Kyle Collinsworth

Kyle Collinsworth
No. 5 – BYU Cougars
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
  • All-WCC team (2013-2015)
  • NCAA single season record triple doubles, 6 (2014-15)
  • tied for NCAA career record triple doubles, 6 (2010-11, 2013-15)
  • Utah Mr. Basketball (2010), Salt Lake Tribune Male Athlete of the Year (2010), and Utah Gatorade Player of the Year (2010)

Kyle Collinsworth (born October 3, 1991) is an American college basketball player for Brigham Young University, where he is playing his junior season for the 2014–15 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 (six).[1]

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 4-A 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.[2]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.[3]

Collinsworth was recruited by ASU, BYU, Cal, Stanford, Gonzaga, Kansas, USC, Utah, Utah State, Virginia, and Washington State.[4] He committed to play collegiately at BYU and signed his letter of intent on November 12, 2009.[4]

College career

Freshman year

As a FreshmanCollinsworth 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.

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. His older brother Chris played for BYU but his playing career was cut short due to injuries.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Collinsworth ties record with 6th triple-double; BYU wins". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Kyle Collinsworth's Basketball Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Rayburn, Jim (16 March 2010). "Mr. Basketball: Provo's Kyle Collinsworth deemed best of the best". Deseret News. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Collinsworth signs national letter of intent with BYU". KSL. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Kyle Collinsworth". byucougars.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

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