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FRESHMAN (2016-17)

Appeared in all 39 games … reached double-digit scoring 20 times … averaged 10.0 points, 5.9 rebounds per game and shot a West Coast Conference-best 65 percent from the floor … finished top 15 in the WCC in rebounds per game … scored a sea- son-high 21 points on 9-of-9 shooting from the field against South Dakota … scored in double-figures in 13-of-19 games from Dec. 18, 2016 to Feb. 23. 2017 … totaled 14 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks in the Final Four against South Carolina, making 6-of-10 shots, including a three-pointer … averaged nine points per game in the NCAA Tourna- ment … blocked a WCC-best 69 shots, good for second-most in a season in Gonzaga history … blocked 18 shots in the NCAA Tournament (3.0 per game).

HIGH SCHOOL

Collins brings size and experience playing in big games from one of the most successful high schools in Nevada, Bishop Gorman ... He’s been a part of four state championships for BGHS and played in the FIBA U-18 3-on-3 World Championships for Team USA ... Collins was ranked No. 32 nationally by Rivals.com and No. 57 nationally by ESPN Top 100, while also ranking as the No. 1 player in Nevada by ESPN ... at Adidas Uprising, he ranked tied for fourth in rebounds at 9.4 per game and in blocks at 3.0 per game ... Collins also earned All-Sunset Conference honors last season at Bishop Gorman, averaging 8.2 points and 7.4 rebounds on the way to a state title ... Averaged 17.3 points, 14 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 6.4 blocked shots on his way to the most valuable player of Nevada's Southwest League and the Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year award in his senior season … Collins also broke Nevada's single-season record for most rebounds and blocked shots during his senior season … played in the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game ... He chose Gonzaga over Utah, Cal, New Mexico and San Diego State.