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| Position | Point guard /shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1999-01-04)January 4, 1999 (age 26) Marietta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Hillgrove (Powder Springs, Georgia) Pebblebrook (Mableton, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Alabama (2017–2018) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2018: 1st round, 8th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Cleveland Cavaliers | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2018–2022 | Cleveland Cavaliers | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Utah Jazz | ||||||||||||||
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Collin Darnel Sexton (born January 4, 1999) is an American professionalbasketball player for theUtah Jazz of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He playedcollege basketball for theAlabama Crimson Tide. In January 2017, Sexton was selected as aMcDonald's All-American.[1] Nicknamed the "Young Bull",[2][3] he was selected with the 8th pick in the2018 NBA draft by the Cavaliers. After spending his first 4 seasons with the team, he was traded to the Jazz via sign-and-trade in the 2022 offseason.
Collin is the son of Darnell and Gia Sexton. He has an older brother, Jordan, and one older sister, Giuana. He started playing basketball when he was three years old.[4]
Collin first attendedHillgrove High School inPowder Springs, Georgia before transferring toPebblebrook High School inMableton, Georgia prior to his junior year and helped the Falcons to a 2016 Georgia Region 3-6A title and the 2016 Georgia Class 6A state championship game; while averaging 23 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists.[5]
Sexton was rated as a five-star recruit and considered one of the best players in the 2017 recruiting class byScout.com,Rivals.com andESPN.[6][7] Sexton was ranked as the No.7 overall recruit and No.2 point guard in the 2017 high school class.[8] On November 10, 2016, Sexton committed to theAlabama Crimson Tide, on the same day he signed his letter of intent (LOI).[9]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Collin Sexton PG | Mableton, GA | Pebblebrook (GA) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 10, 2016 | |
Star ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings:Scout:#6 Rivals:#7 247Sports:#3 ESPN:#7 | ||||||
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Collin Sexton attended theUniversity of Alabama, playing for coachAvery Johnson. On November 25, 2017, he scored 40 points while playing shorthanded (3-on-5) during most of the second half in a loss to the University of Minnesota.[10][11] In the opening game of theSEC tournament, Collin Sexton scored 27 points againstTexas A&M including the game winning buzzer-beater, then 31 points in a quarterfinal win over #1 seedAuburn, and 21 points againstKentucky in a loss during the semifinals. Collin Sexton was named to the All-tournament team after averaging 26.3 ppg, 3 apg, and 5 rpg in 3 games.
Following Alabama's loss in the2018 NCAA men's basketball tournament, Sexton announced his intention to forgo his final three seasons of collegiate eligibility and declare for the2018 NBA draft, where he was expected to be a first round selection.[12]
Before Alabama's exhibition game on November 6, 2017, the school announced that Sexton would not play due to eligibility concerns. These concerns stem from Alabama director of basketball operations Kobie Baker's resignation following an internal investigation after the announcement of an FBI investigation into college basketball corruption.[13] Sexton would, however, make his debut with Alabama on November 14 in a win againstLipscomb University. Later on in February 2018, Sexton's name would pop up as one of the names implicated with the NCAA scandal of receiving payments or dinners. His name was once again cleared.
On June 21, 2018, Sexton was selected with the eighth overall pick by theCleveland Cavaliers in the2018 NBA draft. The Cavaliers had acquired the Nets' pick from the Celtics via theKyrie Irving trade the previous summer, who had acquired it initially in 2014 as part of the blockbuster trade of Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, among others.[A]. He was the highest-selected player from Alabama sinceAntonio McDyess in1995. On July 6, 2018, Sexton made hisNBA Summer League debut. He recorded 15 points to go along with 7 rebounds.[17] On October 17, 2018, Sexton made his NBA debut, coming off the bench for theCleveland Cavaliers with nine points and three rebounds in a 104–116 loss to theToronto Raptors.[18] On November 24, 2018, Sexton scored a season-high 29 points against theHouston Rockets in a 117–108 victory. On December 9, 2018, he again scored 29 points against theWashington Wizards in a 116–101 victory.[19] On March 8, 2019, Sexton passedKyrie Irving for 3 pointers made as a Cavs rookie with 76 against theMiami Heat. He also eclipsed 1,000 career points. On March 11, 2019, Sexton had 28 points against theToronto Raptors in a 126–101 victory, to go along with 5 assists and 4 rebounds. In the week of March 8, 2019, Sexton had the best week of his rookie campaign, averaging 26.0 points, 3.8 assists, and 2.5 rebounds. During a stretch from March 8 to 22, he became the first rookie to score 23+ points in seven consecutive games since Tim Duncan in 1998, as well the only rookie in franchise history to successively score at least 23 points. Additionally, he is the only rookie in NBA history to have played at least 2,000 minutes while scoring over 16 points per game on over 40% 3-point accuracy and fewer than 3 turnovers. He was named to theRising Stars Game at the2020 NBA All-Star Weekend as a replacement for injured Miami Heat rookieTyler Herro,[20] where he put up 21 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists[21] for Team USA.
On March 4, 2020, Sexton scored a season-high 41 points, alongside three rebounds and six assists, in a 106–112 loss to theBoston Celtics.[22] He led the Cavaliers in points per game (20.8) during the 2019–20 season, and also joinedLeBron James andKyrie Irving as the only Cavaliers to average at least 20 points per game before turning 22 years old.[23][24] Sexton scored at least 25 points in seven of his last eight games of the season, the longest such streak since James did so during his stint in Cleveland.[25]
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On January 20, 2021, Sexton set a new career high of 42 points in a 147–135 double overtime win against theBrooklyn Nets.[26] During the 2020–21 campaign, Sexton led the Cavaliers in scoring for a second straight year with a career-high 24.3 points per game, and also set a career high with 4.4 assists per game.[27][28]
Sexton and the Cavaliers failed to reach an agreement on a contract extension before the 2021–22 season started.[29] On October 22, 2021, he scored a season-high 33 points, alongside four rebounds and two steals, in a 112–123 loss to theCharlotte Hornets.[30] On November 7, Sexton exited a road game against theNew York Knicks with a knee injury, which was later revealed to be a torn left meniscus. There was no timetable set for his return.[31] On November 20, it was revealed that he had season-ending surgery.[32] On June 28, 2022, the Cavaliers extended a qualifying offer to Sexton, making him arestricted free agent.[33]
On September 3, 2022, Sexton wassigned-and-traded, alongsideLauri Markkanen,Ochai Agbaji, three future first-round picks, and two future pick swaps, to theUtah Jazz in exchange forDonovan Mitchell. As part of the deal, Sexton agreed to a four-year, $72 million contract with the Jazz.[34][35] Sexton made his debut for the Jazz on October 19, recording 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists while coming off the bench in a 123–102 win over theDenver Nuggets.[36]
Sexton won a gold medal with the 2016 USA Men's U17 World Championship Team, at the2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Zaragoza, Spain. He wasnamed the MVP of the tournament.
Sexton was born inMarietta, Georgia, and grew up inMableton, Georgia with his mother and father, Gia and Darnell Sexton, and his brother, Jordan Sexton.[37]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Cleveland | 82* | 72 | 31.8 | .430 | .402 | .839 | 2.9 | 3.0 | .5 | .1 | 16.7 |
| 2019–20 | Cleveland | 65 | 65 | 33.0 | .472 | .380 | .846 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .1 | 20.8 |
| 2020–21 | Cleveland | 60 | 60 | 35.3 | .475 | .371 | .815 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 1.0 | .2 | 24.3 |
| 2021–22 | Cleveland | 11 | 11 | 28.8 | .450 | .244 | .744 | 3.3 | 2.1 | .9 | .0 | 16.0 |
| 2022–23 | Utah | 48 | 15 | 23.9 | .506 | .393 | .819 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .6 | .1 | 14.3 |
| 2023–24 | Utah | 78 | 51 | 26.6 | .487 | .394 | .859 | 2.6 | 4.9 | .8 | .2 | 18.7 |
| Career | 344 | 274 | 30.2 | .469 | .383 | .834 | 2.8 | 3.6 | .8 | .1 | 18.9 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Alabama | 33 | 32 | 29.9 | .447 | .336 | .778 | 3.8 | 3.6 | .8 | .1 | 19.2 |
