Sherron Marlon Collins (born March 18, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently the head coach for Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Missouri.
He has also played for the Texas Legends and Maine Red Claws of the NBA D-League and Hacettepe Üniversitesi in the Turkish Basketball League.
He was regarded as the second best point guard in the nation by Scout.com and was considered one of the two best class of 2006 basketball prospects in the state of Illinois (along with Jon Scheyer).
While growing up in Chicago he overcame the adversity of a father who periodically spent time in jail as well as an environment filled with gang life.
[8][9] On the basketball court, Collins averaged 19.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists as a junior during the 2004–05 season.
[8] He was regarded as the number 2 Chicago metropolitan area and Illinois basketball prospect in the class of 2006 behind Jon Scheyer.
[13] He scored 20 points at Kansas State on February 19 and he had 20 vs. Texas on March 11 in the 88–84 overtime 2007 Big 12 men's basketball tournament championship game victory.
[14][15] Collins was also a solid student earning Athletic Director's and Big 12 Commissioner's honor rolls in the spring of 2007.
[17] Collins helped the Jayhawks capture the 2008 national championship, averaging 8.3 points and 3.8 assists in the NCAA tournament.
He made two key plays in the title game versus the Memphis Tigers, first stealing an inbound pass with under two minutes remaining in regulation and Kansas trailing by seven, then hitting a three to cut the deficit to four.
Later, with seconds remaining in regulation and with Kansas trailing by three, he took the ball down the court following a Memphis free throw, barely escaping fouls, and passed the ball to teammate Mario Chalmers, who made a three-pointer to tie the game with two seconds remaining.
[28] Collins made 35 consecutive free-throws over an eight-game span from January 10 – February 2 to set KU's all-time record.
[48] Then, he earned the Most Outstanding Player Award of the 2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament after leading Kansas to the championship.
[57] He was recognized along with Jon Scheyer, Scottie Reynolds, and Greivis Vasquez for the NABC Career Achievement Awards.
[59] He was one of five finalists flown out to Los Angeles for the announcement of the Wooden Award along with eventual winner Evan Turner, John Wall, Wesley Johnson and Da'Sean Butler.
[70] In June, he signed with Quebradillas Pirates of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional, but he supposedly failed a physical and returned to the United States before appearing in a game for them.
[73] In June 2012, he was rehabilitating a knee injury with hopes of signing an NBA Summer League contract the following month.
[76] On April 3, 2014, Collins was acquired by the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League,[77] where he spent the rest of the 2013–14 season.
[79] On January 21, 2016, Collins signed a contract to play with the Chicago Blues of the Midwest Professional Basketball Association.
[80] In March, he signed with the Windsor Express of the National Basketball League of Canada with no indication that he ever played for the Blues.
[81] On November 10, 2017, he was announced as part of the inaugural roster for the Kansas City Tornados of the North American Premier Basketball league.
[83] On February 19, 2018, his Jayhawks number four jersey was retired in the rafters of Allen Fieldhouse during halftime of the Kansas and Oklahoma Men's Basketball game.