Collin Sexton

About

Collin Darnell Sexton (born January 4, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide. In January 2017, Sexton was selected as a McDonald’s All-American. Nicknamed the “Young Bull”, he was selected with the 8th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. After spending his first 4 seasons with the team, he was traded to the Utah Jazz via sign-and-trade in the 2022 offseason. Sexton has also played for the Charlotte Hornets.

Collin is the son of Darnell and Gia Sexton. He has an older brother, Jordan, and one older sister, Giuana. He started playing basketball when he was three years old.
Collin first attended Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Georgia before transferring to Pebblebrook High School in Mableton, Georgia prior to his junior year and helped the Falcons to a 2016 Georgia Region 3-6A title and the 2016 Georgia Class 6A state championship game; while averaging 23 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists.
Sexton was rated as a five-star recruit and considered one of the best players in the 2017 recruiting…