Former Michigan guard Frankie Collins picks his transfer destination
Former Michigan point guard Frankie Collins has decided on a new school. The U-M transfer has committed to Arizona State, he told On3 sports, and will be eligible immediately for Bobby Hurley’s team.
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Collins joined Michigan sophomore Zeb Jackson and senior Brandon Johns in leaving for the portal this year. Jackson left mid-year, Johns after the season. Both ended up at VCU, but Collins is the first player recruited by head coach Juwan Howard to leave the program.
Collins was considered a frontrunner to take over for Michigan at point guard after DeVante’ Jones’ graduation. Instead, he’ll be a Sun Devil. He averaged 2.8 points in 11.0 minutes per game, playing in 31 contests. The Nevada native shot 42.7 percent from the floor at Michigan this year, but only 16.7 percent from three-point range and 44.1 percent from the free throw line. He averaged 1.4 assists to 1.1 turnovers per game.
He had reportedly heard from Arizona State, Texas A&M, Wichita State, Murray State, Seton Hall, BYU, GCU, Vanderbilt, and Tennessee.
Michigan coach Juwan Howard and his staff had been looking to the portal to add guards and wings. They hosted Texas Tech transfer Terrence Shannon Jr., who was expected to join the program if he got through admissions. However, he wound up at Illinois. Texas Tech was rumored to be working on keeping him, as well.
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The Wolverines also added Princeton combo guard Jaelin Llewellyn, after which Collins decided to leave. Llewellyn, a grad transfer, is a much better shooter who shot 38.6 percent from long range last year.
Michigan is also waiting on NBA decisions from Moussa Diabate and Caleb Houstan, as well. The two entered their names into the NBA Draft, but could still return after testing the waters. Diabate earned an NBA Draft Combine invite, while Houstan is still waiting for his. If he doesn’t receive one, he could go to the
Michigan and Arizona State are both set to appear in the Legends Classic, so Collins could be facing his old team. The four-team tournament will be held Nov. 16 and 17 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, with Pittsburgh and VCU the other two teams.
Watch TheWolverine.com for more Michigan basketball developments in the days to come.
