2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

Corban Collins
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- High Point, N.C.
- Prev School:
- Morehead State
Fifth-year transfer from Morehead State who is eligible to compete immediately, per NCAA transfer rules.
2016-17 (Senior Season)
Team co-captain ...named to SEC Community Service team ... received the team's Coach Avery Award in recognition of attitude and effort throughout the season ... played in 32 games making 14 starts ... finished second on the team in made 3-pointers (45), 3-point FG percentage (.349) and 3-pointers attempted (129) ... was fourth in scoring (7.0), assists (1.5 apg) and minutes (21.8) ... missed two games (Arkansas State and Stetson) due to hip injury ... led team in scoring in six contests this year and had nine double-figure scoring contests ... registered a season-high in scoring (24 pts), while recording a career-high in made three-pointers (7-of-11) in the victory at LSU (1/14) ... had team-best 19 points on the strength of five three-pointers in the NIT game vs. Richmond (3/14) ... led Alabama in scoring (17 pts) and made three-pointers (3) against Auburn (2/4) ... scored 15 points and made a season-high four three-pointers (4-of-5) in the win over Georgia (1/25) ... had 15 points along with three assists and a pair of steals in season opener against Coastal Carolina (11/11) ... scored 15 points in each of the Tide's first two games of the year against Coastal Carolina (11/11) and Dayton (11/15) ... finished with 14 points and made four three-pointers against Mississippi State (3/9) in the SEC Tournament ... led the Tide in scoring (10 pts) and three-pointers (2) against Valparaiso (11/21) ... hit the team's only three-pointers and finished with seven points in the loss at Oregon (12/11) ... led the team with a season-high five assists in the SEC Tournament win over South Carolina (3/10) ... went 3-of-3 from the field in the SEC Semifinal loss to Kentucky (3/11), finishing with eight points ... one of six to earn team's Student Academic Achievement Award.
At Morehead State (2013-16)
2015-16 (Junior Season)
Named Second Team All-OVC ... named Allstate Good Works Teams finalist ... played in 30 games and started 28 ... ranked second in the OVC in 3-point field goal percentage (.425), second in assist/turnover ratio (2.5), 12th in 3-point field goals made (1.9), 13th in assists (3.0) and 14th in steals (1.2) ... led the team with 11.0 points per game ... averaged 29.0 minutes and 2.5 rebounds ... knocked down team-high 57 3-point field goals ... helped lead Morehead State to a 23-14 overall record and a runner-up finish in the 2016 College Basketball Invitation (CBI), as well as an 11-5 record in the Ohio Valley Conference ... scored a career-high 28 points in the 84-82 overtime loss at EIU on 1/16/15 ... shot 10-of-16 from floor and had season-high five three-pointers ... collected a career high eight assists at East Tennessee State (12/30) ... had a career high five steals at Siena (3/15).
2014-15 (Sophomore Season)
Played in 30 games and started 19 ... averaged 8.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steal ... knocked down 41 three-pointers and shot 35 percent from long distance ... connected on 79 percent from the free-throw line ... collected 12 double-figure scoring performances ... posted a season-best 22 points, on 8-of-11 from the floor, at then-No. 12 Ohio State (12/13) ... pulled down a career-high nine rebounds at UT Martin (1/10) ... handed out a season-best six assists against Eastern Kentucky (2/11).
2013-14 (Redshirt Season)
Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules after transferring from LSU prior to the 2013 season.
At LSU (2012-13)
Played in 27 games with six starts ... averaged 9.1 minute per game, scoring at a 2.6 points per game clip ... played double figure minutes in 11 games ... in back-to-back games in December against Chattanooga (12/11) and at Boise State (12/14), combined for 30 points (11 vs. UTC, season-high 19 at Boise State) ... in the two games, was 10-of-21 from the field and 7-of-12 from the arc ... shot 46.2 percent from the arc (12-of-26), with four games with multiple treys.
High School
Spent three years at Arden Christian School (N.C.) before finishing at Massanutten Military (Va.) Academy ... an honor roll student at Arden Christian ... competed on the school's track and field team as a sprinter and long jumper ... helped Arden Christian to a 32-5 record and North Carolina 3A state championship in 2010-11 ... averaged 25 points, seven assists and six rebounds in 2011-12, while leading Massanutten to a 28-8 mark and Elite Eight appearance in the Virginia state high school playoffs.
Personal
Born July 21, 1994 ... the son of Chris and Cerise Collins ... the youngest of four children ... has one older sister (Chimere) and two older brothers (Chris II and Caleb) ... older brother Chris is an assistant football coach at Western Carolina University and also played linebacker for the Catamounts ... graduated for Morehead State in May, 2016 with an undergrad degree in health promotions ... currently pursuing a master's degree in sports management.