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33 Vernon Collins

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-10
  • Weight 224
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chocowinity, N.C.
  • High School Greensboro Day

Biography

Points 12 at Queens (11/8/24)
Rebounds 13 at ETSU (1/22/25)
Assists 5 vs Mercer (3/7/25)
Blocks 4 at Queens (11/8/24)
Steals 2 vs Mercer (1/12/25)
Minutes 27 vs UNCG (1/18/25)
Field Goals Made 5, 2x last at UNC Asheville (12/14/24)
Free Throws Made 9 vs Wofford (2/26/25)










2024-25 (Junior): Saw action in all 30 games with starts in 24 contests, making all but two starts in SoCon games this season… Scored 150 points, averaging 4.7 points per game… Connected on a team-high 51% (53-of-104) field goals… Eclipsed double figures four times on the season, including a career-high 12 against Queens (Nov. 8)… also had 11 points in a home start against Wofford (Feb. 26)… Added 10 points against UNC Asheville (Dec. 14) and ETSU (Feb. 12)… Pulled down 150 rebounds to finish third on the team, averaging 5.0 per game… Had a career-best 13 rebounds against ETSU (Jan. 22)… Led the squad with 64 offensive rebounds… Had 16 games with at least five rebounds… Dished out 21 assists… Added six steals… One of three Catamounts to eclipse 20+ blocks with 23 rejections, including a career-high four against Queens… Played a career-best 27 minutes in a home contest against UNCG (Jan. 18)…2024-25 SoCon Academic Honor Roll...

PRIOR TO WCU: Collins joins the Catamounts after spending the past two seasons at Princeton University in New Jersey. During his time with the Tigers, he appeared in 21 games including 15 during the most recent 2023-24 season, connecting on 56% of his field goals. He also made 12-of-13 at the free throw line last year. He scored a career-best 11 against Delaware Valley last year in 15 minutes off the bench and added a 10-point showing against Bryn Athyn. In his two seasons with Princeton, the 6-10, 225-lb., power forward saw postseason action both years advancing to the Sweet 16 in the 2022-23 season, and was a part of the squad that advanced to the NIT in 2023-24. In his prep career, Collins graduated from national powerhouse Greensboro Day, posting a 32-4 record and reached the state championship during his senior campaign. He garnered multiple individual honors including multiple all-star game honors during his senior year and PTAC All-Conference honors. He also received all-area second-team plaudits from the News & Record and HAECO Invitational All-Tournament team in his final season as a prep.

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2024-25Junior

    Forward
    6'10" 224 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2025-26Senior

    Forward
    6'10" 224 lbs
    33