Tank Collins

Derwin F. "Tank" Collins (born January 28, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for Presto Ice Cream in the Philippine Basketball Association but is best known for his high school and college careers in the United States.

Early life and high school A native of Pomona, California, Collins was not athletic as a child and gave up playing sports. When he was in seventh grade, Collins' father suddenly died. His mother forced him to play basketball to distract him from the death during the summer between his seventh and eighth grade years and would even play Tank herself. Through his first seven games he had been averaging 28.6 points and 17.1 rebounds per game. Their season records were:

Professional career Collins started his professional career with the Bakersfield Jammers of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) until the team folded in December 1991. He averaged 18.3 points and 5.5 rebounds in 23 games played. On January 14, 1992, Collins was acquired by the Huntsville Lasers of the Global Basketball Association (GBA). On February 5, he departed the Lasers after he received an offer to play in the Philippines. Collins played for Presto Ice Cream in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) during the 1992 PBA First Conference.

Collins joined the Utah Jazz for the 1992 NBA Summer League. He played for the Yakima Sun Kings of the CBA for the 1992–93 season. Collins averaged 20.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game and was selected to the 1993 CBA All-Star Game. On September 16, 1993, Collins was traded by the Yakima Sun Kings to the Fargo-Moorhead Fever.