| Yuri Collins | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 190 |
| League: | NBA G League |
| Team: | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| Number: | 99 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Birth Date: | 7 March 2001 |
| High School: | St. Mary's (St. Louis, Missouri) |
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| Draft Year: | 2023 |
| Career Start: | 2023 |
| Years1: | 2023–present |
| Team1: | Santa Cruz Warriors |
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Yuri Collins (born March 7, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Saint Louis Billikens of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).
Collins attended St. Mary's High School. As a senior, he averaged 22.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game. Collins led St. Mary's to the Class 4 state championship game, averaging over 30 points per game during the team's postseason run.[1] He committed to play college basketball at Saint Louis over offers from DePaul, Iowa, Missouri, Missouri State and SMU.
As a freshman, he averaged 5.4 points and 5.5 assists per game, leading all freshmen in assists.[2] Collins averaged 5.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game as a sophomore.[3] He took on a leadership role for the Billikens as a junior due to an ACL tear suffered by Javonte Perkins.[4] Collins was named to the First Team All-Atlantic 10 as well as the All-Defensive Team.[5] He averaged 11.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game, leading NCAA Division I in assists. Following the season, he entered the 2022 NBA draft and the transfer portal.[6] Collins ultimately withdrew from the draft and returned to Saint Louis.[7] On November 30, 2022, he recorded 20 assists in a win over Tennessee State, setting a school record and tying for the fourth-most in a single game in Division I history.[8]
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Collins joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2023 NBA Summer League[9] and on October 16, he signed with them.[10] However, he was waived two days later[11] and on October 30, he joined the Santa Cruz Warriors.[12]
Collins has polydactyly, meaning he was born with an extra finger on his right hand though he had it removed. Yuri has 5 siblings, two sisters and three brothers and is the older brother of Zyree Collins. [13]