Frankie Collins

Frankie Collins
Personal information
Born (2002-01-23) January 23, 2002
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2026: undrafted
PositionPoint guard
Career highlights
  • 2× Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2023, 2024)

Frankie Collins (born January 23, 2002) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball player. He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines, Arizona State Sun Devils, TCU Horned Frogs and Vanderbilt Commodores. As a junior, he led the Pac-12 Conference in steals, set the Arizona State single-season steals record (84) and tied the Arizona State single-game record (8).

High school career

In his freshman year, Collins played basketball at Ed W. Clark High School in (Las Vegas, Nevada). In his junior year, he transferred to Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona. In his senior year, he transferred to Coronado in Las Vegas.[1]

Recruiting

On August 19, 2020, Collins announced his commitment to play at Michigan, over offers from Arizona, Arizona State, USC and others.[2] He was part of Juwan Howard's first recruiting class that was the top-ranked class in the nation according to ESPN, Rivals.com and 247Sports for the 2021–22 Michigan Wolverines. The individual player rankings were Caleb Houstan at 8, Moussa Diabaté at 20, Collins at 59, Kobe Bufkin at 63, Isaiah Barnes at 114 and Will Tschetter at 155.[3][4]

College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Frankie Collins
SG		 Sacramento, CA Coronado (NV) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 19, 2020 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (87)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 53    247Sports: 53    ESPN: 38
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Michigan 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  • "2021 Michigan Wolverines Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

College career

Michigan

In his freshman year, Collins came off the bench averaging 11 minutes per game. He averaged 2.8 points, 1.4 assists per game on 11 minutes.[5] His first career start came in the Round 64 against Colorado State of the 2022 NCAA Tournament. He scored 14 points on 6–7 shooting.[6] In the offseason, Collins announced that he's entering the transfer portal.[7]

Arizona State

On May 4, 2022, Collins announced that he was transferring to Arizona State.[8] In his sophomore year, Collins was the starting point guard. He averaged 9.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists on 28.2 minutes.[9] At the end of 2022–23 season, Collins announced that he declared for the 2023 NBA Draft. He eventually returned to the team a few weeks later.[10] In his junior year, Collins set the school record for most steals in a season with 84 steals; beating Fat Lever's record of 76.[11] His 2.6 steals per game lead the Pac-12 Conference and was 6th in the NCAA Division I.[12] He also tied the school record for most steals in a game with 8 steals in a game against UMass Lowell.[13] Collins ended his junior year making the Pac-12 All-Defensive team and earning a Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention.[14] After the season ended, Collins announced that he's entering the transfer portal.[15]

TCU

On April 13, 2024, Collins announced that he was transferring to TCU.[16]. After sustaining a foot injury in December, he did not play again for the Horned Frogs.

Vanderbilt

Collins played in nine games for the Commodores, averaging 7.8 points per game as the team's top bench guard. A knee injury suffered in December required a routine procedure, sidelining the guard from the court. Despite being medically cleared in January, Collins elected not to rejoin the team and withdrew from school in early March before the season had concluded. Head Coach Mark Byington stated on January 31st, "We invested in him, and he's a guy who can really help us win, so hopefully, he's got the same motivation to get back."[17] On March 4th, Coach Byington shared that "Frankie has left Nashville, and he's not gonna be on the team. So we'll roll with the guys we got.[18]"

On March 27th, Collins officially entered the transfer portal for the fourth time.[19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "What to know about Arizona State point guard Frankie Collins". The Arizona Republic.
  2. ↑ "Coronado guard Frankie Collins commits to Michigan". August 21, 2020.
  3. ↑ Sang, Orion (November 11, 2020). "Meet Juwan Howard's No. 1-ranked Michigan basketball recruiting class for 2021". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ Hawkins, James (November 11, 2020). "Top-ranked class cements Michigan coach Juwan Howard as top-notch recruiter". The Detroit News. ProQuest 2460043732. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ Kahn, Andrew (April 30, 2022). "Michigan point guard Frankie Collins enters transfer portal". mlive.
  6. ↑ Hutchinson, Derick (March 17, 2022). "Freshman Frankie Collins keeps Michigan basketball season alive in first round of NCAA Tournament". WDIV.
  7. ↑ Budin, Lindsay (April 30, 2022). "Frankie Collins enters the transfer portal". The Michigan Daily.
  8. ↑ Ford, Ryan. "Ex-Michigan basketball PG Frankie Collins transferring to Arizona State". Detroit Free Press.
  9. ↑ Sports, Arizona (April 1, 2023). "ASU hoops' Frankie Collins declares for NBA Draft, keeps college eligibility". Arizona Sports.
  10. ↑ Sports, Arizona (May 26, 2023). "PG Frankie Collins returns to ASU after testing NBA Draft waters". Arizona Sports.
  11. ↑ Allred, Damon (February 23, 2024). "Frankie Collins sets ASU school record for most steals in a season". Arizona Sports.
  12. ↑ "Frankie Collins". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Men's Basketball Mounts Furious Comeback to Top UMass Lowell". Arizona State University Athletics. November 16, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Frankie Collins Earns All-Defensive, All-Conference Honors". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024.
  15. ↑ Veenstra, David (March 27, 2024). "Arizona State guard Frankie Collins to enter transfer portal". Arizona Sports.
  16. ↑ "Arizona State point guard Frankie Collins makes transfer decision". The Arizona Republic.
  17. ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/vanderbilt-pg-frankie-collins-medically-183609380.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADuaj5DbuQNuuN5w36lCM3MdkgMulO_o_Ju0x1SX50jKP4Q8o_YCIIIjG0XZP5g2IDgCI0NigFznkkYlyH5WU0ck6M-3ipzpkAhHaCmjjjDr6iNbfN4QD8LGRKjfsSRwJ5Hocx2rdNXuqUU3CP22DVOb4owju4GqwMGaeASZhLu_. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ . Sports Illustrated https://www.si.com/college/vanderbilt/basketball/mark-byington-gives-final-update-on-vanderbilt-basketball-guard-frankie-collins. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ Grubbs, Grant (March 27, 2026). "Vanderbilt guard Frankie Collins plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal". On3. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
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