Napheesa Collier, F, 6-2, UConn
BY THE NUMBERS
Collier will finisher her UConn career ranked third in program history in points scored, third in field goal percentage and fourth in rebounds. She and teammate Katie Lou Samuelson are the highest scoring pair of classmates in UConn history with 4,708 points to date. The duo has also just lost four games in their collegiate careers. Collier leads UConn in points per game (21.0), rebounds per game (10.8) and blocks per game (1.5) this season, and set the school record for most rebounds in a season. Earlier this year, she became the fifth Husky to reach 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in her career, and Collier is just just the third player in UConn history with at least 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 300 assists, 200 blocks and 200 steals.
| CAREER COLLEGIATE STATISTICS | |||||||||||||||||||
| G-GS | Min-MPG | FG-FGA | FG% | 3G-3GA | 3G% | FT-FTA | FT% | OR | DR | REB | RPG | PF-DQ | A | TO | B | S | Pts | PPG | |
| 2015-16 (UConn) | 38-9 | 653-17.2 | 106-199 | .533 | 2-13 | .154 | 44-48 | .917 | 83 | 114 | 197 | 5.2 | 63-0 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 50 | 258 | 6.8 |
| 2016-17 (UConn) | 37-37 | 1116-30.2 | 310-457 | .678 | 22-51 | .431 | 112-137 | .818 | 108 | 228 | 336 | 9.1 | 81-4 | 83 | 48 | 77 | 64 | 754 | 20.4 |
| 2017-18 (UConn) | 37-37 | 1065-28.8 | 247-424 | .583 | 22-64 | .344 | 81-103 | .786 | 77 | 198 | 275 | 7.4 | 65-1 | 122 | 56 | 62 | 60 | 597 | 16.1 |
| 2018-19 (UConn) | 37-37 | 1230-33.2 | 316-514 | .615 | 14-51 | .275 | 131-188 | .697 | 118 | 280 | 398 | 10.8 | 60-0 | 133 | 75 | 60 | 56 | 777 | 21.0 |
| Totals | 149-120 | 4064-27.3 | 979-1594 | .614 | 60-179 | .335 | 368-476 | .773 | 386 | 820 | 1206 | 8.1 | 269-5 | 372 | 218 | 247 | 230 | 2386 | 16.0 |
| HONORS | ||
| xxxxxx | All-American | 2017 (USBWA, AP, WBCA) |
| 2018 (AP) | ||
| 2019 (AP, USBWA) | ||
| Katrina McClain Award Finalist | 2019 | |
| Wooden Award Finalist | 2019 | |
| AAC Player of the Year | 2017, 2019 | |
| AAC Defensive Player of the Year | 2019 | |
| AAC Tournament MOP | 2019 | |
| All-AAC First Team | 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
| AAC All-Freshman Team | 2016 | |
ACES SCOUTING REPORT
“Collier has a knack for making the players around her better by doing all the little things well. She is an undersized post player with some guard skills and three-point range which makes her able to play multiple positions. Collier is a threat on the block, can score or distribute in transition and is solid rebounder.”
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
“[Collier] comes with UConn pedigree, a very high basketball IQ, ability to score at each level, and don’t lose sight of her defensive prowess, either. Geno Auriemma could switch her onto bigs, onto wings, onto guards, and she handled it all seamlessly. It’s going to be an easy translation to the WNBA for Napheesa Collier.”
~ Howard Megdal, HighPostHoops
“Collier might be the best all-around player in the country. She is smart, skilled and she is a winner, having led Connecticut to a Final Four in all four seasons.”
~ Michelle Smith, WNBA.com
““Napheesa Collier is in the conversation for me to be the best player in the draft. She’s somebody that’s very complete, and I think what she does well translates at the next level. She’s somebody that can score very easily. She’s somebody that moves very well without the basketball, which is a very important trait when I look at players trying to make the transition. A lot of players with a lot of production are used to being the center of an offense. One of the adjustments you have to make is you go to a league with 12 teams and with players that are unique, and you have to find a way to make an impact without the basketball in your hands. That will not be a challenge for Napheesa.”
~ Kara Lawson, ESPN Analyst