{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1991)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Austin Hollins | image = 2022-12-22 ALBA Berlin gegen Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. (EuroLeague 2022-23) by Sandro Halank–111.jpg | image_size = 260px | caption = Hollins with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2022 | position = Small forward / Shooting guard | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 190 | league = | team = Free agent | number = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|11|8}} | birth_place = Chandler, Arizona, U.S. | high_school = Germantown<br/>(Germantown, Tennessee) | college = Minnesota (2010–2014) | draft_year = 2014 | career_start = 2014 | career_end = | years1 = 2014–2016 | team1 = Denain Voltaire | years2 = 2016–2017 | team2 = Kauhajoen Karhu | years3 = 2017–2018 | team3 = Gießen 46ers | years4 = 2018–2019 | team4 = Rasta Vechta | years5 = 2019–2021 | team5 = Zenit Saint Petersburg | years6 = 2021–2022 | team6 = Crvena zvezda | years7 = 2022–2023 | team7 = Maccabi Tel Aviv | years8 = 2023–2024 | team8 = Žalgiris Kaunas | years9 = 2024 | team9 = AEK Athens | years10 = 2025 | team10 = Karşıyaka Basket | highlights = * ABA League champion (2022) * Serbian League champion (2022) * Serbian Cup winner (2022) *BBL All-Star Game Dunking champion (2019) *NIT champion (2014) * NIT MVP (2014) }} '''Austin James Hollins''' (born November 8, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Karşıyaka Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the University of Minnesota.
==Early life== Hollins was born in Arizona on November 8, 1991, and moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in the sixth grade.<ref name=Fuller>{{cite news|last=Fuller|first=Marcus|title=Early struggles helped make Austin Hollins the player he is|url=http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_25304635/gophers-basketball-early-struggles-helped-make-austin-hollins|accessdate=May 14, 2014|newspaper=St. Paul Pioneer Press|date=March 8, 2014}}</ref> As a child, Hollins would practice basketball for hours, until his father forced him to stop playing.<ref>{{cite news|last=Scoggins|first=Chip|title=Hollinses bring mutual Memphis hoops experience to Gophers|url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/197704601.html|accessdate=May 15, 2014|newspaper=Minneapolis Star-Tribune|date=March 13, 2013}}</ref>
Hollins attended Germantown High School, where he lettered on the basketball team under head coach Newton Mealer. He averaged just under 16 points per game as a junior, playing alongside future Belmont signee Ian Clark, on a team that went 20–12. Hollins drew attention from college programs, including Arizona State, Arkansas, Baylor, Georgia, Minnesota, Oregon State and the University of Memphis.<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Jason|title=Germantown's Austin Hollins earns accolades|url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/jun/20/hollins-earns-accolades/|accessdate=May 14, 2014|newspaper=Memphis Commercial Appeal|date=June 20, 2009}}</ref> As a senior, he averaged 18.9 points per game, in leading Germantown to a 24–9 record. The team reached the Region 8-AAA quarterfinals, where they lost to the state champion Melrose High School. The ''Memphis Commercial Appeal'' named Hollins to the Best of the Preps Class AAA Team.<ref name="gophersports"/> Despite sharing a last name, growing up in the same part of Tennessee, and wearing the same No. 20 jerseys in high school, Austin and Minnesota teammate Andre Hollins, are not related.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rayno|first=Amelia|title=Austin Hollins capped his Gophers career, legacy with Andre Hollins, memorably|url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/254104191.html|accessdate=May 13, 2014|newspaper=The Minneapolis Star-Tribune|date=April 6, 2014}}</ref>
==College career== As a freshman at Minnesota, playing under head coach Tubby Smith, Hollins averaged 4.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.<ref name="foxsports"/> He started five games and posted a 13-point performance against Indiana. After the team failed to receive an invitation to the 2011 NIT, Hollins considered transferring to another school.<ref name=Fuller/>
In his junior year, he became recognized for his stifling defense. "I take a lot of pride in that, and it's kind of fun, locking down another team's top guy ... you may not hold them to zero points, but just making it tough for them – it's fun," said Hollins.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rayno|first=Amelia|title=For U's Austin Hollins, defense is fun|url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/183663191.html|accessdate=May 14, 2014|newspaper=Minneapolis Star-Tribune|date=December 16, 2012}}</ref> In the 2013 NCAA tournament, Hollins contributed 16 points, four steals and a career-high seven assists, against UCLA in the Round of 64. He tallied 10 points and three rebounds, in the season-ending loss to Florida in the Round of 32.<ref name="gophersports"/>
Hollins scored 20 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds, in a win over South Dakota State, in addition to eclipsing the 1,000 point mark for his college career. As a result, he was named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Week, for the week of December 16, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121613aaa.html|title=Minnesota and Purdue Earn Weekly Men's Basketball Honors: Minnesota's Austin Hollins named Player of the Week; Purdue's Bryson Scott tabbed Freshman of the Week|accessdate=December 16, 2013|date=December 16, 2013|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=BigTen.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216210631/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121613aaa.html|archive-date=December 16, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In his senior year, head coach Richard Pitino referred to Hollins as, "a coach's dream", for his strong work ethic and lead-by-example style. Hollins endured a cold spell in the middle of the season, but regained his form towards the end of the regular season, as he scored 27 points in a win over the Iowa Hawkeyes.<ref name="foxsports"/> In the quarterfinals of the 2014 National Invitation Tournament, Hollins went 6–11 from behind the 3-point arc, and scored a career-high 32 points to help defeat Southern Miss. He scored 12 straight points in the first half to help Minnesota retake the lead.<ref name=southernmiss>{{cite news|title=Hollins leads Minnesota past Southern Miss in NIT|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400548881|access-date=May 13, 2014|newspaper=ESPN|date=March 25, 2014|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Minnesota won the NIT by defeating SMU, by a score of 63–65, behind 19 points from Hollins. He made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 46.1 seconds remaining and he was named NIT Most Valuable Player.<ref>{{cite news|title=Austin Hollins' late 3 puts Richard Pitino-coached Minnesota past SMU|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400550683|access-date=May 13, 2014|newspaper=ESPN|date=April 3, 2014|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> During his college career, Hollins played in a school-record 140 games, breaking the record that was previously held by former teammate Rodney Williams.<ref name="foxsports">{{cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/north/story/time-to-take-a-bow-for-austin-hollins-gophers-seniors-030814|title=Time to take a bow for Austin Hollins, Minnesota Gophers seniors|first=Tyler|last=Mason|work=Fox Sports|date=March 8, 2014|accessdate=May 10, 2014}}</ref><ref name=southernmiss/> He led the team in steals with 75 and finished second in scoring average, with an average of 12.4 points per game.<ref name="gophersports"/>
===College statistics===
{| class="wikitable" |- ! SEASON || TEAM || MIN || FGM-FGA || FG% || 3PM-3PA || 3P% || FTM-FTA || FT% || REB || AST || BLK || STL || PF || TO || PTS |- | 2010–11 || Minnesota || 17.0 || 1.6–3.9 || .405 || 0.4–1.6 || .260 || 0.9–1.3 | .692 || 1.5 || 1.2 || 0.3 || 1.2 || 1.1 || 1.0 || 4.5 |- | 2011–12 || Minnesota || 28.4 || 3.2–7.1 || .450 || 1.3–3.6 || .370 || 1.4–1.7 | .815 || 2.8 || 2.1 || 0.3 || 1.1 || 2.2 || 1.7 || 9.2 |- | 2012–13 || Minnesota || 29.8 || 3.5–8.7 || .405 || 1.6–4.6 || .338 || 2.1–2.6 | .800 || 3.2 || 2.6 || 0.4 || 1.7 || 1.9 || 1.3 || 10.7 |- | 2013–14 || Minnesota || 33.1 || 4.2–9.5 || .445 || 1.7–4.9 || .346 || 2.2–2.9 | .771 || 5.0 || 2.4 || 0.5 || 2.0 || 1.8 || 1.6 || 12.4 |}
==Professional career== Hollins wasn't drafted in the 2014 NBA draft. On August 2, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Denain, of the French 2nd Division LNB Pro B.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/france/130017/austin-hollins-will-start-his-pro-career-with-denain.html Austin Hollins will start his pro career with Denain.]</ref> In 35 games played with Denain in the 2014–15 season (regular season & playoffs), he averaged 8.5 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game, in France's 2nd Division. He also spent the 2015–16 season with Denain, in the French 2nd Division, in which he averaged 12.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game, in 34 games played.<ref>[https://www.lnb.fr/fr/pro-a/statistiques-joueur-40.html?player=A63948&player_stats_type=summary&format=average STATS JOUEURS/ÉQUIPES Austin Hollins.]</ref>
On June 20, 2015, Hollins was locked in to play for the Brooklyn Nets' Summer League squad, in the 2015 NBA Summer League.<ref>[http://www.netsdaily.com/2015/6/20/8818237/lionel-hollins-son-austin-hollins-nets-nba-summer-league Austin Hollins, son of Lionel Hollins, will play for the Nets' Summer League teams.]</ref> On July 17, 2016, Hollins signed with the Finnish League team Kauhajoen Karhu.<ref>{{cite news|title=Austin Hollins inks with Kauhajoen Karhu|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/finland/206649/austin-hollins-inks-with-kauhajoen-karhu.html|accessdate=17 July 2016|date=17 July 2016}}</ref> With Karhu, he averaged 17.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game, in 47 games played in the 2016–17 Finnish League season.
In 2017, he moved to the German League club Gießen 46ers. With the Gießen 46ers, he averaged 12.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game, in 29 games played in the 2017–18 German League season. In 2018, he moved to the German club Rasta Vechta. With Rasta Vechta, he averaged 16.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game, in 40 games played in the 2018–19 German League season.
On July 15, 2019, Hollins signed with the Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/zenit-st-petersburg-signs-austin-hollins/|title=Zenit St. Petersburg signs Austin Hollins|date=July 15, 2019|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=September 26, 2019|last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano }}</ref> On June 12, 2021, Hollins and Zenit parted ways after two seasons.<ref>{{cite news |title=Zenit bids farewell to Austin Hollins after two seasons |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/zenit-bids-farewell-to-austin-hollins-after-two-seasons/ |website=Sportando |access-date=June 19, 2021 |date=June 12, 2021|last1=Borghesan |first1=Ennio Terrasi }}</ref>
On August 16, 2021, Hollins signed with Crvena zvezda of the EuroLeague, ABA League and the Basketball League of Serbia.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yahyabeyoglu |first1=Fersu |title=Austin Hollins joins Crvena Zvezda |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Euroleague/news/700252/Austin-Hollins-joins-Crvena-Zvezda |website=Eurobasket |access-date=August 16, 2021 |date=August 16, 2021}}</ref> The club won ABA League, Serbian League, and Serbian Cup in the 2021–22 season.
On June 27, 2022, Hollins signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and EuroLeague.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maccabi secures the addition of Austin Hollins |url=http://www.maccabi.co.il/news.asp?id=8990&lang=en |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club}}</ref> After an injury-plagued season, Hollins parted ways with the Israeli powerhouse on July 10, 2023.
On December 11, 2023, Hollins signed a temporary contract with Žalgiris Kaunas of Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.<ref>{{cite web|title=Austin Hollins joins Zalgiris|url=https://zalgiris.lt/en/news/bc-zalgiris/124195/|website=zalgiris.lt|date=December 11, 2023|accessdate=December 11, 2023}}</ref> On January 15, 2024, he parted ways with the team.
On January 18, 2024, Hollins signed with Greek club AEK Athens for the rest of the season, replacing Ricky Ledo.
On February 26, 2025, he signed with Karşıyaka Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://basketfaul.com.tr/turkiye/bsl/karsiyaka-austin-hollinsi-transfer-etti/|title=Karşıyaka, Austin Hollins’i Transfer Etti|last=|first=|date=February 26, 2025|website=|publisher=basketfaul|language=tr|access-date=February 26, 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Euroleague player statistics legend}}
===EuroLeague=== {{Euroleague player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Zenit | 27 || 15 || '''22.8''' || .428 || .347 || .917 || '''2.1''' || '''1.5''' || '''1.4''' || '''.3''' || '''10.4''' || '''7.9''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 | '''38''' || '''34''' || 19.4 || '''.430''' || '''.369''' || .830 || 1.7 || .9 || 1.0 || .2 || 8.2 || 5.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| Crvena zvezda | 28 || 17 || 20.6 || .410 || .313 || .824 || 1.9 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .1 || 8.1 || 5.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Maccabi | 19 || 5 || 9.7 || .295 || .241 || '''1.000''' || 1.3 || .3 || .6 || .2 || 1.8 || 0.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"| Žalgiris | 8 || 1 || 12.0 || .385 || .350 || .800 || 1.0 || .1 || .4 || {{sort|-|—}} || 3.9 || 0.8 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career | 120 || 72 || 18.4 || .415 || .339 || .855 || 1.7 || .9 || 1.0 || .2 || 7.4 || 5.1 {{S-end}}
==Personal life== Hollins is the son of Angela and Lionel Hollins. He has three siblings: Lamont, Jackie and Anthony. His father is a former NBA player and head coach, who won an NBA championship with the Portland Trail Blazers, in 1977.<ref name="gophersports">{{cite web|url=http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/austin_hollins_741880.html|title=Austin Hollins Bio|work=Minnesota Golden Gophers|publisher=University of Minnesota|accessdate=May 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326173039/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/austin_hollins_741880.html|archive-date=March 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> His father last coached the NBA's Brooklyn Nets.
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== {{Commons}} * [https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/austin-hollins/009917/ EuroLeague profile] * {{Eurobasket.com player|209280}} * [https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/61224/austin-hollins Austin Hollins] at Proballers * [https://gophersports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=436 Minnesota Golden Gophers bio]
{{Crvena zvezda 2021–22 ABA League Champions}}
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