Collison goes 21st to Hornets
Former UCLA point guard Darren Collison was selected with the 21st overall pick in the draft by the New Orleans Hornets. He will be guaranteed $2.1 million in the first two years and another $1.2 million if the third year option is picked up.
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This is Brian Dohn's sixth season covering UCLA after spending 4 1/2 years covering the Dodgers for the Daily News and other Los Angeles Newspaper Group papers. He graduated from Rutgers, where the first college football game was played in 1869. Sure, the Scarlet Knights suffered for a long time, but now RU is doing what Jerseyans always thought was possible. Winning at Rutgers also proves winning is possible everywhere else in the nation, so underachieving coaches better be careful. Now, if only men's hoops can turn it around.
Wooo!!!!
Congrats DC!! follow in baron's footsteps
Congrats Darren, make us Bruins proud.
CONGRATULATIONS DARREN!!! MY ALL TIME FAVORITE BRUIN. I wanted DC on the UCLAkers, but playing behind CP3 is a great scenario. GO BRUINS!!!
Couldnt be more excited for DC, he's a great basketball and probably an even better guy. Show 'em what you got DC!!
I'm very happy for Darren, a true Bruin.
Congratulations go to DC and his family. This is a very well deserved reward.
Wow. Good for Darren.
Go DC!!! It will be a joy watching him play for one of my favorite NBA teams. DC + CP3 = Awesome.
C'mon. Somebody pick up Shipp and make it another Bruin trifecta.
Good Luck to a true 4 year Bruin.........
Congrats Darreen!!!!! So happy for you and your family. Good luck in the L!!!!
I'm glad Collison got drafted in the late first round and not the early second. Congrats Collison!!!
Congrats...great place for DC...Coach Byron will shape him up to be a very solid PG.
Congrats to TOP 10 (Lottery) pick Demar Derozan and #26 Taj Gibson; not bad for a football school...
FIGHT ON!
C'mon Lakers. T ake Shipp.
Yes, congratulations to USC. You have managed to lose your three best players from last year's team, all of your recruits except for the lowest ranked one, and the coach who took you to three straight NCAA tournaments. And you managed to replace that same cheating scumbag of a coach with a desperate guy who has been almost universally hated in every place he has worked. At least O'Neill is clean. USC basketball is on quite the roll.