Doug Collins

This article is for the basketball player and coach Doug Collins. The politician of the same name can be found under Doug Collins (Politician) .

Doug Collins
Player information
Full name	Paul Douglas Collins
birthday	July 28, 1951
place of birth	Christopher , Illinois , United States
position	Shooting Guard , Small Forward
college	Illinois State (1969–1973)
NBA draft	1973 , 1st Pick, Philadelphia 76ers
Clubs as active
1973-1981 Philadelphia 76ers
National team
	United States
Clubs as coaches
1986–1989 Chicago Bulls 1995–1998 Detroit Pistons 2001–2003 Washington Wizards 2010–2013 Philadelphia 76ers

Paul Douglas "Doug" Collins (born July 28, 1951 in Christopher , Illinois ) is an American basketball coach and former player. In 1973 he was the top pick in the NBA draft and became a four-time All-Star . Most recently he was the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers .

biography

High school and college

At Benton High School in Benton , Illinois, Collins enjoyed a successful basketball career under head coach Rich Herrin.

1972 Olympic Games

Collins was a member of the United States basketball team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich . After Collins turned two free throws in the final against the USSR towards the end of the season, the USA led 50:49. However, there was confusion over time out and technical problems with the shot clock resulted in the referees resuming the game three seconds before the end. With the last attempt, the players of the USSR managed a quick lay-up and the USA suffered their first Olympic defeat after the 50:51.

Player career

After the 1972 Summer Olympics, Collins entered the ABA draft. He decided, however, for the NBA , the then major competitive league. In 1973 he was first drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers . However, he only played 25 games in his rookie year, placing 8 points per game.

However, his statistical values ​​rose steadily over the further seasons. In 81 games he scored 18 points, 2.6 assists and almost 4 rebounds in 1974/1975. He was named an All-Star four times in the late 1970s . 1976/1977 he reached the NBA finals with the 76ers, where he put on almost 19 points and 4 rebounds that season. Despite having both Collins and then superstar Julius Erving, the team lost 4-2 to the Portland Trail Blazers.

Overall, Collins recorded 7,427 points in 415 league games at an average of 17.9 points per game. He also got 1339 rebounds (3.2 per game) and 1368 assists (3.3 per game).

Coaching career

Early coaching career

After his resignation, Collins switched to coaching. He became assistant coach to Bob Weinhauer at the University of Pennsylvania ; he later followed Weinhauer to the Arizona State Sun Devils. He made his NBA coaching debut with the Chicago Bulls in 1986, where he coached Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen . He brought the Bulls to their greatest success in 15 years when he moved into the Eastern Conference Finals, but he was replaced in 1989 by assistant coach Phil Jackson .

Coach of the Detroit Pistons

In 1995, Collins was named head coach of the Detroit Pistons , which he led to a season record. He coached the Eastern Conference All-Star Team in 1997 . Until February 2, 1998 he worked as a trainer until Alvin Gentry replaced him. He then worked as a television expert and presenter on NBC and TNT .

Washington Wizards coach

He worked as a presenter for five years when he became the Washington Wizards coach in 2001/2002 . In Washington he was reunited with Michael Jordan and Charles Oakley . Once again he was able to raise the team to a new level and set a new season record. Although his win rate of 45.1% in his two coaching years was higher than that of the previous two seasons (30.8%), Collins was fired in 2002/2003. He then returned to TNT to work as an expert.

Philadelphia 76ers coach

On May 21, 2010, Collins was named head coach of the 76ers after working as an expert at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics . The season started badly; At the beginning there were only 3:13 wins. At the end of the season, Philadelphia was able to improve to 7th place in the east. After not reaching the playoffs in 2013, Collins ended his coaching career. He now works in an advisory capacity for the 76ers.

Coach statistics

team	season	G	S.	N	SN%	Season placement	PSP	PS	PN	PS-N%	Final placement
Chicago Bulls	1986/87	82	40	42	48.8%	5th in Central	3	0	3	0%	1st round defeat
Chicago Bulls	1987/88	82	50	32	61.0%	2. in Central	10	4th	6th	40%	Defeat in Conference Finals
Chicago Bulls	1988/89	82	47	35	57.3%	5th in Central	17th	9	8th	52.9%	Defeat Conference Finals
Detroit Pistons	1995/96	82	46	36	56.1%	4. in Central	3	0	3	0%	1st round defeat
Detroit Pistons	1996/97	82	54	28	65.9%	3. in Central	5	2	3	40%	1st round defeat
Detroit Pistons	1997/98	45	21st	24	46.7%	fired	-	-	-	-	-
Washington Wizards	2001/02	82	37	45	45.1%	5th in Atlantic	-	-	-	-	Missed the playoffs
Washington Wizards	2002/03	82	37	45	45.1%	5th in Atlantic	-	-	-	-	Missed the playoffs
Philadelphia 76ers	2010/11	82	41	41	50%	3rd in Atlantic	5	1	4th	20%	1st round defeat
Philadelphia 76ers	2011/12	66	35	31	53%	3rd in Atlantic	13	7th	6th	53.8%	Loss in Conference semifinals
Career		767	408	359	53.2%		56	23	33	41.1%

Web links

• Doug Collins - player profile on basketball-reference.com
• Doug Collins in the Sports-Reference database (archived from the original )