MJ Collins Jr. - Men's Basketball - Vanderbilt University Athletics

#2 MJ Collins Jr.

Guard

Class Junior
Height 6'4"
Weight 190
Hometown Clover, S.C.
High School Combine Academy
Major Communication Studies
Bio

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