#2 MJ Collins Jr.
Guard
Class
Junior
Height
6'4"
Weight
190
Hometown
Clover, S.C.
High School
Combine Academy
Major
Communication Studies
2023-24 | Sophomore (Virginia Tech)
- Earned All-ACC Academic Team honors
- Played in 34 games with 28 starts
- Scored in double figures on 11 occasions, including a career-high 20 points against Louisville on Dec. 3
- Produced 18 points and added three assists at North Carolina on Feb. 17
- Reached double figures in five-straight games to open March while shooting 50-percent from the floor and 47.8-percent from three
- Career-high seven assists against Clemson on Jan. 10
2022-23 | Freshman (Virginia Tech)
- All-ACC Academic Team selection
- Played in 34 games with 16 starts
- Scored a season-best 12 points at Notre Dame on Feb. 11
- Led VT freshmen with 840 minutes
High School
- A two-year letterwinner at Westminster Catawba before transferring to Combine Academy for his senior season
- Combine ended the season ranked No. 20 in the country with a 25-5 record and a state championship in 2021-22
- All-state, all-conference and the Male Athlete of the Year after averaging 23 points per game as a junior
- Played his sophomore year at Northside Christian Academy where he was all-conference
- Rated the 181st-best prospect in the 2022 class on 247Sports
- Tabbed the second-best player in the state of South Carolina and the 27th-best combo guard nationally, according to 247Sports
- Four-star recruit and ranked 22nd at his position by ESPN
Personal
- Son of Michael and Jimia Collins
- Born in Pineville, N.C.
- Has three siblings – Madalyn, McKinlee and Reneazia
- Sister, Reneazia, has won three state championships in track