The Iowa Falls native finished his career with 69 double-doubles and 184 games in which he scored in double figures.Additional Collison number retirement details will be released at a later date.NBA.com is part of Turner Sports Digital, part of the Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network. 4 will be the first number retired by the The Thunder announced Saturday that they'll retire Collison's jersey in a ceremony on March 20.
The Sonics relocated to Oklahoma City for the 2008-09 season.Six numbers were retired by the franchise in Seattle. Nick Collison's No. 4 jersey worn by Nick Collison later this season.. Collison announced his retirement this past May after spending all 15 years of his career with the Thunder franchise. "He has cemented himself as part of the fabric of this community and our organization by setting an example of commitment, hard work and authenticity. 4 will be the first number retired by Oklahoma City. The first time Sam Presti spoke publicly in Oklahoma City, the basketball bunch he oversaw didn’t even have a name. Additionally, Collison saw action in 91 postseason games where he averaged 4.3 points and 3.8 rebounds in 16.8 minutes.“Nick Collison's career in Oklahoma City was unique. “It is fitting that Nick will continue his unique and singular relationship with the organization by being our first retired number.”Originally selected No. His No. Congratulations Nick.”Over the course of his career, Collison appeared in 910 regular season games (177 starts) and posted career averages of 5.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 20.4 minutes per game. 4 will be the first number retired by the Thunder.“I am thrilled that Nick Collison will be the first Thunder player to have their number retired in Oklahoma City,” said Thunder Chairman Clayton I. Bennett. "Collison retired in May after spending his entire career with the Thunder franchise.
Congratulations, Nick. On March 20, Nick Collison's No. Nick Collison's No. Unique in that he helped create the internal standards for work ethic, selflessness, citizenship and professionalism for an organization that was starting from scratch. “He has cemented himself as part of the fabric of this community and our organization by setting an example of commitment, hard work and authenticity.
He retired as one of Oklahoma City’s leaders in games played (second, 602), assists (fourth, 638), blocks (fourth, 258), rebounds (fifth, 2,561), steals (sixth, 296) and points (sixth, 2,846).During his 10 seasons in Oklahoma City, Collison helped lead the Thunder to the second-best record in the NBA (.608; 489-315). Thunder set to retire Nick Collison's No. 4 After 15 years with franchise, Collison's jersey will become the first one retired by OKC. But there was a vision. Collison finished his college career as the leading scorer in the history of the Big 12 Conference (a mark since surpassed).
Unique in that as a role player, he embedded himself as a legacy player for the Thunder because of his consistency both in times of success and adversity and respect for his teammates and the organization,” said Thunder Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti. He was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics 12th overall out of Kansas in the 2003 draft. The Oklahoma City Thunder will honor a longtime contributor by retiring the No. 4 jersey will be retired by the Thunder. It was July 10, 2008, and the Sonics had announced only a week earlier they were leaving Seattle and moving to Oklahoma City. Teaming with fellow Iowan Kirk Hinrich to form one of the best duos in college basketball, Collison helped KU reach two consecutive Final Fours (2002 and 2003). He also played for the United States national team at the 2002 FIBA World Championship.