Gary Collier (born October 8, 1971) is an American former

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and professional

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player who attended the

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. Collier played four seasons for the

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and was named the 1994 MVC player of the year. He led the

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in scoring average with 31.3 points per game. Collier was drafted by the

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in the 2nd round of the

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; however, he never played in the NBA. He played the 1994–95 season with the

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in the Continental Basketball League. Collier then took his game in Europe. He played his first two seasons for the

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. He then joined the

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, also in Belgium. Collier played 1998–99 for

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of the

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(BBL). After Dragons Rhöndorf sold their license to Frankfurt, he did play the next season for

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. 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

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in 2002.Gary Collier ''FIBA Europe''
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, 2003–2004. Following his playing career, Collier coached the boys' basketball coach at

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in Fort Worth for four years leading them to the state semifinals in 2011. Collier is currently the boys' basketball coach at Crowley High School in the Tarrant County area.

References

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