Hall of Fame

XULA men's basketball

Derrick Collins

  • Class
    1988
  • Induction
    2023
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
•  New Orleanian, Brother Martin High School alum
•  Played men's basketball for XULA from 1983-87
•  Program career rankings:
— No. 1 with 789 assists
— No. 1 with 7.4 assists per game
— No. 1 with 26 games of 10-or-more assists
— No. 1 with 21 point-assist double-doubles
— No. 2 with 2.55 assist/turnover ratio
— No. 2 with 261 steals
— No. 3 with 393 free throws made
— No. 16 with 1,319 points
— No. 16 with .750 free-throw percentage
•  Holds program records for assists in a game: 19 at home against Spring Hill on Feb. 3, 1986
•  15 games of 10 or more assists during his junior season of 1985-86, including streaks of nine and five in a row
•  Although he was known for his assists, he also became the second Gold Rush player to average at least 10 points per game in four consecutive seasons
•  Worked the past 22 seasons (2001-23) as an NBA referee
•  Worked as a referee for five seasons in the Continental Basketball Association and three seasons in the WNBA
•  Worked as a college referee for seven seasons, including the SEC and Big 12
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