Name: Jason Collins
Occupation: Basketball Player
Gender: Male
Birth Day: December 2, 1978
Age: 47
Birth Place: Los Angeles - California
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
DOB in Roman: XII.II.MCMLXXVIII

Jason Collins

Jason Collins was born on 2 December 1978(47 years old) in California. Jason Collins is Basketball Player, Zodiac sign - Sagittarius. More detail about Jason Collins given below.

About Jason Collins

NBA center who played for the New Jersey Nets from 2001 to 2008 and gained notoriety after officially disclosing his sexual orientation in 2013.

Jason Paul Collins is a former American professional basketball player who has been at the center for 13 seasons with the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for Stanford Cardinal, where he was a global American in 2000-01. Collins was selected by the Houston Rockets as the 18th choice in NBA Draft 2001. He went on to play for the New Jersey Nets, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Washington Wizards and Brooklyn Nets. After the 2012-13 NBA season ended, Collins declared himself gay. He became a free agent and did not play again until February 2014, when he signed with the Nets and became the second openly gay athlete to play in one of the sporting tournaments. major pro in the US and in Canada follows Robbie Rogers who did it in 2013 with LA Galaxy. In April 2014, Collins appeared on the cover of Time Magazine "100 Most Influential People".

NBA draft2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18, Houston Rockets
BornDecember 02, 1978, Los Angeles, California
CollegeStanford (1997–2001)
NationalityAmerican
High schoolHarvard-Westlake, (Los Angeles, California)
Listed weight255 lb
Listed height7 ft 0 in


Trivia

He earned the prestigious Pete Newell Big Man Award during his rookie season with the New Jersey Nets.

Jason Collins before fame

After a four-year undergraduate career at Stanford University, he was picked 18th overall by the Houston Rockets in 2001.

Achievement of Jason Collins

During his debut season with the New Jersey Nets, he won the renowned Pete Newell Big Man Award.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$16 Million

Jason Collins family life

Jarron, his twin brother, went on to play in the NBA as well.

Associations of Jason Collins

Before being traded to the Wizards in 2013, he was a Boston Celtics teammate of Kevin Garnett.

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