Biography
AWARDS/HONORS
• All-PSAC West Second-Team – 2019-20, 2021-22
• 2x PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week (1.13.20, 1.20.20)
• 3x PSAC West Freshman of the Week (1.7.19, 2.4.19, 2.25.19)
• Cal U AD Honor Roll – Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020
2021-22 I JUNIOR
Selected to All-PSAC West Second-Team … appeared in 31 games with 30 starts … averaged 14.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.5 steals in 33.8 minutes per game … finished second on team in assists and steals per game … ranked third on team in scoring and rebounds per game … scored at least 20 points six times … recorded three double-doubles … led team in scoring three times … made multiple three-pointers in 11 games … collected at least five assists 10 times … played at least 35 minutes in 17 games … posted 16 points, four rebounds, four assists, one block and one steal at Charleston … scored 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting and added six rebounds and two blocks at Bloomsburg … tallied 17 points, eight rebounds, four assists, one block and one steal at East Stroudsburg … registered a double-double with 22 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, plus added six assists and five steals, against Carlow … set a career high with 34 points on 14-of-21 shooting, including four-of-six from beyond the arc, and added six rebounds, five assists and one steal while playing all 40 minutes versus Millersville … finished with 16 points, nine rebounds, five assists and one steal against Kutztown … collected 20 points, six rebounds, three assists and one block at Clarion … totaled 15 points on 7-of-13 shooting, six rebounds, six assists and one steal at Mercyhurst … posted 12 points, five rebounds, six assists, one block and three steals versus Gannon … recorded 14 points, six assists, one block and one steal against Seton Hill … tallied 20 points, four rebounds, one block and one steal at Slippery Rock … finished with 13 points, eight rebounds, four assists, two blocks and one steal versus Pitt-Johnstown … collected a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, plus added six assists, one block and two steals, against Edinboro … posted 12 points, six rebounds, a season-high seven assists and one steal at Pitt-Johnstown … totaled 14 points, five rebounds, one block and one steal at Seton Hill … registered 14 points and four assists versus Clarion … finished with 18 points, five rebounds and one steal against Slippery Rock … posted a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds and added four assists and one steal versus Slippery Rock in first round of PSAC Tournament … scored 20 points on 9-of-15 shooting and added six rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal against Fairmont State in first round of NCAA Tournament … set a career high with six steals and added 10 points, three rebounds, five assists and one block versus West Virginia State in second round of NCAA Tournament
2020-21 I JUNIOR*
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
The asterisk next to the 2020-21 season indicates the NCAA’s decision to grant an extra year of eligibility for student-athletes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; the student-athlete’s year of eligibility did not “advance” from 2020-21 to 2021-22 due to this NCAA ruling.
2019-20 I SOPHOMORE
Named to All-PSAC West Second-Team … appeared and started in 29 games … averaged 14.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocks in 33.6 minutes per game … ranked second on team in scoring … scored in double-digits 22 times with four 20-point games … led team in scoring five times … led team and ranked eighth in PSAC with 28 total blocks … recorded multiple blocks in nine games … played at least 35 minutes 15 times … tabbed PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week twice (Jan. 13, Jan. 20) … tallied 14 points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal in 35 minutes against Charleston … posted 16 points, four rebounds, three assists and one steal in 37 minutes versus Salem … totaled 16 points on 8-of-14 shooting, nine rebounds, six assists, one block and two steals in 35 minutes at Davis & Elkins … registered a double-double with 19 points and a season-high 10 rebounds, plus added three assists, two blocks and two steals, against Lock Haven … set a season high with seven assists and contributed 13 points and six rebounds versus Mansfield … scored 23 points on 11-of-18 from the field and added seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks while playing all 40 minutes at Glenville State … collected four rebounds, three assists, two blocks and three steals at Carlow … totaled 16 points, eight rebounds and two steals at West Chester … established a season high with 26 points on 8-of-18 from the floor and 9-of-12 from the free-throw line, plus added three rebounds, six assists and one block, while playing all 50 minutes at Millersville … recorded 17 points, three rebounds, two assists, three blocks and a season-high four steals in 35 minutes against Pitt-Johnstown … tallied 23 points on 10-of-17 shooting, four rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals in 37 minutes versus Shepherd … posted 17 points, six rebounds, two assists, one block and two steals against Edinboro … finished with 17 points, nine rebounds, six assists, three blocks and two steals while playing all 40 minutes at Seton Hill … registered 13 points, six rebounds, three assists, one block and three steals at IUP … totaled 18 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 38 minutes versus Mercyhurst … collected 14 points, six rebounds, two assists, one block and two steals in 36 minutes against Clarion … matched a season high with seven assists and scored nine points in 39 minutes at Pitt-Johnstown … notched 13 points, three rebounds, two blocks and two steals in 37 minutes versus IUP … registered 15 points, three rebounds, two assists and two blocks at Edinboro … finished with 12 points, three rebounds and two blocks at Clarion … posted 12 points, three rebounds and one block against Gannon … scored 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting and added six rebounds, four assists and two steals in 35 minutes versus Gannon in first round of PSAC Tournament … tallied seven points, five rebounds and two assists at IUP in quarterfinals of PSAC Tournament … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)
2018-19 I FRESHMAN
Started all 27 games … averaged 16.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals in 37.3 minutes per game … finished second on the team in scoring, assists and steals … scored in double-figures 25 times, including five games with at least 20 points … led the team in scoring five times … collected at least six rebounds in 12 games … paced the team in rebounds three times … registered at least five assists in eight games … ranked second on the team and fourth in the PSAC in minutes per game … played at least 35 minutes in 22 games, including all 40 minutes in eight games … named PSAC West Freshman of the Week three times (Jan. 7, Feb. 4, Feb. 25) … tallied 18 points on 8-of-15 shooting, three rebounds and two assists while playing all 40 minutes at Fairmont State … scored eight points and added eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks versus Notre Dame (Ohio) … posted 15 points on 7-of-15 attempts, six rebounds and a season-high four steals while playing all 40 minutes against Shippensburg … notched 10 points, six rebounds three assists, two steals and two blocks versus Davis & Elkins … finished with nine points, five rebounds and two steals at Millersville … totaled eight points, four rebounds and seven assists at West Chester … registered 14 points, eight rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks against Concord … scored 17 points versus Kentucky State … recorded 14 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and match a season high with four steals in 37 minutes against Bloomsburg … tallied 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting, five rebounds, four assists and two steals versus East Stroudsburg … posted a double-double with 14 points and a season-high 12 rebounds, set career high with eight assists and added three steals and two blocks in 38 minutes at Edinboro … scored 16 points and added six rebounds and two assists at Gannon … notched 23 points on 8-of-17 attempts, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in 39 minutes against Slippery Rock … registered a double-double with 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting and 10 rebounds, plus added seven assists and three steals, while playing all 40 minutes at Lock Haven … finished with 14 points and three rebounds at Pitt-Johnstown … totaled 23 points, including four treys, five rebounds, five assists and two blocks in 39 minutes versus Seton Hill … contributed 12 points, four rebounds and two assists at IUP … recorded 10 points, six rebounds, two assists and two blocks against Mercyhurst … tallied 24 points on 11-of-17 attempts, three rebounds and two steals while playing all 40 minutes versus Clarion … posted 19 points on 6-of-13 shooting, six rebounds and four assists at Slippery Rock … scored 18 points and added three rebounds and two steals while playing all 40 minutes against Edinboro … notched 19 points on 9-of-16 attempts, four rebounds and four assists in a season-high 43 minutes against Gannon … registered 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting, five rebounds and six assists versus Pitt-Johnstown … finished with 18 points and four rebounds in 39 minutes at Mercyhurst … set a season high with 25 points on 9-of-18 attempts and added eight rebounds while playing all 40 minutes against IUP … totaled 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting, four rebounds, five assists and two steals while playing all 40 minutes at Seton Hill … contributed 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists at Clarion … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2018)
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Freedom under head coach Justin Powers … set all-time school record in points, rebounds, assists, steals and free-throws … second-team all-state as junior and senior … first-team all-region and first-team all-conference twice … nominated for McDonald’s All-American as a senior … member of conference championship team as a junior … also member of the football team … earned all-region honorable mention and first-team all-conference as a junior
PERSONAL
Son of Gary and Celsete Collins … has one brother and one sister … brother Zach played basketball at Wheeling (2016-20) … completed undergraduate degree in criminal justice … majoring in sport management (strategic sport analysis) (master's)
