Maurice Rodney "Mardy" Collins (born August 4, 1984) is an American former professional

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player. He completed his

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career at

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, and was drafted by the

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with the 29th pick of the first round of the 2006 NBA draft. Collins played for the Knicks for two seasons and then played for the

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from 2008 to 2010. Since 2011, Collins has played in various international leagues.

High school career

Collins attended

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in Philadelphia, as did NBA players Aaron McKie and

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College career

Scouts were impressed by Collins' defense and team play. He totaled 89 steals for his 2005–06 season at

, primarily by stepping into passing lanes. He also averaged 16.9 points per game, 4.7 rebounds per game, and 4.0 assists per game.

Professional career

New York Knicks

In 52 games played during the 2006–2007 season, Collins averaged 4.5 points per game, 2.0 rebounds per game, and 1.6 assists per game. However, in the final ten games of the season, when he played a substantially higher number of minutes than previously in the season, he averaged 14.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.9 steals. On December 16, 2006, during the fourth quarter of a game between the

and

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, Collins committed a hard foul against Nuggets guard

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. The ensuing confrontation resulted in a

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, after which all ten players on the floor at the time were ejected. Collins received a six-game suspension. He played a career-high 51 minutes on April 7, 2007 against the

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, scoring 19 points in addition to 12 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 steals.

Los Angeles Clippers

On November 21, 2008, Collins and Zach Randolph were traded to the

for Tim Thomas and

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Los Angeles D-Fenders

Collins became a member of the

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on December 28, 2011.

International career

On January 17, 2011, Collins signed a one-year contract with the Turkish League team Bornova Belediye. In November 2012, he joined the Israeli team

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In May 2013, he signed with

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of the Venezuelan League. On August 26, 2013, he signed with Sutor Montegranaro of the Italian League. On January 1, 2014, he signed a contract with the then reigning back-to-back EuroLeague champions, Olympiacos of the Greek League, until the end of the season. Over 14 EuroLeague games, in which he played as a bench player, he averaged 2.1 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. On September 26, 2014, he signed a contract with the Polish team

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, following the departure of Christian Eyenga from the team. For the 2015–16 season, Collins signed with

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. On July 27, 2016, Collins signed with PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban, for the 2016–17 season. On August 17, 2017, he re-signed with Lokomotiv for one more season.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Collins competed in

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for the City of Gods. In their first-round matchup, Collins registered 10 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the City of Gods' 88–86 loss to Gael Nation, a team composed of Iona College basketball alum. Collins also competed in TBT during 2015. That summer, Collins played one game for TYGTAL and totaled 18 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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EuroLeague

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