Kyle Collinsworth (born October 3, 1991) is an American professional

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player for the San-en NeoPhoenix of the B.League. He played college basketball for

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(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.

High school career

Born in Provo, Utah, Collinsworth attended

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, 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 Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S ...

, Cal, Stanford, Gonzaga, Kansas, USC, Utah, Utah State,

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, and Washington State. He committed to play college basketball at BYU and signed his letter of intent on November 12, 2009.

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 First 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 per game, and set an NCAA single-season record of six triple-doubles. That also tied an NCAA record for career triple-doubles, joining former Drexel guard Michael Anderson and past

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superstar center Shaquille O'Neal. Collinsworth was the only player in the nation who ranked in the top 100 nationally in rebounds (42nd), assists (16th), and steals (71st) per game. He ranked second in the WCC in each category, and was again named All-WCC First Team and WCC All-Tournament Team at the end of the season.

Senior year

On February 1, 2016, Collinsworth was named one of 10 finalists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. For the season, he averaged 15.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game - ranking 5th in the nation in the latter. With a triple-double against UAB, he tied his own single-season record for triple doubles with six, and extended his NCAA record for career triple doubles to 12, which still stands today in NCAA men's basketball. (In women's play,

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had 26 for

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from 2016 to 2020.) He led his team to the NIT final four, although the NCAA ordered the NIT appearance and all but one of BYU's wins in that season vacated due to findings that BYU boosters had provided improper benefits to Collinsworth's teammate Nick Emery. For his efforts, Collinsworth was named WCC Player of the Year, and again repeated as All-WCC First Team (for the third season in a row). He was also named Honorable Mention All-American by several media organizations, including the

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College statistics

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, 33 , , 33 , , 30.9 , , .472 , , .286 , , .736 , , 8.7 , , 6.0 , , 1.8 , , 0.3 , , 13.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;",

, 37 , , 36 , , 33.8 , , .464 , , .243 , , .652 , , 8.2 , , 7.4 , , 2.0 , , 0.5 , , 15.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 140 , , 128 , , 30.9 , , .477 , , .280 , , .642 , , 7.5 , , 5.0 , , 1.6 , , 0.4 , , 12.2

Professional career

Texas Legends (2016–2018)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Collinsworth joined the Dallas Mavericks for the

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. 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 The Texas Legends are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Frisco, Texas, and are affiliated with the Dallas Mavericks. The Legends play their home games at the Comerica Center. The team began as the Colorado ...

of the NBA Development League, now known as the

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, 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 (2017–2018)

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

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, 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. He was waived by the Mavericks on July 6, 2018 and played for them in the 2018 NBA Summer League. On September 14, 2018, Collinsworth signed with the

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on a training camp deal. On October 12, 2018, Collinsworth was waived by the Raptors.

Salt Lake City Stars (2019–2020)

Collinsworth was added to the opening night roster of the

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in 2019. On January 18, 2020, Collinsworth scored 16 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and dished out seven assists in a loss to the

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. He sat out with an unspecified illness between January 24 and February 19.

SeaHorses Mikawa (2020–2022)

On October 9, 2020, the

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announced that they had signed with Collinsworth.

San-en NeoPhoenix (2022–present)

On July 1, 2022, the San-en NeoPhoenix announced that Collinsworth is part of the team for the 2022-23 season.

Career statistics

NBA

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G League

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B.League

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Personal life

Collinsworth served as a

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for

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for two years (2011–2012) in

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between his freshman and sophomore years of college. He is married to Shea Martinez-Collinsworth, an All-American 800m runner on the

track team. Together they started the blo
Athlete's Guide 5
which gave advice to youth about improving athletic performance through 2018 when it became defunct. His older brother, Chris, played for BYU Men's Basketball, but his playing career was cut short due to injuries.

Footnotes

References

External links

Athlete's Guide 5
- Official Website
BYU Cougars bioKyle Collinsworth Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Collinsworth, Kyle 1991 births Living people 21st-century Mormon missionaries American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Japan American men's basketball players American Mormon missionaries in Russia Basketball players from Utah BYU Cougars men's basketball players Dallas Mavericks players Latter Day Saints from Utah Point guards Raptors 905 players Salt Lake City Stars players SeaHorses Mikawa players Sportspeople from Provo, Utah Texas Legends players Undrafted National Basketball Association players