Jason was a HS All-American at Harvard-Westlake where with his 6-10 twin brother Jarron (Jason is eight minutes older), the team won two California State titles. He broke the California State HS rebounding record. As a collegiate All-American, he was instrumental in leading the revival of Stanford basketball nationally. Jason finished as the Stanford all-time field goal percentage leader in helping the Cardinal to the NCAA Tournament and Final Four. He then had a 13-year NBA career after starting as the first-round draft pick of the Houston Rockets. Collins had the courage to publicly become the first openly gay athlete in a major USA professional sport. In April, 2014, Collins appeared on the ‘Time Magazine’ cover as part of the “100 Most Influential People in the World.” He was inducted as part of the first class into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame. Stanford inducted him in 2017 into its Athletics Hall of Fame