SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Doug Collins has had many names during his career: Jet, GOAT, friend, father, All-American, father-figure, Olympian, mentor, broadcaster, All-Star, benefactor, but on Sunday evening he added another – Nasmith Basketball Hall of Famer.
The top honor to anyone associated within the game of basketball, Collins joins a Who's Who of basketball's history, including basketball founder James Naismith, and a player that he coached both in Chicago and Washington, who is arguably known as the greatest to ever play the game, Michael Jordan.
Collins has played and worked in basketball at almost every level including being an All-American at Illinois State, an NBA top overall draft pick, an Olympian in 1972, playing for the Philadelphia 76ers, coaching the Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers, and Washington Wizards, and an NBA and Olympic broadcaster for ABC/ESPN, CBS, NBC, TNT, and TBS.