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{{Infobox NBA Player
| name = Jason Collins
| image = Jason Collins Nets 2014.jpg
| caption = Jason Collins during his time with the Brooklyn Nets on March 15, 2014
| team = Free Agent
| former_teams = [[New Jersey Nets]] (2001–2008)<br>[[Memphis Grizzlies]] (2008)<br>[[Minnesota Timberwolves]] (2008-2009)<br>[[Atlanta Hawks]] (2009-2012)<br>[[Boston Celtics]] (2012-2013)<br>[[Washington Wizards]] (2012)<br>[[Brooklyn Nets]] (2013)
| number = 98
| position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|12|2|}}
| birth_place = [[Northridge, Los Angeles|Northridge]], [[California]]
| height_ft = 7
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 255
| nationality = American
| college = [[Stanford University|Stanford]]
| draft_year = 2001
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 18
| draft_team = [[Houston Rockets]]
| career_start = 2001
| career_end =
}}
'''Jason Paul Collins''' (born December 2, 1978) is an [[Americans|American]] [[basketball]] player. He is a center for the [[Brooklyn Nets]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).
==College==
Collins played [[college basketball]] for [[Stanford University]] and was named to the All-Pac-10 first team in 2001.
==NBA career==
He was drafted by the [[New Jersey Nets]] with the 18th overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft.
He helped the Nets reach the NBA finals in 2001 but they were swept by the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]. He played 7 seasons with the Nets and he was traded with cash considerations to the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] for Stromile Swift.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/Grizzlies_acquire_center_Jason-256121-1978.html|accessdate=2013-04-29|title= Grizzlies acquire center Jason Collins from Nets|publisher=Memphis Grizzlies}}</ref> He played 31 games for the Grizzlies and then he was traded to the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] in an eight-player deal involving [[Kevin Love]] and [[O. J. Mayo]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?columnist=hollinger_john&page=Love-Mayo-080627|accessdate=2013-04-29|title= Timberwolves make out on Mayo-Love swap|publisher=sports.espn.go.com}}</ref> When his contract expired at the end of the 2008–09 NBA season, the Timberwolves didn't re-sign him and he signed with the Atlanta Hawks on September 2, 2009.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4441457|accessdate=2013-04-29|title= Free agent Jason Collins joins Hawks|publisher=sports.espn.go.com}}</ref> He played 3 seasons with the Hawks and signed an undisclosed deal with the Boston Celtics.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press_release/073112-celtics-sign-jason-collins.html|accessdate=2013-04-29|title= Celtics Sign Jason Collins|publisher=Boston Celtics}}</ref> He was traded by the Celtics to the [[Washington Wizards]] on February 21, 2013 for [[Jordan Crawford]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.nba.com/wizards/wizards-acquire-collins-and-barbosa-boston|accessdate=2013-04-29|title= Wizards Acquire Collins and Barbosa From Boston|publisher=Washington Wizards}}</ref>
==Personal==
His twin brother [[Jarron Collins]] also played in the NBA.<ref name="SI">{{citeweb|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/news/20130429/jason-collins--nba-player/|accessdate=2013-04-29|title= Why NBA center Jason Collins is coming out now|publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref> He became the first active male professional athlete in any of the four major North American pro sports leagues to come out.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|title=NBA player Jason Collins comes out as |date=April 29, 2013|work=bbc.co.uk|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22341153|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref> He said that he chose the jersey number 98 in honor of [[Matthew Shepard]], a victim of a [[hate crime]] in 1998. Collins said that the number was "a statement to myself, my family and my friends".<ref name="SI" />
==References==
{{reflist}}
==Other websites==
*[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jason_collins Jason Collins] at NBA.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Jason}}
[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:African-American basketball players]]
[[Category:Atlanta Hawks players]]
[[Category:Basketball players from California]]
[[Category:Boston Celtics players]]
[[Category: sportspeople]]
[[Category: African Americans]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Los Angeles Clippers players]]
[[Category:Memphis Grizzlies players]]
[[Category:Minnesota Timberwolves players]]
[[Category:New Jersey Nets players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Los Angeles, California]]
[[Category:Washington Wizards players]]
| name = Jason Collins
| image = Jason Collins Nets 2014.jpg
| caption = Jason Collins during his time with the Brooklyn Nets on March 15, 2014
| team = Free Agent
| former_teams = [[New Jersey Nets]] (2001–2008)<br>[[Memphis Grizzlies]] (2008)<br>[[Minnesota Timberwolves]] (2008-2009)<br>[[Atlanta Hawks]] (2009-2012)<br>[[Boston Celtics]] (2012-2013)<br>[[Washington Wizards]] (2012)<br>[[Brooklyn Nets]] (2013)
| number = 98
| position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|12|2|}}
| birth_place = [[Northridge, Los Angeles|Northridge]], [[California]]
| height_ft = 7
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 255
| nationality = American
| college = [[Stanford University|Stanford]]
| draft_year = 2001
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 18
| draft_team = [[Houston Rockets]]
| career_start = 2001
| career_end =
}}
'''Jason Paul Collins''' (born December 2, 1978) is an [[Americans|American]] [[basketball]] player. He is a center for the [[Brooklyn Nets]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).
==College==
Collins played [[college basketball]] for [[Stanford University]] and was named to the All-Pac-10 first team in 2001.
==NBA career==
He was drafted by the [[New Jersey Nets]] with the 18th overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft.
He helped the Nets reach the NBA finals in 2001 but they were swept by the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]. He played 7 seasons with the Nets and he was traded with cash considerations to the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] for Stromile Swift.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/Grizzlies_acquire_center_Jason-256121-1978.html|accessdate=2013-04-29|title= Grizzlies acquire center Jason Collins from Nets|publisher=Memphis Grizzlies}}</ref> He played 31 games for the Grizzlies and then he was traded to the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] in an eight-player deal involving [[Kevin Love]] and [[O. J. Mayo]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?columnist=hollinger_john&page=Love-Mayo-080627|accessdate=2013-04-29|title= Timberwolves make out on Mayo-Love swap|publisher=sports.espn.go.com}}</ref> When his contract expired at the end of the 2008–09 NBA season, the Timberwolves didn't re-sign him and he signed with the Atlanta Hawks on September 2, 2009.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4441457|accessdate=2013-04-29|title= Free agent Jason Collins joins Hawks|publisher=sports.espn.go.com}}</ref> He played 3 seasons with the Hawks and signed an undisclosed deal with the Boston Celtics.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press_release/073112-celtics-sign-jason-collins.html|accessdate=2013-04-29|title= Celtics Sign Jason Collins|publisher=Boston Celtics}}</ref> He was traded by the Celtics to the [[Washington Wizards]] on February 21, 2013 for [[Jordan Crawford]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.nba.com/wizards/wizards-acquire-collins-and-barbosa-boston|accessdate=2013-04-29|title= Wizards Acquire Collins and Barbosa From Boston|publisher=Washington Wizards}}</ref>
==Personal==
His twin brother [[Jarron Collins]] also played in the NBA.<ref name="SI">{{citeweb|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/news/20130429/jason-collins--nba-player/|accessdate=2013-04-29|title= Why NBA center Jason Collins is coming out now|publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref> He became the first active male professional athlete in any of the four major North American pro sports leagues to come out.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|title=NBA player Jason Collins comes out as |date=April 29, 2013|work=bbc.co.uk|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22341153|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref> He said that he chose the jersey number 98 in honor of [[Matthew Shepard]], a victim of a [[hate crime]] in 1998. Collins said that the number was "a statement to myself, my family and my friends".<ref name="SI" />
==References==
{{reflist}}
==Other websites==
*[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jason_collins Jason Collins] at NBA.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Jason}}
[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:African-American basketball players]]
[[Category:Atlanta Hawks players]]
[[Category:Basketball players from California]]
[[Category:Boston Celtics players]]
[[Category: sportspeople]]
[[Category: African Americans]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Los Angeles Clippers players]]
[[Category:Memphis Grizzlies players]]
[[Category:Minnesota Timberwolves players]]
[[Category:New Jersey Nets players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Los Angeles, California]]
[[Category:Washington Wizards players]]