8 FEATURE
GREAT FROM START
Jan.15,2007 In his first Border War, Collins led Kansas past Missouri with a season-high 23 points, including seven points in the final 2:30 of the game.
Nov. 11, 2006
The 5-foot-11 Collins made his first career start wearing crimson and blue. Collins tallied 14 points and 3 assists in Kansas' victory against Northern Arizona.
Feb. 3, 2007
Collins scored 18 points to lead Kansas against Texas A&M, but was outgunned by Acie Law, who scored 23 – including the game-winning three-pointer with 20 seconds left. To date, it's Collins' only loss in Allen Fieldhouse.
March 11,2007
Foreshadowing big game performances to come, Collins led the Jayhawks in scoring as they won their second straight Big 12 Tournament title. Sparked by Collins' 20 points, Kansas battled past Kevin Durant and Texas with an 88-84 victory in overtime.
Nov. 11, 2007 In an early season match-up against UMKC, Collins sprained his left ankle. He later had surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left foot and he missed six games in the non-conference schedule.
April 7,2008
Everyone remembers Mario's shot. But without Collins, Kansas may have been denied the school's third National Championship. Down seven points, Collins swiped the inbound pass, and buried a clutch three-pointer from the corner. After Derek Rose made one of two free throws to put Memphis up three, Collins dribbled furiously up the floor before handing the ball off to Chalmers. You know the rest.
March 10,2008
Despite battling injuries that forced him to have surgery after the season, Collins was named the Big 12's Sixth Man of the Year as voted on by the league's coaches.
FRESHMAN YEAR
THE WAVE MARCH 3,2010
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