page_title: Lionel Hollins
section_title: Playing career
hierarchical_section_title: Lionel Hollins / Playing career
caption_attribution_description: English: Professional basketball player Lionel Hollins
context_page_description: Lionel Eugene Hollins is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.
context_section_description: During his ten-year NBA career playing as a point guard he played for five teams, averaging 11.6 points and 4.5 assists per game.
  In 1974 Lionel suffered a serious injury from a moped crash when a bicyclist collided. Fortunately this did not affect his career, but ultimately his left pinky and ring finger never healed correctly. 
  Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the sixth pick of the 1975 NBA draft out of Arizona State University, Hollins was bestowed All-Rookie first team honors that season, averaging 10.8 points in 78 games for the Blazers. Prior to his two seasons at Arizona State, he played two years at Dixie College in St. George, Utah.
  He graduated from Arizona State University in 1986 with a degree in sociology.
  He was a member of Trail Blazers' 1976–77 championship team, and made his only All-Star Game appearance one year later. He was a member of the NBA All-Defensive team twice, in 1978 and 1979.
  On April 18, 2007, the Portland Trail Blazers retired his #14 jersey.
caption: Lionel Hollins was a key member of the Trail Blazers' 1976–77 championship team
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