Frankie Collins (born January 23, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He previously played for the Michigan Wolverines, the Arizona State Sun Devils, and the TCU Horned Frogs.
In his freshman year, Collins played basketball at Ed W. Clark High School in (Las Vegas, Nevada). In his junior year, he transferred to Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona. In his senior year, he transferred to Coronado in Las Vegas.
On August 19, 2020, Collins announced his commitment to play at Michigan, over offers from Arizona, Arizona State, USC and others. He was part of Juwan Howard's first recruiting class that was the top-ranked class in the nation according to ESPN, Rivals.com and 247Sports for the 2021âÂÂ22 Michigan Wolverines. The individual player rankings were Caleb Houstan at 8, Moussa Diabaté at 20, Collins at 59, Kobe Bufkin at 63, Isaiah Barnes at 114 and Will Tschetter at 155.
In his freshman year, Collins came off the bench averaging 11 minutes per game. He averaged 2.8 points, 1.4 assists per game on 11 minutes. His first career start came in the Round 64 against Colorado State of the 2022 NCAA Tournament. He scored 14 points on 6âÂÂ7 shooting. In the offseason, Collins announced that he's entering the transfer portal.
On May 4, 2022, Collins announced that he was transferring to Arizona State. In his sophomore year, Collins was the starting point guard. He averaged 9.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists on 28.2 minutes. At the end of 2022âÂÂ23 season, Collins announced that he declared for the 2023 NBA Draft. He eventually returned to the team a few weeks later. In his junior year, Collins set the school record for most steals in a season with 84 steals; beating Fat Lever's record of 76. He also tied the school record for most steals in a game with 8 steals in a game against UMass Lowell. Collins ended his junior year making the Pac-12 All-Defensive team and earning a Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention. After the season ended, Collins announced that he's entering the transfer portal.
On April 13, 2024, Collins announced that he was transferring to TCU.