Frankie Collins Explained

Frankie Collins
Number:1
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:185
Team:TCU Horned Frogs
League:Big 12 Conference
Birth Date:January 23, 2002 (age 22)
Birth Place:Sacramento, CA
High School:
College:
Highlights:
  • 2× Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2023, 2024)

Frankie Collins (born January 23, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the TCU Horned Frogs. He previously played for the Michigan Wolverines and Arizona State Sun Devils.

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]

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.[3] 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.[4] In the offseason, Collins announced that he's entering the transfer portal.[5]

Arizona State

On May 4, 2022, Collins announced that he was transferring to Arizona State.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] He also tied the school record for most steals in a game with 8 steals in a game against UMass Lowell.[10] Collins ended his junior year making the Pac-12 All-Defensive team and earning a Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention.[11] After the season ended, Collins announced that he's entering the transfer portal.[12]

TCU

On April 13, 2024, Collins announced that he was transferring to TCU.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: What to know about Arizona State point guard Frankie Collins. The Arizona Republic.
  2. Web site: Coronado guard Frankie Collins commits to Michigan. August 21, 2020.
  3. Web site: Michigan point guard Frankie Collins enters transfer portal. Andrew. Kahn. April 30, 2022. mlive.
  4. Web site: Freshman Frankie Collins keeps Michigan basketball season alive in first round of NCAA Tournament. Derick. Hutchinson. March 17, 2022. WDIV.
  5. Web site: Frankie Collins enters the transfer portal. Lindsay. Budin. April 30, 2022. The Michigan Daily.
  6. Web site: Ex-Michigan basketball PG Frankie Collins transferring to Arizona State. Ryan. Ford. Detroit Free Press.
  7. Web site: ASU hoops' Frankie Collins declares for NBA Draft, keeps college eligibility. Arizona. Sports. April 1, 2023. Arizona Sports.
  8. Web site: PG Frankie Collins returns to ASU after testing NBA Draft waters. Arizona. Sports. May 26, 2023. Arizona Sports.
  9. Web site: Frankie Collins sets ASU school record for most steals in a season. Damon. Allred. February 23, 2024. Arizona Sports.
  10. Web site: Men's Basketball Mounts Furious Comeback to Top UMass Lowell. November 16, 2023. Arizona State University Athletics.
  11. Web site: Frankie Collins Earns All-Defensive, All-Conference Honors. https://web.archive.org/web/20240318031840/https://pac-12.com/article/2024/03/12/frankie-collins-earns-all-defensive-all-conference-honors. dead. March 18, 2024. pac-12.com.
  12. Web site: Arizona State guard Frankie Collins to enter transfer portal. David. Veenstra. March 27, 2024. Arizona Sports.
  13. Web site: Arizona State point guard Frankie Collins makes transfer decision. The Arizona Republic.