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Brett Collins

2006-07: Garnered West Coast Conference Honorable Mention recognition as a senior...was named WCC Co-Player of the Week on Feb. 20...was named to the Shamrock Office Solutions Classic All-Tournament team after averaging 12 points and 4.5 rebounds in wins over Western Carolina and Belmont...played in all 32 games including 22 starts...averaged 12.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game...scored in double figures in 21 games...was second on the team in average points per game...shot 42.8 percent from the floor, 45.1 percent from the 3-point line, and 76.3 from the free throw line...his 45.1 percent shooting from behind the arc ranked 58th in the country, and second in the WCC...shot 48.4 percent from 3-point land during WCC action to finish second in conference games...averaged 16.5 points per game, coming off the bench in the last 10 games...shot 55.9 percent from the floor and 56.1 percent from 3-point land over the last 10 games...scored a season-high 28 points against Seton Hall on Dec. 2 shooting 9-for-16 overall, 1-for-3 from behind the arc, and 9-for-13 from the line while also getting three steals...on Feb. 3 he scored 27 points against Santa Clara, with 21 in the first half, on 9-of-14 shooting from the field, 6-of-9 shooting from 3-point land, and going 3-for-4 from the free throw line with one block...scored 26 against San Francisco on Feb. 19 shooting 10-of-13 from the floor, 3-of-5 from the 3-point line, 3-of-4 from the free throw line with three assists and a steal...scored 22 of his 26 points against the Dons in the second half...on Feb. 24 against Pepperdine he scored 25 points shooting 9-of-15 from the floor, 7-of-11 from the 3-point line, and grabbed five boards...finished the year with 50 assists, 30 steals, and six blocks.

2005-06: Played in 28 games with 21 starts for the Gaels in his junior season...was the team's second leading scorer wtih 11.6 points per game...averaged 3.9 rebounds, 0.7 assists, and 0.8 steals per game ...in the last six games of the season he averaged 16.8 points per game in just 23.5 minutes per contest...tallied 326 points, 23 assists, 106 rebounds, 21 steals and four blocks...his 326 points and 11.6 points per game finished in the top 20 in the conference...statistically, his best game came on New Year's Eve when he carried the Gaels to a 89-80 win over #20 Nevada...during this game Collins scored a career-high 31 points, going 8-for-11 from the floor, 3-4 from 3-point territory, and hit a career-high 12-of-13 shots from the free throw line...also recorded three steals and one block against Nevada...had one double-double on the season against Colorado when he scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds...scored in double digits in 18 games and scored at least 20 points in three games...was one of four Gaels with over 100 rebounds on the season.

2004-05: Played in 33 of 34 games during his sophomore season with four starts... came off the bench to score 13 points against Southern Illinois in the opening round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament...was named to the Shamrock Office Solutions Classic All-Tournament team after averaging 11 points and 5.5 rebounds against Radford and Murray State...started the first three games of the year and averaged 9.0 points in those games...made a total of four starts as a sophomore...scored in double figures in 10 games...averaged 6.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game...scored a career-high 18 points against Sacramento State when he hit 6-of-10 shots from the floor and 5-of-6 from the free throw line...shot 37.6 percent from the field and 27.0 percent from 3-point land...made 39.1 percent of his 3-point attempts during WCC action...best game during conference play was a 12-point effort against Pepperdine on Jan. 20...scored 11 points against Gonzaga on Jan. 8...scored 15 points against Hawaii when he was 6-for-10 from the field, including 2-of-3 from behind the arc...finished the regular season sixth on the team in scoring.

2003-04: Saw action in 25-of-31 games as a true freshman...averaged 2.9 points and 1.3 rebounds per game...scored a career-high 10 points against Notre Dame de Namur on December 3 and matched that with 10 points against UC Santa Cruz on December 14...shot 45.0 percent from 3-point range, making 9-of-20 shots from long range...went 2-for-5 from behind the arc against UC Santa Cruz...is shooting 42.9 percent from the field...grabbed 33 rebounds and averaged 1.3 rebounds per game...had a career-best six rebounds against UC Santa Barbara at the DoubleTree Classic in Montana...had nine points and six rebounds in that game...saw double digits in minutes in five games, including a career-best 19 minutes against UC Santa Cruz.

High School: Prepped at Mountain Pointe High School...was a four-year varsity starter in basketball...averaged 17.4 points a game his senior year...also averaged 7.1 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game...garnered First Team District 5A honors as selected by the Arizona Republic newspaper...was a First Team All-Arizona and All-Central Region honoree following the 2002-03 season...was voted by his teammates as the Most Valuable Player as a senior.

Brett Collins' Career Stats

Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2003-04 25-0 171/6.8 22-50 .440 9-20 .450 20-32 .625 10-23 33 1.3 24-0 13 19 4 2 73/2.9 2004-05 33-4 563/17.1 72-197 .365 18-70 .257 48-77 .623 27-65 92 2.8 48-0 32 43 3 16 210/6.4 2005-06 27-21 598/22.1 111-242 .459 17-51 .333 73-102 .716 40-68 108 4.0 58-1 22 59 4 21 312/11.6 TOTAL 85-25 1332/15.7 205-489 .419 44-141 .312 141-211 .668 77-156 233 2.7 130-1 67 121 11 39 595/7.0

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