Jory Collins

Jory Collins
Sport(s) College basketball
Current position
Title Head Coach
Team Emporia State
Conference MIAA
Record 141–39
Annual salary $76,063[1]
Biographical details
Born (1978-10-14) October 14, 1978
Holton, Kansas
Alma mater Emporia State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–07 Emporia State (SA)
2007–10 Emporia State (AC)
2010–present Emporia State
Head coaching record
Overall 141–39 (.783)
Tournaments 10–4 (.714)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 MIAA Tournament Championships (2013, 2014, 2015)
1 Central Regional Championship (2015)
Awards
Russell Athletic/WBCA Region 7 Coach of the Year (2014)
KBCA Coach of the Year (2015)

Jory Collins (born October 14, 1978) is an American college women's basketball coach at Emporia State University. Collins has led the Emporia State Lady Hornets to five consecutive winning seasons. Collins has held the head coach position since April 2010.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Coaching career

In April 2010, Jory Collins was named the head women's basketball coach of Emporia State[2][8] following the resignation of then-head coach, Brandon Schneider, who had announced that he had accepted the position at Stephen F. Austin.[8] Previously, Collins served as the assistant for Emporia State. Before becoming a full-time assistant for the team, he held several positions with the team including a Student Assistant and Volunteer Coach. In the 2004–05 season, he was a Graduate Assistant and in 2006, he was promoted to a full-time assistant.[2]

Emporia State (2010–present)

In his four seasons at helm of the Lady Hornets program, Collins has gone on to win three consecutive MIAA tournaments (2013, 2014 and 2015) and has combined a record of 125–36 overall and an 80–27 record in the MIAA. He is the first coach in Emporia State history to advance to five conference tournament championships and four regional championships in five years.[9]

2010–11

In his first season, Collins led the Lady Hornets to a 20–9 overall, and 15–7 conference winning season.[10] He led them to the MIAA Tournament title game, which they lost to the Northwest Missouri Bearcats.[9]

2011–12

The following season, Collins led the Lady Hornets to a 23–9 overall, and 14–6 conference winning season.[10] With that, the Lady Hornets advanced to their second consecutive MIAA Tournament title game, in which they lost. They also advanced on to the NCAA Sweet 16 where they lost to the Pittsburg State Gorillas.[11]

2012–13

In 2012–13, the Lady Hornets were preseason ranked 19 in the WBCA poll.[12] During the 2012–13 season, Collins lead the Lady Hornets went on to an overall record of 23–9, and 13–5 conference winning season.[10] The Lady Hornets went on to their third consecutive MIAA tournament title game, in which they won against the University of Central Missouri Jennies 67–51.[13] This was their fifth tournament win, and first since the tournament moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 2003. They again made it to the NCAA Sweet 16, where they lost to the Augustana Vikings 75–74.[14]

2013–14

In 2013–14, the Lady Hornets were preseason ranked 9 in the Women's Division II Bulletin Preseason Top 10 Rankings poll.[15] During the 2013–14 season, Collins lead the Lady Hornets went on to an overall record of 30–4, and 16–3 conference winning season.[10] For the fourth consecutive season, Collins coached the Lady Hornets to their fourth MIAA tournament title game, in which they won against the Central Missouri Jennies.[16] The Lady Hornets went to the NCAA Regionals, in which they lost to the Concordia–St. Paul Golden Bears 70–67.[17] At the end of the season in March 2014, Collins was selected as the NCAA Division II Region 7 Russell Athletic/WBCA Coach of the Year.[18]

2014–15

In 2014–15, the Lady Hornets were preseason ranked 7th in the Women's Division II Bulletin Preseason Top 10 Rankings poll.[19] During the 2014–15 season, Collins lead the Lady Hornets to an overall record of 29–5, and 15–4 conference winning season.[20] For the fifth consecutive season, Collins coached the Lady Hornets to their fifth MIAA tournament title game, in which they won their third-straight against the Fort Hays State Tigers 49–46.[21] The Lady Hornets went to the NCAA Regionals, in which they again beat Fort Hays State in the Finals to advance to the Elite Eight.[22] Collins then led the team to the Final Four, where they lost to the California Vulcans.[23] In post-season honors, Collins won the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association "Coach of the Year".[24]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Jory Collins (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2010–present)
2010–11 Emporia State 20–9 18–7
2011–12 Emporia State 23–9 14–8 NCAA Sweet 16
2012–13 Emporia State 23–9 14–5 NCAA Sweet 16
2013–14 Emporia State 30–4 19–3 NCAA Regionals
2014–15 Emporia State 29–5 15–4 NCAA Division II Final Four
2015–16 Emporia State 16–3 10–3
Emporia State: 141–39 90–30
Total: 141–39

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal

Collins and his wife, Casey, have two sons, Jett and Jude.[2] Collins competed in both football and basketball for Holton High School, in Holton, Kansas. He received his BS in elementary education from Emporia State University in 2002 and a master’s in educational administration from ESU in 2006.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Kansas Government Employee Payroll List". Kansasopengov.org. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Collins's Biography – morningsun.net". Morning Sun. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  3. ↑ March 25, 2014, Greg Rahe, KVOE.com, Emporia States Jory Collins regional Coach of the Year, Accessed July 2, 2014, "...Emporia State womens basketball Coach Jory Collins has been named the Russell Athletic/WBCA NCAA Division II region 7 Coach of the year... He is one of 8 finalists for the Patt Summitt Trophy, that goes to the National Coach of the Year..."
  4. ↑ Brandon Schneeberger, November 3, 2011, ESU Bulletin, Q&A with Jory Collins: This season’s goals for women’s basketball high, Accessed July 2, 2014, "......"
  5. ↑ Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 76, May 19, 2010, House, Pages H3591–H3593, Congressional Record Online, CONGRATULATING EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM, Accessed July 2, 2014, "... The national accolades bestowed upon this team can only be attributed to Head Coach Brandon Schneider and assistant coaches Jory Collins and Kiel Unruh...."
  6. ↑ TONY ADAME, March 14, 2013, The Wichita Eagle, Cheney’s Merissa Quick doing big things for Emporia State, Accessed July 2, 2014, "...Emporia State women’s basketball coach Jory Collins, is that ..."
  7. ↑ BROCK SISNEY, October 14, 2013, The Morning Sun, PSU women picked 5th in MIAA, Accessed July 2, 2014, "...Emporia State head coach Jory Collins said..."
  8. 1 2 Ken Corbitt, April 27, 2010, The Topeka Capital Journal, Collins new head Hornet: Sixth coach in program history started as student assistant 10 years ago, Accessed July 2, 2014, "...Collins landed a position as a student assistant, and over the past decade worked his way up the ladder. ..."
  9. 1 2 Collins is first in ESU history...
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Collins's records". Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Lady Hornets fall to Pitt State in Sweet 16 2012 – EMPORIA GAZETTE.COM
  12. ↑ Preseason Rank 2012–13 – ESUHORNETS.COM
  13. ↑ FIFTH Tournament Title 2013 – EMPORIA GAZETTE.COM
  14. ↑ ESU Loses in Sweet 16 2012–13 – WIBWNEWSNOW.COM
  15. ↑ Preseason ranked 9 2013 – ESUHORNETS.COM
  16. ↑ Lady Hornets Win Second Consecutive Tournament Title – BOXSCORENEWS.COM
  17. ↑ Lady Hornets Fall in NCAA Regional Final 2014 – KANSASFIRSTNEWS.COM
  18. ↑ Finalist for the Russell Athletic/WBCA NCAA Division II Region 7 Coach of the Year – WBCA.ORG
  19. ↑ Greg Rahe. "Emporia State womens basketball team in preseason National poll - KVOE". kvoe.com.
  20. ↑ MIAA. "Emporia State Lady Hornets Lose In Final Four". wibw.com.
  21. ↑ "Emporia State women, Pitt State men win MIAA tournament titles". kansascity.
  22. ↑ "Emporia State women advance to Elite Eight with 66-61 win over Fort Hays State". CJOnline.com.
  23. ↑ "Emporia State women fall in Division II semifinals". kansas.
  24. ↑ "Emporia State University Athletics - Lady Hornets Coach Jory Collins Named KBCA Coach of the Year". Emporia State University.

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