points (7-11 FGs, 1-1 3FGs, 8-8 FTs) to go with 9 assists and 3 steals in 36 minutes vs. MIN (1/14/13)…11 points (4-6 FGs, 2-3 3FGs, 1-1 FTs) and 9 assists in 35 minutes at ORL (1/20/13)…scored in double figures in a career-high 16 straight games (at SA 12/23/12-vs. SA 1/25/13)…17 points (6-10 FGs, 3-3 3FGs), including DAL’s final 10 points of the 2nd quarter, to go with 4 rebounds (2 OR), 9 assists and 3 steals in 38 minutes at POR (1/29/13)…19 points (6-9 FGs, 2-3 3FGs, 5-5 FTs), 6 rebounds (2 OR), 6 assists and 2 blocks in 31 minutes at PHO (2/1/13)…18 points (5-9 FGs, 3-4 3FGs, 5-5 FTs), 4 rebounds and 8 assists in 33 minutes vs. GS (2/9/13)…3rd double-double with 14 points (5-13 FGs, 4-4 FTs), 5 rebounds and 10 assists in 33 minutes vs. ATL (2/11/13)…18 points (7-12 FGs, 1-4 3FGs, 3-3 FTs), 4 rebounds and 9 assists in 29 minutes vs. SAC (2/13/13)…12 points (5-15 FGs, 2-3 FTs), 7 rebounds and 8 assists in 37 minutes vs. MIL (2/26/13)…game-high 24 points (10-14 FGs, 2-3 3FGs, 2-3 FTs), including 15 on 7-7 FGs in 2nd quarter, to go with 5 assists in 30 minutes at ATL (3/18/13)…18 points (7-10 FGs, 4-4 FTs) and 8 assists in 30 minutes at SAC (4/5/13)…game-high 25 points (10-15 FGs, 1-2 3FGs, 4-6 FTs), 4 assists and 2 steals in 28 minutes vs. NO (4/17/13)…missed the game at CHI (11/28/12) due to a sprained right middle finger…left the game at MEM (12/21/12) due to an illness and did not return for the 2nd half.

2009-10:

A member of the NBA All-Rookie First Team, he averaged 12.4 points, 5.7 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game in 76 appearances for the New Orleans Hornets…when the Hornets' All-Star point guard, Chris Paul, was injured, he stepped in and averaged 18.8 points, 9.1 assists (most among rookies in starts), and 3.5 rebounds in 40.3 minutes per game…he had 44 games with 10+ points, 16 games of 20+ points, two games of 30+ points and 14 double-doubles…among rookies, he ranked second in free-throw percentage (.851), tied for third in assists (5.7), was third in 3-pt FG percentage (.400), and sixth in points per game (12.4), steals per game (1.03), and minutes per game (27.8)…he had seven-straight games of 18+ points and nine or more assists, marking the third-longest streak ever for a rookie in the history of the NBA…he finished the season with 432 assists – ranking second most ever in a single season by a rookie in the history of the franchise…he combined with Marcus Thornton to become the top scoring pair of rookies in Hornets history with a combined 2,003 points…the rookie duo also combined to average the most points per game for a pair of rookies in Hornets history with 26.9 ppg…he recorded the first triple-double of his career with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists against the Pacers, 2/19…he scored a career-high 35 points (15-21 FG) in 44 minutes at Dallas. 2/28, tying the third-best rookie performance in franchise history…in the season's first seven games he totaled 12 minutes and drew four DNP-CDs…from that point on he would play in all but two games and would average more than 28 minutes a game (28.7 mpg) in his last 73 appearances…he logged 30+ minutes in just six of his first 40 games, but then averaged over 40 mpg (40.1) in his last 36 outings…beginning with the last game of January vs. Memphis, he logged 40+ minutes in 23 of 25 games and averaged 42.8 mpg…in those 25 games--all as a starter--he averaged 19.3 poings, 4.8 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game…after scoring 20 or more points in just two of his first 44 appearances, he had a string of eight games in which he tallied 22+ seven times and averaged 23.5 in the eight-game span…in those eight games, he shot 73-143 FG (.510), 5-19 3-pt FG (.263) and 37-44 FT (.841)…he notched 16 points and set the franchise rookie record with 20 assists against the Warriorss, 3/8…that tied Steve Nash for the most assists by any player in the NBA during the 2009-10 season…he totaled 32 points and shot 14-19 FGS at San Antonio, 3/5…to go with 17 points and 14 assists, he collected a career-high five steals vs. Memphis, 3/3…he was the first NBA rookie of 2009-10 to have back-to-back points-assists double-doubles with 16 points, 14 assists vs. Phoenix, 2/1, preceded by his 18 assists and 17 points at Memphis, 1/30…he recorded the first double-double of his career with 22 points and 11 assists vs. Atlanta, 11/21…he missed a total of six games during the season, four due to coaching decisions and two with a bruised right knee (1/11-13).

COLLEGE

A First Team All-Pac-10 selection as a senior in 2008-09 and winner of the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, given to the nation’s best player six-feet or under…named to AP All-America Third Team as a junior and Honorable Mention AP All-American as a senior…finished his career 16th in UCLA history in points scored (1,639) and tied for first for career games played (142)…fourth all-time in three-point percentage (.435), third in free-throw percentage (.851), fifth in assists (577) and second in steals (231)…averaged 14.4 points, 4.7 assists and 1.6 steals in 31.5 minutes over 35 contests as a senior and was a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award and John R. Wooden Award…named USBWA All-District IX and NABC First Team All-District 20…led the Pac-10 and was fourth in the nation in free-throw percentage (.897)…as a junior, averaged 14.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game… shot 52.5 percent from three-point range, leading the Pac-10 and setting a UCLA single-season record…named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2008 Pac-10 Tournament…as a sophomore, was named First Team All-Pac-10 and Honorable Mention AP All-America after averaging 12.7 points per game and 5.7 assists…ranked in the top 10 in the Pac-10 Conference in five statistical categories, including leading the league in steals with 2.2 spg and in three-point field goal percentage (.447), and ranking second in both assists (5.7 apg) and assist/turnover ratio (2.0).


Personal

  • Full name is Darren Michael Collison and he is the son of June and Dennis Collison
  • Parents were both elite track & field athletes.
  • Mother June (Griffith), in 1979 was ranked No. 10 in the world in the 400 meters and placed second at the Pan American Games.
  • She represented Guyana at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
  • Father Dennis represented Guyana at the Pan-American Games with personal-best marks of 10.1 seconds in the 100 meters and 20.3 seconds in the 200 meters.
  • Both his parents were All-Americans at Adelphi University (NY)
  • Has one sister.
  • Majored in history at UCLA.