| Andre Collins |
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Freshman
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| Hometown:
Crisfield, Md.
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| High School:
Crisfield (Hargrave Military Academy)
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| Height / Weight:
5-9 / 180
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| Position:
Guard
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| Experience:
HS
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On Collins: An ultra-quick point guard who is expected to help move the ball quickly up the floor for Maryland ... will move into the point guard rotation with Steve Blake and Drew Nicholas ... was an outstanding scorer and exciting player in high school, before participating one season at Hargrave Military Academy.
Williams on Collins: "Andre gives us a quick guard. Andre's as quick as anybody we'll play against. He has the ability to get the ball downcourt in a hurry. He is a better shooter than people think. It's going to be interesting to see how he fits in. The great thing about Andre is that I think he has the confidence in his game to be able to play right away, and you never know when there's an injury. Which, if there ever is, he becomes a very key player for us right away. Having a guy like Andre gives us a lot more flexibility. I still want Drew Nicholas to handle the ball, I will continue to do that, but I can envision Drew, Andre and Steve Blake on the court at the same time, if we wanted to be really quick. That would make us a great ballhandling team. Andre's going to play a lot of basketball at the University of Maryland."
Hargrave Military Academy: Starting point guard for one season at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va., where Terrapin teammate Lonny Baxter played, also … averaged 15.6 points and 8.0 assists per game in helping lead his squad to an overall record of 27-1 … led the team in assists and was second in scoring … one of 11 players from his Hargrave team to land a Division I scholarship … scored 18 points, with seven rebounds and seven assists against Pfeiffer University JV … scored 20 or more in consecutive games against Rockingham JC (24), Guilford College JV (21) and Southern Virginia College JV (21) … played in the Charm City Classic all-star game in Baltimore in April 2001, with fellow Maryland newcomer Michael Grinnon.
High School: Graduated in 2000 from Crisfield High School in Crisfield, Md. … prep All-American who led his team to a 25-3 record and a Maryland 1A state title as a senior … averaged 30.5 points, 9.9 assists, 5.1 steals and 4.9 rebounds per game on his way to earning first team all-state honors (small schools) … selected Player of the Year on the Eastern Shore and was tabbed to play in the Capital Classic All-Star game following his senior season … four-year starter who totaled 2,152 points in his career, never averaging fewer than 10 points in a season … a first team all-state selection as a sophomore, junior and senior.
Personal: Andre Collins … born Aug. 9, 1982 … son of Romaine Henderson and Andrew Collins … siblings include Andrew (23), Chris (15), Chantel (10) and Danielle (9) … majoring in letters and sciences.
