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Jason Collins
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Collins with the Brooklyn Nets in 2014
Personal information
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Northridge, California, U.S.
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Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High schoolHarvard-Westlake
(Los Angeles, California)
CollegeStanford (1997–2001)
NBA draft2001: Script error: No such module "Ordinal". round, Script error: No such module "Ordinal". overall pick
Drafted byHouston Rockets
Playing career2001–2014
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Number35, 34, 98, 46
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Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.Career highlights
Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.Career NBA statistics
Points2,621 (3.6 ppg)
Rebounds2,706 (3.7 rpg)
Assists626 (0.9 apg)

Jason Paul Collins (December 2, 1978 – May 12, 2026) was an American professional basketball player who was a center for 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal, earning third-team All-American honors in 2001. Collins was selected by the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 2001 NBA draft with the 18th overall pick.[1] 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 concluded, Collins publicly came out as gay.[2] He became a free agent and did not play again until February 2014, when he signed with the Nets and became the first publicly gay athlete to play in any of the four major North American pro sports leagues.[3] In 2014, Collins was featured on the cover of Time's "100 Most Influential People in the World".[4] He died of glioblastoma on May 12, 2026, at the age of 47.[5]

Early life

Collins was born in Los Angeles, California, in the Northridge neighborhood. He was born eight minutes ahead of his twin brother, Jarron, who also became an NBA player.[6][7]

Both brothers graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles.[8] He and Jarron won two California Interscholastic Federation state titles during their four-year careers with a combined record of 123–10. Collins broke the California career rebounding record with 1,500.[9][10] Collins was backed up by future actor Jason Segel, who USA Today opined might have ended up being the most famous player from the team.[11]

College career

Collins played at Stanford University with brother Jarron for the Cardinal in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10).[6][12] As a freshman in 1997–98, Collins played just one game before injuring his knee and missing the rest of the season. Stanford advanced to the Final Four that season for the first time since 1942. After playing only eight games in his first two seasons, Collins appeared in 31 games, starting in 11, as a junior in 1999–2000. He averaged 8.3 points and 6.1 rebounds to help the Cardinal tie for a Pac-10 title and earn a No. 1 seed in the 2000 NCAA tournament.[13]

As a senior in 2000–01, Collins averaged 14.5 points and 7.8 rebounds.[13] He was named to the All-Pac-10 first team,[14] and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) voted him to their third-team All-American team.[15] Stanford won the Pac-10 championship and reached the Elite Eight in the 2001 NCAA tournament.[13] He finished his college career ranked first in Stanford history for field goal percentage (.608) and third in blocked shots (89).[16]

Professional career

New Jersey Nets (2001–2008)

As a rookie along with Richard Jefferson, Collins played a significant role in the New Jersey Nets' first-ever NBA Finals berth in 2002 against the Los Angeles Lakers. During this Finals appearance, Collins acknowledged that he is not really 7 feet tall as he has been listed since his junior year of college.[17] He was measured 6 ft 10¼ in at the 2001 NBA combine.[18]

In the 2002–03 NBA season Collins took over the starting center role for the Nets and helped the franchise back to the NBA Finals.[19] During that season, Collins averaged 5.7 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. Prior to the 2004–05 season, he signed a $25 million contract extension with New Jersey for five more years.[20]

Memphis Grizzlies (2008)

On February 4, 2008, Collins was traded along with cash considerations to the Memphis Grizzlies for Stromile Swift.[21]

Minnesota Timberwolves (2008–2009)

On June 26, 2008, Collins was dealt to the Minnesota Timberwolves in an eight-player deal involving Kevin Love and O. J. Mayo.[22]

Atlanta Hawks (2009–2012)

Collins signed with the Atlanta Hawks on September 2, 2009.[23] Collins re-signed with the Hawks in the 2010 offseason.[24] In 2010–11, the fifth-seeded Hawks defeated the fourth-seeded Orlando Magic as Collins slowed the Magic's dominant center, Dwight Howard. After Game 4 in the series, then-Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy called Collins's play "the best defense on [Howard] all year".[25]

Boston Celtics (2012–2013)

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Collins (right) and Celtics teammate Jared Sullinger (left) defend Detroit's Greg Monroe

On July 31, 2012, Collins signed a contract with the Boston Celtics.[26][27] He averaged 10.3 minutes in 32 games with Boston, starting in 7.[28]

Washington Wizards (2013)

On February 21, 2013, Collins and Leandro Barbosa were traded to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Jordan Crawford.[29][30]

On April 29, 2013, after the season had already concluded, Collins publicly came out as gay, becoming the first active male athlete from one of the four major North American professional team sports to publicly do so.[31][32] Collins became a free agent in July 2013, and stated that he intended to pursue another contract.[33] He was not invited by any team to training camp, but he worked out at his home waiting for an opportunity.[32][3]

Brooklyn Nets (2014)

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Collins huddles with the Nets before playing the Washington Wizards in 2014

On February 23, 2014, Collins signed a 10-day contract to rejoin the Nets, who had since moved to Brooklyn.[34] Nets coach Jason Kidd, who became good friends with Collins while teammates in New Jersey from 2001 to 2008, was an advocate of signing Collins.[3][35] Collins played 11 minutes that night against the Lakers at the Staples Center, becoming the first publicly gay athlete to play in any of the four major North American professional sports leagues.[36][37][38] Collins wore jersey number 46 (the only number the team had available at the time) in his first game of the season, but planned to wear No. 98—the same number he wore with Boston and Washington—going forward.[3] Collins chose to wear No. 98 in honor of Matthew Shepard, whose 1998 murder was widely reported as a hate crime and ultimately led to the passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.[39] Collins's jersey rose to the top spot for sales in the NBA's online shop, and the NBA announced that proceeds from the sales, as well as proceeds from auctions of Collins's autographed game-worn jerseys, would benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation, and the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN).[39]

On March 5, 2014, Collins signed a second 10-day contract with the Nets.[40][41] On March 15, he signed with the Nets for the rest of the season.[42]

On November 19, 2014, Collins announced his retirement from professional basketball after 13 seasons in the NBA.[43][44][45]

Player profile

Collins had low career averages in the NBA of 3.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 0.5 blocks, and 41 percent shooting from the field, and never averaged more than seven points or seven rebounds in a season. However, the basketball analytics community valued his defense through measurements not typically found in a boxscore. Collins was a physical player defending the post, boxed out well, and excelled at setting screens.[25] He was precise in executing coaches' defensive strategies, and he read the opponents' movements well and communicated on defense.[3] He also had a reputation for being a team leader, and earned consistent praise for his professionalism and intelligence on the court.[25][3]

Personal life

Collins was in an eight-year relationship with former WNBA center Carolyn Moos,[46] and the two were engaged to be married, but Collins called off the wedding in 2009.[47][48]

In January 2014, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Collins was dating film producer Brunson Green.[49] The pair married in May 2025.[50]

Coming out

In the cover story of the May 6, 2013, issue of Sports Illustrated, a first person story by Collins with journalist Franz Lidz,[51][52] and posted on the magazine's website on April 29, 2013, he came out as gay, becoming the first active male athlete from one of the four major North American professional team sports to publicly do so.[31][53][54] He was motivated to go public after his former college roommate Joe Kennedy, who had become a politician, marched in the 2012 Boston gay pride parade as a straight man, while Collins remained closeted.[55][56] He wrote that he wished to maintain his privacy in regard to specific details of his personal life, and that he was not in a relationship. Collins also said a "notorious antigay hate crime", the murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998, led him to choose "98" for his jersey number, in Shepard's honor. Collins called the number "a statement to myself, my family and my friends".[55]

Following his announcement, Collins had received high praise and support for deciding to publicly reveal that he was gay.[53] Fellow NBA star Kobe Bryant praised his decision, as did others from around the league, including NBA commissioner David Stern.[53] President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, former president Bill Clinton, and Collins's corporate sponsor Nike were also among those offering their praise and support for Collins.[53] However, ESPN basketball analyst Chris Broussard stated that he did not believe that Collins could "live an openly homosexual lifestyle" and be a Christian,[53] but thought that Collins "displayed bravery with his announcement".[57] Collins, a Christian, responded by saying "This is all about tolerance and acceptance and America is the best country in the world because we're all entitled to our opinions and beliefs but we don't have to agree. And obviously I don't agree with his statement."[58] The Guardian called it significant for LGBTQ acceptance "as professional sports had long been seen as the final frontier".[59] Given the interest in major league team sports in the United States, The Christian Science Monitor wrote that Collins's announcement was "likely to put wind in the sails of this trend" of acceptance of gay rights in U.S. public opinion.[54] Former tennis player Martina Navratilova, who came out as a lesbian in 1981, called Collins a "game-changer" for team sports, which she referred to as one of the last areas where homophobia remained.[60][61]

On the day it was released, the Sports Illustrated story drew a record 3.7 million visitors to the magazine's website, SI.com.[47]

The New York Times called his 2014 signing with Brooklyn "perhaps basketball's most celebrated and scrutinized 10-day contract". His No. 98 jersey became the top seller on the NBA's online store.[62]

Illness and death

On September 11, 2025, the NBA released a statement on behalf of Collins's family announcing his ongoing treatment for a brain tumor.[63] On December 11, Collins revealed he was diagnosed with "stage 4 glioblastoma".[64]

Collins died at his home in Los Angeles on May 12, 2026, at the age of 47.[5][65][66]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 New Jersey 77 9 18.3 .421 .500 .701 3.9 1.1 .4 .6 4.5
2002–03 New Jersey 81 66 23.5 .414 .000 .763 4.5 1.1 .6 .5 5.7
2003–04 New Jersey 78 78 28.5 .424 .000 .739 5.1 2.0 .9 .7 5.9
2004–05 New Jersey 80 80 31.8 .412 .333 .656 6.1 1.3 .9 .9 6.4
2005–06 New Jersey 71 70 26.7 .397 .250 .512 4.8 1.0 .6 .6 3.6
2006–07 New Jersey 80 78 23.1 .364 .000 .465 4.0 .6 .5 .5 2.1
2007–08 New Jersey 43 23 15.9 .426 Script error: No such module "sort". .389 2.1 .4 .3 .2 1.4
Memphis 31 3 15.7 .508 .000 .526 2.9 .2 .4 .5 2.6
2008–09 Minnesota 31 22 13.6 .314 Script error: No such module "sort". .464 2.3 .4 .3 .4 1.8
2009–10 Atlanta 24 0 4.8 .348 .000 .000 .6 .2 .1 .1 .7
2010–11 Atlanta 49 28 12.1 .479 1.000 .659 2.1 .4 .2 .2 2.0
2011–12 Atlanta 30 10 10.3 .400 Script error: No such module "sort". .467 1.6 .3 .1 .1 1.3
2012–13 Boston 32 7 10.3 .348 Script error: No such module "sort". .700 1.6 .2 .3 .2 1.2
Washington 6 2 9.0 .167 Script error: No such module "sort". 1.000 1.3 .3 .3 .7 .7
2013–14 Brooklyn 22 1 7.8 .458 .000 .750 0.9 .2 .4 .0 1.1
Career[67] 735 477 20.4 .411 .206 .647 3.7 .9 .5 .5 3.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002 New Jersey 17 0 13.4 .364 Script error: No such module "sort". .658 2.4 .4 .3 .4 2.9
2003 New Jersey 20 20 26.5 .363 .000 .836 6.3 .9 .7 .6 5.9
2004 New Jersey 11 11 24.2 .368 Script error: No such module "sort". .750 4.0 1.5 .3 .9 3.6
2005 New Jersey 4 4 32.0 .235 Script error: No such module "sort". .375 6.5 .3 .5 .0 2.8
2006 New Jersey 11 11 27.5 .360 Script error: No such module "sort". .591 5.0 .3 .5 .2 2.8
2007 New Jersey 12 12 27.4 .571 Script error: No such module "sort". .364 3.3 .2 .6 .3 2.3
2010 Atlanta 3 0 3.3 .600 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". 1.7 .0 .0 .0 2.0
2011 Atlanta 12 9 13.2 .643 Script error: No such module "sort". .375 1.4 .1 .4 .3 1.8
2012 Atlanta 5 4 17.0 .545 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". 2.4 .0 .2 .0 2.4
Career[67] 95 71 21.4 .400 .000 .677 3.8 .5 .4 .4 3.3

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1997–98 Stanford 1 0 15.0 .250 – .714 6.0 .0 .0 .0 7.0
1998–99 Stanford 7 0 12.7 .500 – .478 3.3 .3 .1 .4 4.1
1999–00 Stanford 31 11 19.6 .622 .000 .662 6.1 .1 .2 1.4 8.3
2000–01 Stanford 34 34 26.3 .620 .462 .784 7.8 1.5 .8 1.3 14.5
Career[68] 73 45 22.0 .612 .444 .716 6.6 .8 .5 1.2 10.8

Awards

On August 2, 2013, Collins was among the first class of inductees into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame.[69][70]

See also

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