One of the top frontline prospects in the state, 21′ Daimion Collins continues to perform to his talent level each time the staff has seen him. The kid out of Atlanta, Texas, a small town which holds over 5000 people, has drawn the attention of high-end division one coaches to the city to come watch him play. Few of our viewers may remember was someone we wrote about on TBB close to a year ago at the Dallas Showtyme Classic.
Circa June 2018
A Promising Prospect Out Of Atlanta, TX
Entering the game for the Dallas Mustangs 17U is this lanky prospect that sports these goggles equivalent to what Horace Grant use to wear. We could tell he was probably younger and in the limited minutes he received, his presence was felt. 2021 Daimion Collins flew up and down the court, cleaned up one shot with a put-back dunk, blocked multiple shots including a dunk attempt at the end of the game. Collins is raw, but the energy he plays with and the physical tools he possesses definitely caught our eye and we will definitely keep looking at the talented, young prospect going forward as he has a chance of becoming one of the top prospects in his class.
Anywho, Collins, who runs with Team Griffin’s 16U speaks to the staff about his performance in Atlanta in the first Nike EYBL Session and his recruitment.
“I averaged about 6pts 9rebs & about 7-8 blks a game. I was trying to be active by running the floors, blocking shots and rebounding,” Collins said. “I need to get stronger with the ball though.”
Although the blocks per game stat are eye-popping to say-the-least, it doesn’t come to much surprise on this site as we’ve seen Daimion swat shots around the rim and even on jumpers due to his freakish length.
Collins holds offers from SFA, SMU, Tulsa, OU, Oklahoma State & just recently Texas. Holds interest from Houston, Purdue, Georgia Tech, Baylor, Florida State, La. Tech, Texas A&M & TCU.
Daimion’s Talk
SFA
I went on a visit and got to watch a home game. SFA has come to the school as well. It was the Head Coach (Kyle) Keller and I really like how they run their program. Coach Keller is a cool guy and we were just trying to get to know each other.
Houston
They haven’t offered yet but I like Houston. I enjoyed my visit there when I got to watch them play Cincinnati. (Head) Coach (Kelvin) Sampson is a good guy and their staff is great too. I like the pace they play, the academics & how hard they play. Coach Sampson pushes his players to be their best.
Oklahoma State
(Assistant) Coach (Scott) Sutton came to the school and that’s when they offered. They like to see me play and thought I played well in the EYBL. We just got to know each other and it was a good conversation with them.
Oklahoma
(Head) Coach (Lon) Kruger & (Assistant) Coach (Chris) Crutchfield came to the school and offered me also. We got to know each other, they are down-to-earth guys and they would like for me to come on a visit.
Tidbits
Collins expressed that he’s continuing to build a relationship with the staffs at Tulsa, SMU & Texas. He talked to Assistant Coach Kwanza Johnson at Tulsa, Associate HC K.T. Turner at SMU & Assistant Coach Jai Lucas at Texas.
He told the TBB staff that he would like to visit Baylor, Oklahoma, OSU, Oregon State at some point but also noted that he would like to visit all the schools that have offered or showed heavy interest.
Daimion talks about factors in his recruitment.
“I would like to go somewhere that fits me. Academically & sports wise. A coach that’s tough and going to want to get the best out of me. Location isn’t a huge factor but I probably won’t go somewhere completely out of the way either.”
Closing
A big-time athlete with great length, Collins understands feel for the game has seen a jump and he’s been able to utilize his physical profile to impact the game on both ends. We will keep tabs with Daimion as we’ve been for the past year so stay tuned at Texasboysbasketball.com with recruiting news from the Lonestar State.