Austin Hollins

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. As a child, Hollins would practice basketball for hours, until his father forced him to stop playing.

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. 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.

College career As a freshman at Minnesota, playing under head coach Tubby Smith, Hollins averaged 4.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. 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. 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. 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. During his college career, Hollins played in a school-record 140 games, breaking the record that was previously held by former teammate Rodney Williams. 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.

On June 20, 2015, Hollins was locked in to play for the Brooklyn Nets' Summer League squad, in the 2015 NBA Summer League. On July 17, 2016, Hollins signed with the Finnish League team Kauhajoen Karhu. 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. On June 12, 2021, Hollins and Zenit parted ways after two seasons.

On August 16, 2021, Hollins signed with Crvena zvezda of the EuroLeague, ABA League and the Basketball League of Serbia. 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. 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. 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).

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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. His father last coached the NBA's Brooklyn Nets.