Background
Jarron Collins was born in Northridge, California.
Jarron Collins was born in Northridge, California.
He and his twin brother Jason, who also became an National Basketball Association player, graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, California. Collins attended Stanford University, where he was a two-time All-American and finished his Stanford career in the top ten all time in four career categories: rebounds, blocked shots, field-goal percentage and games played.
He currently works as an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors. He has a twin, Jason, who has also played basketball professionally. Also on the team was actor Jason Segel, who starred in a slam dunk contest after Collins deferred to allow his teammate to participate.
Collins shot 72 percent from the floor and averaged 13.8 points and 9.2 rebounds during his senior year in high school.
Collins was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round of the 2001 National Basketball Association Draft and played eight seasons with the Jazz until becoming a free agent following the 2009 season. Collins spent the 2009 National Basketball Association preseason with the Portland Trail Blazers.
He was waived by Portland, but then claimed off waivers by the Phoenix Suns. Collins later joined the Los Angeles Clippers, signing a 10-day contract on January 7, 2011.
He renewed his tenure, later signing another 10-day contract on January 17, 2011.
On March 1, 2011, he signed a 10-day contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, and was released after finishing a second ten-day contract. He retired from basketball after the season. In 2013, he was working for the Los Angeles Clippers as a scout.
He later worked as a college basketball analyst for Pac-12 Networks.
On July 3, 2014, Jarron joined Steve Kerr"s staff as a player development coach for the Golden State Warriors. On July 29, 2015, he was promoted to assistant coach by the Warriors.
