HOW JASON BECAME A HAWK: Signed as a free agent with Atlanta on July 14, 2004 • After signing the first 10-day contract with Atlanta on March 8, Collier was signed for the rest of the season on March 28 • He participated in the 2003 training camp of the Minnesota Timberwolves, then joined the National Basketball Development League's (NBDL) Fayetteville Patriots where he played 30 games • Obtained by the Houston Rockets on June 28, 2000 when his draft rights and a future first round pick were sent by the Milwaukee Bucks for the draft rights to Joel Przybilla • Collier was selected by Milwaukee in the first round (15th pick overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft.

LAST SEASON (2004-05): Collier started 44 contests on the campaign (played in 70 total), and averaged 6.9 points and 2.9 rebounds (.463 FG%, .364 3FG%, .717 FT%) • He had his best offensive months in November (7.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg) and April (7.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg) • Posted significantly better numbers as a starter (6.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg) than as a reserve (3.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg) – in one stretch, Collier (from Dec. 6 - Jan. 28) started 25 consecutive games • He hit 49.2% of his field goals and 86.7% of his free throws in the final month of the season • Among the team’s leaders, Collier ranked third in field goal percentage • He missed two games due to severe bronchitis (11/5, 11/7) and one due to illness (1/29) • SEASON HIGHS: 20 pts v/Mia (11/24/04), 10 rebs v/Det (4/19/05), 2 assts @Milw (2/12/05), 3 stls v/Orl (11/26/04), 2 blks @Det (12/10/04), 33 mins (2x), 8 FGM (2x), 2 3FGM v/Minn (4/9/05), 4 FTM (2x).

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Collier has played in 151 games as a pro (65 starts) and enters his sixth NBA season with averages of 5.6 points and 2.9 rebounds (.455 FG%, .350 3FG%, .738 FT%) • He spent his first three seasons with Houston, appearing in 61 games and scoring 3.5 ppg and grabbing 2.4 rpg (.421 FG%, .741 FT%) • CAREER HIGHS: 22 pts v/Wash (3/12/04), 11 rebs @Tor (3/14/04), 2 assts (7x), 3 stls v/Orl (11/26/04), 2 blks (3x), 39 mins @Tor (3/14/04), 8 FGM (4x), 2 3FGM v/Minn (4/9/05), 8 FTM (3x) • 2003-04: A tremendous find for the Hawks after the trade of Theo Ratliff and the injury to Joel Przybilla, Collier started in 16 games (appeared in a total of 20 contests) and achieved personal highs in every statistical category • He recorded career bests in points (22), FGM (8), FTM (8), 3FGM (1), rebounds (11), assists (2), steals (2), blocked shots (2) and minutes (39) • Collier had one double-double in a March 14 game at Toronto (21 points/11 rebounds) • As a starter, he posted 10.1 points and 5.5 rebounds (.444 FG%, .766 FT%) • 2002-03 (with Houston): Saw action in only 13 games, scoring 2.8 points and 2.2 rebounds • 2001-02: Collier played in 25 games, averaging a then-career high 4.2 ppg and 3.3 rpg • He reached double figures in scoring three times • Scored a season high-tying 12 points against San Antonio on April 4 and at Portland on April 17 • He started the season on the injured list from October 29-December 18 due to medial tibial periostitis • 2000-01: Averaged 3.1 points and 1.6 rebounds in 23 games as a rookie • Scored a season-high 12 points at Portland (11/11) • He reached double digits in points three times • Spent time on the injured list from December 8-January 9 following right knee surgery on November 28 and from February 16-April 17 with quadriceps tendinitis.

COLLEGIATE CAREER: Earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference second team honors as a junior and senior at Georgia Tech (1998-2000) after transferring from Indiana University (1996-1998) • In 97 college games, Collier scored 13.9 points and grabbed 7.1 rebounds (.458 FG%, .711 FT%) • His production picked up in both categories in his final two seasons at Tech, averaging 17.1 points and 8.3 rebounds in 55 games with the Yellow Jackets • During his senior year (1999-2000), named honorable mention All-America by Basketball Digest after posting team-leading averages of 17.0 ppg and 9.2 rpg • He also led his team in field goal percentage and three-point FG shooting • Collier became the first player in school history to lead the ACC in rebounding, finishing 27th in the nation • Also ranked fifth in the conference in scoring that year • Led the ACC with 12 double-doubles as a senior • Averaged a career-high 17.2 ppg as a junior (1998-99), and also ranked sixth in the ACC in both rebounds (7.3 rpg) and blocked shots (1.4 bpg) • He scored a career-high 30 points against Florida State • In two seasons at Indiana he averaged 9.7 points and 5.6 rebounds • He earned honorable mention All-Big 10 honors after averaging 9.4 points as a freshman.