Paul Douglas "Doug" Collins (born July 28, 1951) is an American retired basketball player and coach and current television analyst. He was the first overall pick of the 1973 NBA draft and a three-time NBA All-Star. He has been an NBA coach, coaching the Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards and Philadelphia 76ers. Currently, Collins serves as an analyst for the NBA on ESPN. He is in the NBA hall of fame as a Curt Gowdy award recipient.

Collins was born in Christopher, Illinois. He grew up in Benton, Illinois, where his next door neighbour was future film star John Malkovich. Collins enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Benton High School, under renowned coach Rich Herrin, after which he went on to play for Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, in 1969.

Collins was chosen to represent the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. While those games are mainly remembered for the terrorist attack that left eleven Israeli athletes dead, there was also the controversial gold medal basketball game between the United States and the Soviet Union, in which Collins played a key part. The United States was undefeated in Olympic basketball competition history, and widely expected to remain undefeated after these Olympics. After Collins hit two free throws near the end of the final game, the United States had a 50–49 lead. However, confusion over a timeout call and subsequent issues with the game clock led the game's officials to restart the game's final three seconds two times. On their final attempt, the Soviets made a layup to take a lead. This gave the U.S. its first ever Olympic loss by a 51–50 margin. Collins and his teammates refused to accept the silver medals after the game in protest of the officiating and outcome of the game.

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