2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster
Collins, Anthony
Jersey Number 11
Anthony Collins
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 175
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Westbury Christian School
Bio
2015-16 (Senior)
Made an impact during his lone season in Aggieland, starting all 37 contests at the point … averaged 4.5 points while racking up 54 rebounds and four blocked shots … finished second on the team to Alex Caruso in both assists (155) and steals (38) … his average of 4.2 assists per outing ranked 10th among all SEC players … stood out as one of the country’s top free throw shooters, including making his first 27 shots from the charity stripe to begin the season en route to shooting 87.2 percent for the season … finished with a game-high eight assists in debut for the Aggies against USC Upstate (11/13) ... scored eight points against Southeastern Louisiana, including a perfect 2-for-2 mark from beyond the 3-point arc (11/16) ... notched a season-best 15 points in Battle4Atlantis opening-round victory over Texas (11/25) … was a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line and dished out a game-high six assists against the Longhorns ... dished out five assists to share the team leads during the in Battle4Atlantis championship game against Syracuse (11/27) ... distributed a season-best nine assists during the win over FGCU (12/2) … contributed eight points and two steals in a win over Baylor (12/19) … scored 11 points, making a trio of 3-point baskets against Cal Poly (12/29) ... finished with game-high eight assists in Texas A&M's SEC-opening win over Arkansas (1/2), adding four points and two steals ... made two clutch 3-point baskets in A&M's road win against Mississippi State (1/6), including a four-point play to help the Aggies overcome a nine-point first half deficit to lead by three at half ... matched season-high with nine assists in road win against Tennessee (1/9) … committed zero turnovers against the Vols while converting a pair of clutch free throws in final minutes to help cap the Aggies’ come-from-behind win ... made 4-of-4 free-throws in final 22 seconds to clinch three-point win over Florida (1/12) ... drew the start but was limited to just five minutes of action due to illness at LSU (2/13) ... scored in double-figures (10) for the fourth time, helping A&M defeat Ole Miss (2/16) … added season-high six rebounds and eight assists against the Rebels ... finished with eight assists for the second-straight game in the next outing vs. Kentucky (2/20), helping A&M defeat the Wildcats in overtime … had no turnovers in 32 minutes on the floor vs. UK ... scored eight points in regular-season finale against Vanderbilt, helping Aggies clinch share of SEC title ... matched season-high three steals in NCAA opening round win over Green Bay (3/18) ... scored six points in NCAA Second Round win over UNI, making 2-of-5 3-point attempts in 27 minutes of action (3/20).
Before A&M
Played four seasons (2011-15) at South Florida, missing most of the 2013-14 campaign due to injury ... drew 98 starts in 101 games played as a Bull, scoring 821 points (8.1 per game) and dishing out 569 total assists (5.6 per game) ... left USF owning second place in program history for career assists ... as a senior, stood out as the only Bull to start all 32 games while leading the American Athletic Conference and ranking 34th in the NCAA with 5.2 assists per game ... recorded five or more assists 20 times and had 10 or more assists three times to finish with 167 assists, the eighth-most in school history ... helped USF to a win over UAB (11/20/14) by scoring all of his 16 points in the second half and overtime ... member of the American Athletic Conference Preseason Second Team ... scored a season-high 20 points vs. Bowling Green (12/28/14) ... tied a career high with 12 assists against Hofstra (11/25/14) ... missed the first two games and the final 22 games of the 2013-14 campaign due to swelling in his left knee caused by offseason surgery to remove an inflamed bursa sac ... averaged 6.9 points, 5.9 assists and 1.6 rebounds in just eight games on the court ... statistically was USF’s best 3-point shooter, 7-of-18 (38.9 percent) ... as a sophomore in 2012-13, posted the fourth highest single season assists total in USF history with 194 and finished the season as the team’s third leading scorer, averaging 8.6 points per game ... as a rookie in 2011-12 scored in double figures in 10 of the final 11 games of the season and averaged 14.4 points over the last five games of the year, helping the Bulls make a run to the third round of the NCAA Tournament ... recorded 13 points (4-of-8 FG, 0-of-1 3FG, 5-of-5 FT) and six assists in the NCAA Third Round against Ohio (3/18/12) ... led the team with 17 points (6-of-12 FG, 5-of-7 FT) and added five assists in the NCAA Second Round vs. Temple (3/16/12) ... posted his first double-double with 12 points (6-of-7 FG) and 10 assists at No. 2 Syracuse (2/22/12) ... recorded season-high 22 points at Pittsburgh (2/19/12) going 8-of-10 from the field and 5-of-7 from the free throw line.
Prior to USF
Won a pair of TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) Class 4A state championships at Westbury Christian School in Houston, Texas ... led his team to the title game his senior season ... Westbury Christian’s all-time assists leader ... scored more than 1,000 points in his career ... first-team all-state honors three-straight years ... four-time first-team all-district player ... during his senior campaign, averaged 12 points, 8.3 assists and 3.0 steals per game, hitting 60 percent from the field and 70 percent at the line for the Wildcats ... helped Westbury to the 71st annual Houston ISD Boys Basketball Tournament Championship by defeating rival boys powerhouse Houston Yates in the title game ... earned all-tournament accolades at the Houston Jaycee Tournament and the US Bank Holiday Classic ... selected by a Houston sports magazine to the All-VYPE First Team.
Personal
Born July 3, 1992, to parents Eltonic Collins and Cassandra Durisseau ... played AAU ball for Houston Hoops ... Brother, J.D., played basketball at West Virginia (2002-06) ... graduated from South Florida with a degree in interdisciplinary social sciences ... pursing his master’s degree in sports management at Texas A&M.
Made an impact during his lone season in Aggieland, starting all 37 contests at the point … averaged 4.5 points while racking up 54 rebounds and four blocked shots … finished second on the team to Alex Caruso in both assists (155) and steals (38) … his average of 4.2 assists per outing ranked 10th among all SEC players … stood out as one of the country’s top free throw shooters, including making his first 27 shots from the charity stripe to begin the season en route to shooting 87.2 percent for the season … finished with a game-high eight assists in debut for the Aggies against USC Upstate (11/13) ... scored eight points against Southeastern Louisiana, including a perfect 2-for-2 mark from beyond the 3-point arc (11/16) ... notched a season-best 15 points in Battle4Atlantis opening-round victory over Texas (11/25) … was a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line and dished out a game-high six assists against the Longhorns ... dished out five assists to share the team leads during the in Battle4Atlantis championship game against Syracuse (11/27) ... distributed a season-best nine assists during the win over FGCU (12/2) … contributed eight points and two steals in a win over Baylor (12/19) … scored 11 points, making a trio of 3-point baskets against Cal Poly (12/29) ... finished with game-high eight assists in Texas A&M's SEC-opening win over Arkansas (1/2), adding four points and two steals ... made two clutch 3-point baskets in A&M's road win against Mississippi State (1/6), including a four-point play to help the Aggies overcome a nine-point first half deficit to lead by three at half ... matched season-high with nine assists in road win against Tennessee (1/9) … committed zero turnovers against the Vols while converting a pair of clutch free throws in final minutes to help cap the Aggies’ come-from-behind win ... made 4-of-4 free-throws in final 22 seconds to clinch three-point win over Florida (1/12) ... drew the start but was limited to just five minutes of action due to illness at LSU (2/13) ... scored in double-figures (10) for the fourth time, helping A&M defeat Ole Miss (2/16) … added season-high six rebounds and eight assists against the Rebels ... finished with eight assists for the second-straight game in the next outing vs. Kentucky (2/20), helping A&M defeat the Wildcats in overtime … had no turnovers in 32 minutes on the floor vs. UK ... scored eight points in regular-season finale against Vanderbilt, helping Aggies clinch share of SEC title ... matched season-high three steals in NCAA opening round win over Green Bay (3/18) ... scored six points in NCAA Second Round win over UNI, making 2-of-5 3-point attempts in 27 minutes of action (3/20).
Before A&M
Played four seasons (2011-15) at South Florida, missing most of the 2013-14 campaign due to injury ... drew 98 starts in 101 games played as a Bull, scoring 821 points (8.1 per game) and dishing out 569 total assists (5.6 per game) ... left USF owning second place in program history for career assists ... as a senior, stood out as the only Bull to start all 32 games while leading the American Athletic Conference and ranking 34th in the NCAA with 5.2 assists per game ... recorded five or more assists 20 times and had 10 or more assists three times to finish with 167 assists, the eighth-most in school history ... helped USF to a win over UAB (11/20/14) by scoring all of his 16 points in the second half and overtime ... member of the American Athletic Conference Preseason Second Team ... scored a season-high 20 points vs. Bowling Green (12/28/14) ... tied a career high with 12 assists against Hofstra (11/25/14) ... missed the first two games and the final 22 games of the 2013-14 campaign due to swelling in his left knee caused by offseason surgery to remove an inflamed bursa sac ... averaged 6.9 points, 5.9 assists and 1.6 rebounds in just eight games on the court ... statistically was USF’s best 3-point shooter, 7-of-18 (38.9 percent) ... as a sophomore in 2012-13, posted the fourth highest single season assists total in USF history with 194 and finished the season as the team’s third leading scorer, averaging 8.6 points per game ... as a rookie in 2011-12 scored in double figures in 10 of the final 11 games of the season and averaged 14.4 points over the last five games of the year, helping the Bulls make a run to the third round of the NCAA Tournament ... recorded 13 points (4-of-8 FG, 0-of-1 3FG, 5-of-5 FT) and six assists in the NCAA Third Round against Ohio (3/18/12) ... led the team with 17 points (6-of-12 FG, 5-of-7 FT) and added five assists in the NCAA Second Round vs. Temple (3/16/12) ... posted his first double-double with 12 points (6-of-7 FG) and 10 assists at No. 2 Syracuse (2/22/12) ... recorded season-high 22 points at Pittsburgh (2/19/12) going 8-of-10 from the field and 5-of-7 from the free throw line.
Prior to USF
Won a pair of TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) Class 4A state championships at Westbury Christian School in Houston, Texas ... led his team to the title game his senior season ... Westbury Christian’s all-time assists leader ... scored more than 1,000 points in his career ... first-team all-state honors three-straight years ... four-time first-team all-district player ... during his senior campaign, averaged 12 points, 8.3 assists and 3.0 steals per game, hitting 60 percent from the field and 70 percent at the line for the Wildcats ... helped Westbury to the 71st annual Houston ISD Boys Basketball Tournament Championship by defeating rival boys powerhouse Houston Yates in the title game ... earned all-tournament accolades at the Houston Jaycee Tournament and the US Bank Holiday Classic ... selected by a Houston sports magazine to the All-VYPE First Team.
Personal
Born July 3, 1992, to parents Eltonic Collins and Cassandra Durisseau ... played AAU ball for Houston Hoops ... Brother, J.D., played basketball at West Virginia (2002-06) ... graduated from South Florida with a degree in interdisciplinary social sciences ... pursing his master’s degree in sports management at Texas A&M.
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