Zach Collins

Zach Collins
No. 32 – Gonzaga Bulldogs
Position Center / Power forward
League West Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1997-11-19) November 19, 1997
Las Vegas, Nevada
Nationality American
Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nevada)
College Gonzaga (2016–present)
Career highlights and awards

Zach Collins (born November 19, 1997) is an American high school basketball player from Las Vegas, Nevada. He is a consensus 5-star prospect, and one of the top rated basketball players in the class of 2016. He has signed a letter of intent to play college basketball at Gonzaga University.

High school Career

Zach Collins played high school basketball at Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he helped to lead his school to four consecutive state championships.[1] For his first 3 seasons at Bishop Gorman, Collins came off the bench and played alongside fellow 7-footers and McDonald's All-Americans Stephen Zimmerman and Chase Jeter.[2][3]

Zach Collins made the most of his senior year, averaging 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[4] and the Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year award.[5] Collins also broke Nevada's single-season record for most rebounds and blocked shots during his senior season.[6]

In the summer of 2015, Zach Collins competed in the FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Championships, where he teamed up with Jalek Felton, Peyton Pritchard, and P.J. Washington and won the USA tournament. His team moved on to represent the USA at the 2015 World Championship in Debrecen, Hungary, where they finished in eighth place.[7] His team advanced to the final 16 where they defeated Poland, but then lost a close game to France, featuring fellow Gonzaga commit Killian Tillie, in the quarter-finals.[8][9]

Despite only being rated as a 4-star prospect, Collins was named to the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game.[10] Collins was the first McDonald's All-American to commit to Gonzaga out of high school, but three other McDonald's All-American transferred to Gonzaga after attending other colleges: Micah Downs, Kyle Wiltjer, and Nigel Williams-Goss.[11] Collins helped to lead the West squad to a 114-107 win in the while scoring 9 points, along with 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals on 3-for-5 fields goals and 1-for-2 3-pointers in 12 minutes of play.[12]

Recruiting

"Zach is the type of guy that can play multiple positions in the front court. I think he’ll remind people of Domas [Sabonis] and Kelly [Olynyk]. He’s really a combo of those two with his physicality and how well he moves."

— Mark Few, Gonzaga Head Coach.[13]

In the winter of 2015, during Zach Collins' junior year in high school, he took official visits to California, San Diego State, Utah, New Mexico, and Gonzaga, as well as unofficial visits to UNLV.[14] After his junior year, in March 2015, Zach Collins made the decision to commit to Gonzaga.[15] He signed with the Zags in the early signing period as the jewel to Gonzaga's highest-ranked recruiting class in school history.[13]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zach Collins
C		 Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Mar 16, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #38   Rivals: #21  247Sports: #20  ESPN: #37
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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.

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Awards and Honors

References

  1. ↑ "With latest state title, Bishop Gorman sets new Nevada mark for championships". February 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "RECRUITING: Bishop Gorman's Collins commits to Gonzaga". March 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Zach Collins Is Serious About 3x3". June 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Nevada Boys Basketball POY: Zach Collins". March 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nevada Boys Basketball POY: Zach Collins". March 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2016 7'0 C Zach Collins; Bishop Gorman (NV) Breaks single season record in rebounds and blocks for the state of Nevada. Collins is a PRO". February 26, 2016.
  7. ↑ "USA Basketball Profile: Zach Collins". Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ "FIBA 3x3 Profile: Zach Collins". Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ "2015 United States FIBA 3x3 U18 Team". Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ "McDonald's All American Zach Collins is big man with will to move the ball". January 21, 2016.
  11. ↑ "McDonald's notes: Las Vegas 7-footer Zach Collins is first Gonzaga commit in All-American game". March 28, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Gorman's Collins fuels victory in All American game". March 30, 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Gonzaga MBB Inks Four to NLI in Early Signing Period". November 20, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Collins to get spotlight on him". March 6, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Zach Collins commits to Zags". March 16, 2015.
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