Southwestern Oklahoma State Athletics

2014-15 (Junior): Second Team All-Great American Conference selection and earned First Team All-OklahomaSports.net honors…Named to the All-GAC Tournament team after averaging 18.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game through two games in Bartlesville…Earned GAC Player of the Week honors on January 5 after averaging a double-double in two victories over USAO and Southeastern Oklahoma State…Appeared in all 29 games for the Bulldogs, making 21 starts…SWOSU’s leading scorer and rebounder, ranking sixth in the GAC with 15.5 points per game and second in the league at 8.5 rebounds per game…Led the GAC with 11 double-doubles during the season…Also ranked third on the team with 47 assists, 30 steals and 13 blocked shots…Shot 39% (151-381) from the field and 34% (44-127) from 3-point range while also hitting 73% (104-141) of his free throw attempts…Reached double figures in scoring 23 times, including 11 20-point efforts…Set a new career-high with 25 points at Henderson State (Jan. 15)…Grabbed 10 or more rebounds in 12 games, including a career-high 16 at Arkansas-Monticello (Jan. 17)…Dished out a season-best four assists on two different occasions…Set a new career-best with four steals in the GAC Quarterfinals against Ouachita Baptist (March 6)…Had a season-best two blocked shots on four different occasions, including three consecutive games in December…Earned first SWOSU letter.
 
Previous: Played two years at Highland (Kan.) Community College, where he was an All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College and All-Region VI First Team selection in 2014…Named the NJCAA Division II National Player of the Week for the week of January 27-February 2…Averaged 23.2 points and 9.9 rebounds per game to lead the Scotties as a sophomore…Also connected on 46.2% (248-of-537) of his field goal attempts and 77.1% (185-of-240) free throws in 2013-14…As a freshman at Highland, had averages of 13.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game…Graduated from Milwaukee Vincent HS in 2011 after earning three varsity letters in basketball and one in baseball…Was a first team all-conference selection for the Vikings and he was ranked among the top 15 players in the state after averaging 20 points and seven rebounds per game as a senior.
 
Personal: Son of Johnny and Rita Collins…Majoring in Mass Communications.