Ryan Kenwood Hollins (born October 10, 1984) is an American former professional

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player who is a color commentator for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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. He was a center who was a

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in the NBA, playing for nine teams in 10 seasons. He played briefly in Europe before ending his career. Following his playing career, he pursued work in broadcasting, working as a game analyst for

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and as a studio analyst for

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games. He also worked as an analyst for

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and appeared on various programming for them, including

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and First Take, and has co-hosted "The Opinionated 7-Footers" podcast for the past year. He joined the Houston Rockets' broadcasting team on

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as a color commentator.

High school and college career

Hollins attended John Muir High School in

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. He had signed with St. Louis University, but was allowed to withdraw his

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after St. Louis head coach

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left to become the head coach at the

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. After declining St. Louis, Hollins committed to and enrolled at UCLA. Hollins played significant minutes all four years of his career at

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. He had career averages of 5.5 points and 4 rebounds. He had a then career-high 11 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks in a career-high 34 minutes against Oregon on January 30, 2003, and bettered his career high with 21 points in a loss to USC on January 28, 2004. He was named the Oakland Regional's Most Outstanding Player after registering 14 points and 9 rebounds in a 50–45 victory against the Memphis Tigers. Hollins was also an accomplished high jumper, clearing 6'10" at the

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championships. In 2003, Hollins placed ninth in the high jump at the NCAA Regionals and sixth at the Pac-10 Championships.

Professional career

NBA (2006–2016)

Hollins was drafted in the second round (50th pick overall) of the

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by the Charlotte Bobcats. He was the 100th UCLA player to be selected in the NBA draft. He played in 27 games and averaged 2.6 points per game during his rookie season. During 2008 off season, Bobcats extended him a qualifying offer and he became a

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. On July 25, 2008, he signed this qualifying offer to stay one more year with the Bobcats. On January 16, 2009, Hollins was traded to the

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along with Matt Carroll in exchange for DeSagana Diop. On August 3, 2009, he was signed by the

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to a three-year, $7 million offer sheet. The Mavericks did not match the offer. On July 26, 2010, Hollins was traded to the

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along with guard

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and a second round pick in

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in exchange for

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and Sebastian Telfair. He was released by the Cavaliers on March 20, 2012. He was then signed by the

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on March 23, 2012. Signed primarily to add size to the Celtic bench, Hollins played sparingly through 15 regular season games. Hollins played in 17 of the 20 postseason games, providing quality energy and rebounding at times when rookie Greg Stiemsma was in foul trouble. On July 23, 2012, Hollins signed with the

. On July 10, 2013, he re-signed with the Clippers. On September 18, 2014, Hollins signed with the

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. On September 28, 2015, Hollins signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Grizzlies on October 26 after appearing in seven preseason games. On November 30, he signed with the

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. On December 23, he was waived by the Wizards after appearing in five games. On December 29, he re-signed with the Grizzlies. On January 7, 2016, he was waived by the Grizzlies after appearing in four games. On January 21, he returned to the Grizzlies for a second time, signing a 10-day contract with the team. On February 1, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Grizzlies, and on March 2, he signed with the team for the rest of the season. On April 7, he was waived by the Grizzlies for a third time.

Herbalife Gran Canaria (2016–2017)

On December 5, 2016, Hollins signed with Herbalife Gran Canaria for the rest of the 2016–17 ACB season. On March 15, 2017, he was released from Gran Canaria due to disciplinary reasons, for having traveled to the United States, without permission and with the negative expression of the club.

Auxilium Torino (2017)

Three days after being released from Herbalife Gran Canaria, Hollins signed with the Italian club Auxilium Torino for the rest of the

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Killer 3's (2018)

In April 2018, Ryan Hollins was selected by Killer 3's with the ninth overall pick of the 2018 BIG3 draft.

Aliens (2019)

In 2019, Hollins spent the BIG3 season playing for the Aliens.

3's Company (2021)

In July 2021, Hollins joined 3's Company led by coach

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Triplets (2022–present)

On May 25, 2022, Hollins was drafted by the

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with the sixth pick in the first round of the 2022

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draft.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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National team career

In July 2015, Hollins was a member of the bronze medal-winning United States national team at the

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Personal life

Hollins is the son of Teryl and the late Denier Hollins.

References

External links

UCLA Player ProfileUSAB.com Player Profile
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