Collin Gillespie

Collin Gillespie is a professional basketball player from the United States of America. He plays in the National Basketball Association for the Denver Nuggets and in the NBA G League for the Grand Rapids Gold. In 2023, he won the NBA Championship.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Collin Gillespie was born on June 25, 1999, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States of America. His father is a police officer. He stands 185 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 88 kg.

He is right-handed and he is a point guard.

High School and College Career

He attended Archbishop Wood Catholic High School in Warminster, Pennsylvania. Later, he committed to play for Villanova University and he was there from 2017 to 2022. In 2018, he helped lead his team to win the NCAA Championships.

In 2022, he was given the Bob Cousy Award. In 2021 and 2022, he was also named the Big East Player of the Year.

Professional Career

Gillespie went undrafted during the 2022 NBA Draft. Later, he signed with the Denver Nuggets to a contract that also had him play with the Grand Rapids Gold.

In 2023, Gillespie won the first NBA Championship of his career alongside the rest of his Denver teammates.

Career Highlights

• 2023 - NBA champion
• 2018 - NCAA champion
• 2021, 2022 - Third-team All-American – USBWA, NABC
• 2022 - Third-team All-American – AP, SN
• 2022 - Bob Cousy Award
• 2021, 2022 - Big East Player of the Year
• 2021, 2022 - First-team All-Big East
• 2020 - Second-team All-Big East
• 2021, 2022 - Robert V. Geasey Trophy
• 2022 - Big East tournament MVP

Medal record, men's basketball, representing the United States

• Bronze - 2019 Pan American Games Lima