Perhaps no player on the Wake basketball team surpassed expectations than Sophomore John Collins. After a solid freshman year, Collins emerged as the best player out of the class of 2015 (beating higher “ranked” teammates in Doral Moore and Bryant Crawford). Collins saw his productivity increase tremendously as he grew more comfortable under Danny Manning’s tutelage.
While being paired with stretched big, Konstantinos Mitoglou, Collins had the room and ability to operated extremely effectively throughout the season. After posting a solid freshman season of 14.4 mpg, 7.3 ppg, and 3.