Kyle Collinsworth (born October 3, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Brigham Young University (BYU). During the 2014-15 season, Collinsworth broke the NCAA single-season record for triple-doubles with six, which also tied the NCAA career record. On March 16, 2016, Collinsworth recorded his twelfth career triple-double, extending the NCAA record he set earlier in the season.
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High school career
Born in Provo, Utah, Collinsworth attended Provo High School, where he was a four-year starter and played for teams that won two 4A state titles. He was three times named to the first-team all-state team. As a senior, he averaged 23.7 points, 10.8 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 4.0 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game and recorded five triple-doubles. He was Deseret News Mr. Basketball, Salt Lake Tribune Male Athlete of the Year and Utah Gatorade Player of the Year. He was also selected to play in the 2010 High School Academic All-American Classic.
Collinsworth was recruited by ASU, BYU, Cal, Stanford, Gonzaga, Kansas, USC, Utah, Utah State, Virginia, and Washington State. He committed to play college basketball at BYU and signed his letter of intent on November 12, 2009.
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College career
Freshman year
As a freshman, Collinsworth averaged 5.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals while shooting .481 from the field, .259 from three and .568 from the free throw line. He posted season highs of 16 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks and recorded 1 double-double. He posted 15 rebounds against Florida in the NCAA Tournament. Following his freshman season, Collinsworth departed on a two-year LDS mission to Russia.
Sophomore year
Following his LDS mission, Collinsworth was readmitted to BYU and was named as a team captain for the 2013-14 season. As a sophomore, he averaged 14.0 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.7 steals and recorded 7 double-doubles. He ranked second in the WCC in rebounding (83rd in the nation), third in steals (89th nationally), and third in assists (60th nationally). He was one of only four players in the country to be ranked in the top 100 in assists and steals. Collinsworth was named to the All-WCC Team, the WCC All-Tournament Team, and the CollegeSportsMadness.com All-WCC Third Team.
Junior year
In his junior year, Collinsworth averaged 13.5 points, 8.7 rebounds, 5.9 assists and set an NCAA single-season men's record of six triple-doubles. That also tied an NCAA record for career triple-doubles by a men's player, and also tied the single-season record for triple-doubles by a Division I player of either sex, previously set by Danielle Carson of the Youngstown State women in 1985-86 and since equaled by Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu in 2017-18.
Senior year
On February 1, 2016, Collinsworth was named one of 10 finalists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. With a triple-double against UAB, he extended his NCAA record for triple-doubles to 12. He led his team to the NIT final four.
Professional career
Texas Legends (2016-2018)
After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Collinsworth joined the Dallas Mavericks for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On July 21, 2016, he signed with the Mavericks, but was waived on October 22 after appearing in five preseason games. On October 30, 2016, he was acquired by the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Mavericks.
On March 30, 2017, Collinsworth was waived by the Legends. He was then reacquired by the Legends for their 2017 training camp.
Dallas Mavericks (2017-present)
On December 19, 2017, Collinsworth was signed by the Dallas Mavericks to a two-way contract. During that time, he split playing time between the Mavericks and their G-League affiliate the Texas Legends. He made his debut a day later, in a 110-93 win over the Detroit Pistons, in which he recorded three points, a steal and a rebound in 13 minutes of action. He was waived on January 11, 2018, but was re-signed to a 10-day contract two days later. The Mavericks let his second 10-day contract expire. On February 8, 2018, the Mavericks signed him for the rest of the season.
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Regular season
Personal life
Collinsworth served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for two years (2011-2012) in Russia between his freshman and sophomore years of college. He is married to Shea Martinez-Collinsworth, an All-American 800m runner on the BYU track team. Together they started the blog Athlete's Guide 5, which gives advice to youth about improving athletic performance. His older brother, Chris, played for BYU Men's Basketball, but his playing career was cut short due to injuries.
References
External links
- Athlete's Guide 5 - Official Website
- Kyle Collinsworth at byucougars.com
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