2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Collin Sexton
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mableton, Ga.
- High School:
- Pebblebrook HS
2017-18 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
Named as an Associated Press honorable mention All-America, becoming the 19th player in program history to earn the accolade … also tabbed SEC Newcomer of the Year and first team all-conference by the AP … selected first team all-district by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the United States Basketball Writers Association … named SEC Co-Freshman of the Year by the league’s head coaches and media, becoming the second Alabama player to earn the honor in school history (Mo Williams) … tabbed All-SEC Second Team and All-Freshman team as well … named to the SEC All-Tournament team after scoring a school record 79 points in the Tide’s three contests … saw action in 33 contests, making 32 starts on the season … set the Alabama single-season scoring record for a freshman on March 9, passing James “Hollywood” Robinson’s previous mark of 554 points set in 1990-91 … surpassed Michael Ansley (1988-89) for third on Alabama’s single-season scoring list (632) … finished second in the SEC in scoring average (19.2 ppg) and topped the squad in assists per game (3.6) … ranked third in the SEC in free throws made (196) and third in free throws attempted (252), while also ranking 14th in the nation in foul shots made and seventh in free throws attempted… had 29 double-digit scoring games, 16 games of 20 or more points and three games of 30 or more points … named to Watch Lists for the Cousy Award, Naismith Trophy and Oscar Robertson Trophy prior to the start of the season … set an Alabama freshman scoring record with 40 points, including 31 in the second half, against then-No. 14 Minnesota (11/25) … was the first Alabama player to score 40 in a game since Reggie King had 43 points on March 12, 1979 vs. Virginia … became the first freshman in the modern era at Alabama to score three straight games of more than 20 points in each of his first three games … hit the game-winning shot in Alabama’s second round win over Texas A&M in the SEC tournament, finishing with 27 points, three rebounds, five assists and a steal (3/8) … recorded his third 30-plus point performance to lead Alabama in its SEC tournament quarterfinal win over top-seeded Auburn, ending the game with 31 points, seven rebounds and an assist (3/9) … went for 30 points and was near perfect from the free throw line (15-of-16) at Arizona (12/9) … scored 23 points against Missouri while adding four rebounds, two assists and a steal (1/31) … finished with 22 points to tie for the team lead against Louisiana Tech (11/29) while leading the team with three steals … dropped 22 points (7-of-10) to lead the team in scoring, and added five assists and two steals in his collegiate debut in the home opener against Lipscomb (11/14) … his 22 points were the most scored in a game by a true freshman at Alabama since Eddie Phillips poured in 25 points in his debut back on Nov. 24, 1978 … recorded his second straight 20-plus point game, totaling 25 points, to go along with five assists and four rebounds in the win against Alabama A&M (11/17) … registered 29 points, while shooting 11-for-14 from the charity stripe and adding four assists in the win against UT Arlington (11/21) … scored 10 points while totaling seven rebounds and three assists in 30 minutes against BYU (11/24) … reached double figures with 11 points while grabbing four rebounds and one steal against URI (12/6) … was perfect from the free throw line (9-of-9) to total 21 points while collecting four assists and three rebounds vs. Mercer (12/19) … was perfect from the free-throw line (7-of-7) to lead all scorers with 24 points, to go along with a team high of five assists, three steals and three rebounds vs. Vanderbilt (1/2) … scored a team-high 23 points while adding three assists, one steal and two rebounds against Georgia (1/6) … put up a game-high 25 points to go along with five rebounds and two assists at then-No. 12 Auburn (2/21) … went 6-of-6 from the free throw line to total 15 points, while adding a season-high seven rebounds, three assists and his first block of his career against LSU (1/13) … led the team in points (18) while adding three rebounds and two assists in his first start after suffering an abdominal injury vs. then-No. 12 Oklahoma (1/27) … scored a game-high 17 points while totaling a career high of eight rebounds and six assists at then-No. 23 Florida (2/3) … went 8-of-10 from the charity stripe to total 18 points, while adding five rebounds, three assists and a block at Mississippi State (2/6) … scored 16 points to go along with five rebounds and four assists against then-No. 15 Tennessee (2/10) … put up 15 points while leading the team with a season high of six assists against LSU (2/13) … scored 12 points to go along with three assists and two rebounds at Kentucky (2/17) … led the team in assists (6) while totaling 15 points, two rebounds and a steal vs. Arkansas (2/24) … scored 23 points, while adding a season-high of seven assists, a team-high of two steals and four rebounds at Texas A&M (3/3) … chipped in a team-high 21 points to go along with five rebounds and three assists against Kentucky in the SEC tournament semifinals (3/10) … recorded a game-high 25 points in addition to six assists and three rebounds in the NCAA tournament win over Virginia Tech (3/15) … put up a team-high 17 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists in the Round of 32 vs. No. 1 seed Villanova (3/17) … named to SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll … selected as team’s Outstanding Offensive Player and Outstanding Freshman, which he shared with John Petty … … one of seven to earn team’s Student Academic Achievement Award.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Pebblebrook High School under coach George Washington … a consensus top-10 player in the country … rated as the No. 2 point guard and No. 7 player nationally by 247Sports.com … ranked ninth in the country according to Scout.com … ranked No. 10 in the ESPN Top 100 prospects … won a gold medal with USA Basketball and received MVP honors at the FIBA U17 World Championships in Spain … led Team USA in both scoring and assists … named to the 2017 Naismith High School All-America second team … selected a McDonald’s All-American as a senior becoming just the 11th Crimson Tide signee to receive the honor … won the McDonald’s All-America Game Jam Fest Dunk Contest joining previous winners Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James and Blake Griffin, among others … scored eight points to go along with seven assists and four steals in the All-America game … won the 2017 Marine’s Men’s 3-Point Championship … played in the Jordan Brand Classic National All-Star Game alongside teammate John Petty … averaged 30.1 points per game in the 2016 EYBL to lead the league … invited to Chris Paul’s The 8 Invitational in Las Vegas where his team, coached by Paul, won the tournament … led his team to the state championship semifinals as a junior averaging 28.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game … named 2017 Class 7A Player of the Year and first team All-State by the Atlanta Journal Constitution after averaging 32.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.5 assists per game … also selected to the 2016 All-State Class 6A first team by the Atlanta Journal Constitution … a member of the 2017 and 2016 All-Cobb County first team and Cobb County Player of the Year both years.
PERSONAL
Born Jan. 4, 1999 in Marietta, Ga. … son of Darnell and Gia Sexton … has a brother, Jordan, and a sister, Giauna … majoring in business.
