Ryan Hollins



Ryan Kenwood Hollins (born October 10, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a 7-foot center who played collegiately for the UCLA Bruins. {| class="toc" id="toc"

Contents
[hide] *1 High school
 * 2 College career
 * 3 NBA
 * 4 NBA career statistics
 * 4.1 Regular season
 * 4.2 Playoffs
 * 4.3 Career highs
 * 5 References
 * 6 External links
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[edit]High school
Hollins attended John Muir High School in Pasadena, California. He had signed with St. Louis University, but was allowed to withdraw his letter of intent after St. Louis head coach Lorenzo Romar left to become the head coach at the University of Washington.

[edit]College career
Hollins played significant minutes all four years of his career. 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[1] against Oregon on January 30, 2003,[2] and bettered his career high with 21 points in a loss to USC on January 28, 2004.[3] 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.[4]

Hollins was also an accomplished high jumper, clearing 6'10" at the Pac 10 championships. In 2003, Hollins placed ninth in the high jump at the NCAA Regionals and sixth at the Pac-10 Championships.

[edit]NBA
Hollins boxes out Andrew Bynum whileManny Harris and Ron Artest look onHollins was drafted in the second round (50th pick overall) of the 2006 NBA Draft 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 restricted free agent.[5] On July 25, 2008, he signed this qualifying offer to stay one more year with the Charlotte Bobcats.[6]

On January 16, 2009, Hollins was traded to the Dallas Mavericks along with Matt Carroll in exchange for DeSagana Diop.[7]

On August 3, 2009, he was signed by the Minnesota Timberwolves to a three-year, $7 million offer sheet.[8] The Mavericks did not match the offer.[9]

On July 26, 2010 Hollins was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers along with guard Ramon Sessions and a second round pick in 2013 in exchange for Delonte West and Sebastian Telfair.[10]

He was released by the Cavaliers on March 20, 2012.[11] He was then signed by the Boston Celtics on March 23, 2012.[12]

[edit]Career highs

 * Points: 19 2 times
 * Rebounds: 12 @ Cleveland 03/29/09
 * Assists: 3 3 times
 * Steals: 3 vs. Miami 04/03/10
 * Blocks: 4 vs. Denver 03/27/09

[edit]References

 * 1) ^ Ryan Hollins UCLA Player Profile
 * 2) ^ Bruins mired in longest skid since 1945-46 season
 * 3) ^ USC 76, UCLA 69 - Recap - January 28, 2004
 * 4) ^ Afflalo, UCLA clamp down on Memphis, stamp Final Four ticket
 * 5) ^ "Offers Extended to Okafor and Hollins, Option Picked Up on Davidson". NBA.com. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
 * 6) ^ "Bobcats Re-sign Ryan Hollins". NBA.com. 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
 * 7) ^ "Mavericks Acquire Carroll and Hollis; Trade Diop". NBA.com. 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
 * 8) ^ "Wolves Sign Restricted Free Agent Ryan Hollins". NBA.com. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
 * 9) ^ Nichols, Bill (2009-08-10). "Dallas Mavericks won't match T-wolves' offer to Hollins". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
 * 10) ^ "Cavaliers Acquire Sessions and Hollins from Minnesota". NBA.com. 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
 * 11) ^ Cleveland Cavaliers waive center Ryan Hollins
 * 12) ^ Celtics sign center Ryan Hollins