He had a special comfort with this building. Almost four years ago, he dropped his first triple-double within those very walls. Only then, he was playing against Hawaii as a star at Brigham Young University.
Saturday night was different. The dream was accomplished. It took a little longer than hoped, and a few twists and turns that weren’t anticipated. But Collinsworth is now in the NBA, a member of the Dallas Mavericks, back in town to play against the Utah Jazz.
He was almost sheepish in this fact. There weren’t a ton of family and friends at the game.