Colin Slater (basketball)

Colin Slater
Mykonos
Position	Point guard
League	Greek A2 Elite League
Personal information
Born	October 29, 1997 (age 27); New Orleans, Louisiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Clovis North; (Fresno, California); Immanuel; (Reedley, California);
College	Tulane (2016–2018); Long Beach State (2019–2022);
NBA draft	2022: undrafted
Playing career	2022–present
Career history
2022–2023	Bornova Belediyespor
2023	Korihait
2023–2024	Kožuv
2024	Gostivar
2024–present	Mykonos
Career highlights and awards
	Big West Player of the Year (2022); First-team All-Big West (2022);

Colin Slater Jr. (born October 29, 1997) is an American basketball player for Mykonos of the Greek A2 Elite League. He played college basketball for the Long Beach State Beach and the Tulane Green Wave.

High school career

Slater began his high school career at the Clovis North Educational Center. He subsequently transferred to Immanuel High School. Slater was named the 2015 Fresno Bee player of the year, leading Immanuel to a Central Section Division IV championship after scoring 20 points against William Howard Taft Charter High School. He committed to play college basketball at Tulane.^[1]

College career

Slater played sparingly during two years at Tulane, averaging 2.7 points per game as a sophomore. He opted to transfer to Long Beach State and sat out the 2018-19 season as a redshirt.^[2] Slater averaged 10.2 points and 2.4 rebounds per game as a junior. He initially decided to opt-out of the 2020-21 season due to COVID-19 concerns but opted-in after the fall semester.^[3] Slater was named the 2022 Big West Player of the Year after helping lead Long Beach State to a regular season Big West title.^[4] He averaged 14.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.^[5]

Professional career

On July 1, 2024, he joined Mykonos of the Greek A2 Elite League.^[6]

References

^ Boogaard, Andy (March 6, 2016). "Central Section basketball finals: Immanuel boys pull away late, win third straight title". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ Morales, Robert (January 7, 2020). "Big West: Colin Slater providing leadership for Long Beach State basketball". Press-Telegram. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ Morales, Robert (January 23, 2021). "Long Beach State gets 3 players back but falls at Cal Baptist". Press-Telegram. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ "Big West Unveils 2021-22 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team" (Press release). Big West Conference. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
^ "Valley Roots: Alleida Martinez, Colin Slater, Bryson Williams, Savannah Tucker, Juaron Watts". Fresno Sports Magazine. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ "Mykonos BC Makes History with First American Signing: Colin Slater Joins the Team". a1basket.gr. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

External links

[1] Boogaard, Andy (March 6, 2016). "Central Section basketball finals: Immanuel boys pull away late, win third straight title". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

[2] Morales, Robert (January 7, 2020). "Big West: Colin Slater providing leadership for Long Beach State basketball". Press-Telegram. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

[3] Morales, Robert (January 23, 2021). "Long Beach State gets 3 players back but falls at Cal Baptist". Press-Telegram. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

[BWCAwards-4] "Big West Unveils 2021-22 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team" (Press release). Big West Conference. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.

[5] "Valley Roots: Alleida Martinez, Colin Slater, Bryson Williams, Savannah Tucker, Juaron Watts". Fresno Sports Magazine. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

[6] "Mykonos BC Makes History with First American Signing: Colin Slater Joins the Team". a1basket.gr. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

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