Darren Collison

Darren Collison
No. 7 – Sacramento Kings
Collison with Los Angeles Clippers in 2013.
Position	Point guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1987-08-23) August 23, 1987 (age 29) Rancho Cucamonga, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Etiwanda (Rancho Cucamonga, California)
College	UCLA (2005–2009)
NBA draft	2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall
Selected by the New Orleans Hornets
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–2010	New Orleans Hornets
2010–2012	Indiana Pacers
2012–2013	Dallas Mavericks
2013–2014	Los Angeles Clippers
2014–present	Sacramento Kings
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2010) Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (2009) Third-team All-American – NABC (2009) Third-team All-American – AP (2008) 2× First-team All-Pac-10 (2007, 2009) Second-team All-Pac-10 (2008)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Darren Michael Collison (born August 23, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors in his first season in the NBA with the New Orleans Hornets.

Collison played four seasons of college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. He earned All-Pac-10 conference honors three times, and won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award his senior year as the top college player 6 feet 0 inches and under. He was drafted by the Hornets in the first round with the 21st overall pick of the 2009 NBA draft. Collison also played for the Indiana Pacers and Dallas Mavericks.

Collison was born in Rancho Cucamonga, California to parents Dennis and June (Griffith), who were both elite track and field athletes for Guyana. As a senior in Etiwanda High School under coach Dave Kleckner, Collison was named a fourth-team Parade All-American.

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Collison was listed as the No. 16 point guard and the No. 100 player in the nation in 2005.

He was a backup to Jordan Farmar in the Bruins' 2005–06 season, becoming the starting point guard the following season. He was awarded the MVP of the Maui Invitational Tournament in December 2006 and was named the Pacific-10 Conference Player of the Week on December 4, 2006, and again on February 18, 2007. During the 2006–07 season, Collison averaged 2.2 steals per game—the most in the Pacific-10 Conference. He also averaged 5.7 assists (2nd in the Pac-10), as well as a three-point shooting percentage of 44.7 percent.