John Collins

Height:
6-10
Weight:
235
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
West Palm Beach, Fla.
High School:
Cardinal Newman HS

OF NOTE
· Wake Forest's 15th All-American (first since 2009-10) and the program's first first-team All-ACC selection since 2004-05
· 2016-17 ACC Most Improved Player after increasing his scoring average by 11.9 points per game from his freshman season
· Led the nation in Player Efficiency Rating in 2016-17
· His streak of 12 consecutive 20-point games was the longest by a Demon Deacon in four decades

2016-17 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
· 2nd Team Basketball Times All-American
· First-Team All-ACC and ACC Most Improved Player
· Two-time ACC Player of the Week (Jan. 23, Feb. 20)
· Two-time NCAA.com Team of the Week (Dec. 6, Feb. 20)
· USBWA and NABC All-District Team
· Started all 33 games
· Averaged 19.2 points and 9.8 rebounds per game
· Led the ACC in field goal percentage at 62.2 percent
· Led the nation in Player Efficiency Rating in 2016-17
· 17 double-doubles, most by a Deac in a season since Al-Farouq Aminu had 19 in 2009-10
· Led ACC in scoring in conference games at 20.3 PPG
· Had a streak 12 straight 20-point games, longest streak by a Deac since 1970-71 (Charlie Davis)
· The first Demon Deacon with 600 points and 300 rebounds in a season since Tim Duncan in 1996-97
· Led the ACC with 10 20-and-10 games, including four in a row, marking the longest such streak by an ACC player since Duke's Shane Battier had five straight 20-and-10 games in 2000-01
· Career-high 31 points (13-18 FG) and 15 rebounds at No. 12 Duke (Feb. 18), the first 30-and-15 game by a visitor at Cameron Indoor Stadium in over a decade
· Had 25 points and 11 rebounds in win vs. No. 8 Louisville (Mar. 1)
· Scored 29 points (12-14 FG) and had 10 rebounds at Clemson (Feb. 14)
· Had a career-high 16 rebounds at Northwestern (Nov. 28) and at Boston College (Jan. 31)

2015-16 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
· Appeared in all 31 games, making one start
· Averaged 7.3 points and 3.9 rebounds in 14.4 minutes per game
· Led team in field goal shooting at 54.7 (81-148) percent (min. 100 attempts)
· Fourth on the team with 23 blocks
· Scored in double figures in 13 games
· 16 points and six rebounds in first career start vs. No. 23 Notre Dame (Feb. 24)
· 12 points (4-4 FG, 4-4 FT) and five rebounds vs. Coastal Carolina (Dec. 18)
· 14 points and eight rebounds vs. No. 19 Vanderbilt (Nov. 24)
· 10 points and nine rebounds vs. No. 13 Indiana (Nov. 23)
· 10 points (5-7 FG), seven rebounds and three blocks in 11 minutes in collegiate debut vs. UMBC (Nov. 13)

HIGH SCHOOL
· A 2015 graduate and three-year letterman at Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Fla.
· 2014-15 Florida Class 4A Player of the Year
· As a senior, was named Palm Beach Post Player of the Year and the Gatorade Palm Beach Player of the Year
· Earned Sun Sentinel Player of the Year honors
· Averaged 20.3 points and 10.2 rebounds during his senior season in 2014-15
· Rated as a four-star recruit by ESPN and a three-star by Rivals and Scout
· Ranked by Scout as the No. 23 power forward in the class
· ESPN had him as the No. 36 power forward, No. 47 in the South Region and 17th in the state of Florida
· Ranked by Scout as the No. 5 power forward in the South Region and No. 4 at the position in the state of Florida
· Played AAU ball for the Florida Flash, formally known as e1t1 Flash

PERSONAL
· Full name is John Martin Collins III
· Nickname is "JC"
· Son of Lyria Rissing-Collins
· Born September 23, 1997 in Layton, Utah
· Has one younger sibling (Jayden)