Kyle Collinsworth
| No. 5 – BYU Cougars | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | West Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
October 3, 1991 Provo, Utah |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Provo (Provo, Utah) |
| College | BYU (2010–2011, 2013–present) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Kyle Collinsworth (born October 3, 1991) is an American college basketball player for Brigham Young University, where he is playing his senior season for the 2015-16 team. During the 2014–15 season Collinsworth broke the NCAA single season record for triple doubles with six, which also tied the NCAA career record.[1] On March 16th, 2016, Collinsworth recorded his twelfth career triple-double, extending the NCAA record he set earlier in the season.[2]
High school career
Born in Provo, Utah, Collinsworth attended Provo High School where he was a four-year starter and played for teams that won two 4A state titles. He was three times named to the first-team all-state team. As a senior he averaged 23.7 points, 10.8 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 4.0 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game and recorded five triple doubles.[3] He was Deseret News Mr. Basketball, Salt Lake Tribune Male Athlete of the Year and Utah Gatorade Player of the Year. He was also selected to play in the 2010 High School Academic All-American Classic.[4]
Collinsworth was recruited by ASU, BYU, Cal, Stanford, Gonzaga, Kansas, USC, Utah, Utah State, Virginia, and Washington State.[5] He committed to play college basketball at BYU and signed his letter of intent on November 12, 2009.[5]
College career
Freshman year
As a Freshman, Collinsworth averaged 5.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals while shooting .481 from the field, .259 from three and .568 from the free throw line. He posted season highs of 16 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks and recorded 1 double-double. He posted 15 rebounds against Florida in the NCAA Tournament. Following his Freshman season Collinsworth departed on a two-year LDS mission to Russia.
Sophomore year
Following his LDS mission Collinsworth was readmitted to BYU and was named as a team captain for the 2013-14 season. As a sophomore he averaged 14.0 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.7 steals and recorded 7 double-doubles. He ranked 2nd in the WCC in rebounding (83rd in the nation), 3rd in steals (89th nationally), and 3rd in assists (60th nationally). He was one of only four players in the country to be ranked in the top 100 in assists and steals.
Collinsworth was named to the All-WCC Team, the WCC All-Tournament Team, and the CollegeSportsMadness.com All-WCC Third Team.
Junior year
In his junior year, Collinsworth averaged 13.5 points, 8.7 rebounds, 5.9 assists and recorded an NCAA single season record of six triple-doubles. That also tied an NCAA record for career triple doubles.
Senior year
On February 1, 2016, he was named one of 10 finalists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award.[6] With a triple-double against UAB, he extended his NCAA record for triple-doubles to 12. He led his team to the NIT final four.[7]
Personal
Collinsworth served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for two years (2011–2012) in Russia between his freshman and sophomore years of college. He is married to Shea Martinez-Collinsworth, an All-American 800m runner on the BYU track team. His older brother, Chris, played for BYU, but his playing career was cut short due to injuries.[8]
References
- ↑ "Collinsworth ties record with 6th triple-double; BYU wins". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Collinsworth records another triple-double in BYU's win over Portland". Deseret News. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ↑ "Kyle Collinsworth's Basketball Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ Rayburn, Jim (16 March 2010). "Mr. Basketball: Provo's Kyle Collinsworth deemed best of the best". Deseret News. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- 1 2 "Collinsworth signs national letter of intent with BYU". KSL. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ Nortlander, Matt (February 1, 2016). "Cat Barber, Fred VanVleet missing from list of Cousy Award finalists". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ↑ Patterson, Chip. "2016 NIT bracket, schedule, tip times: Valparaiso-BYU set for semifinals". CBS Sports. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ↑ "Kyle Collinsworth". byucougars.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
External links
- Kyle Collinsworth at BYUCougars.com
- ESPN.com Profile
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