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Collier played four seasons for the Golden Hurricane and was named the 1994 MVC player of the year. He led the 1994 NCAA Tournament in scoring average with 31.3 points per game. Collier was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round of the 1994 NBA Draft; however, he never played in the NBA. He played the 1994-95 season with the Quad City Thunder in the Continental Basketball League. Collier then took his game in Europe. He played his first two seasons for the Antwerp Diamond Giants. He then joined the Basketball Club Oostende, also in Belgium. Collier played 1998-99 for the SOBA Dragons Rhöndorf in the Regionalliga. He moved up to the Basketball Bundesliga for the following season, playing for the Skyliners Frankfurt. Collier then returned to Belgium, where he spent the following three seasons with Telindus Mons Hainaut. He averaged 17.4 points for Telindus Mons in the final Korać Cup in 2002. He played a final season in Europe with Paris Basket Racing, 2003-2004. Collier is currently the boys' basketball coach at Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth. |
