Adou Thiero
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POSITION Guard HEIGHT 6-6 WEIGHT 200 CLASS Freshman HOMETOWN Leetsdale , Pa
High School : A combo guard ... Averaged 23.3 points , 10.3 rebounds , 5.9 assists , 3.9 steals and 2.3 blocks per game and directed Quaker Valley to a 27-1 record and a 14-0 mark in league play … Scored 18 points in the 2022 PIAA Boys ’ Basketball Championships in the team ’ s only loss of the season against Neumann-Goretti … Finished his career with 1,624 career points which ranked as the third most in team history … Named the 4A Player of the Year , the WPIAL Player of the
Year and the 2022 TribLive HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Year … Had a 44-point performance against Hopewell which snapped the school ’ s single-game scoring record … Also scored 40 points against Highlands in the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Showcase … Had 21 points , 10 assists , 10 rebounds and seven blocks in a state tournament second-round victory against Belle Vernon … Logged 31 points , 17 rebounds and seven swats in the WPIAL Class 4A championship … Led Quaker Valley in scoring as a sophomore with 17.7 points per game … As a junior , he tallied 21.8 points per game while also averaging team-highs in assists ( 5.1 ), steals ( 2.2 ) and blocks
( 1.2 ) … Also competed in soccer and lacrosse … Worked with the Gear Up Ségou community service project . Personal : Born May 8 in Utah … Parents are Mariam Sy and Almamy Thiero … Has three siblings , Oumou , Yassa , Nudiya … Away from the court he enjoys playing video games … Chose No . 3 because it was the same number his father wore … Most prized possession is his shoe collection … Favorite food is chicken and shrimp alfredo … Favorite TV show is Power … Chose Kentucky over Xavier , Duquesne , Cincinnati , Pittsburgh and Maryland .
Daimion Collins
Freshman : Saw action in 27 games and made one start in his freshman season … Scored 78 points , had 55 rebounds and tallied 20 blocks … Produced three double-figure scoring efforts … Led the team in blocks in seven games and tallied three or more on three occasions … Totaled six points and two boards in just four minutes of a win against Alabama at home … Produced 10 points and six rebounds in nine minutes of a crucial win at Alabama …
12 COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW 2022
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POSITION Forward HEIGHT 6-9 WEIGHT 210 CLASS Sophomore HOMETOWN Atlanta , Texas HIGH SCHOOL Atlanta
Scored six points and added eight rebounds in the win over High Point at home … Had four points and a pair of blocks against Western Kentucky … Had eight points , six rebounds and three rejections in the win over Southern … Scored 12 points and added six rebounds in his lone start of the season against North Florida … Contributed six points , three boards and three blocks against Albany … Logged a careerhigh 14 points , six rebounds and a career-best four blocks in his home debut against Robert Morris . High School : A consensus five-star prospect … Averaged 35.2 points , 14.4 rebounds , 7.0 assists and 6.2 blocks per game for Atlanta High School his senior season … Led his team to a 19-5 record … Named the Texas Gatorade Player of the Year … A Naismith All- America Third Team selection and was also named to the MaxPreps All-America First Team … Consensus top-20 prospect in the class of 2021 … Ranked the No . 13 overall player by 247Sports … Named to the McDonald ’ s All America Game , the Jordan Brand Classic roster and the Allen Iverson Roundball Classic … Earned Sports Illustrated All-America Third Team honors … Texas 3A All-State member … MaxPreps Texas Player of the Year … Three-time District Most Valuable Player in high school … Led his team to three undefeated district seasons … Three times Atlanta High School was the bi-district champions and three-time won the area championship … Won the AAU Peach Jam title … Also competed in track as a high jumper his senior season where he won the district and regional title … Played football as a freshman … Honor-roll student . Personal : Born Oct . 28 in Atlanta , Texas … Parents are Benjamin Jr . and Kimberly Collins … Has four siblings , Dailen , Makayla and Diamond Collins and Jamin Powell … Away from the court he enjoys riding horses … Lists his parents as his life ’ s greatest influence … Major is agricultural economics … Has to listen to music before every game … Soul food is his favorite meal … Favorite basketball player is Kevin Durant … First dunked at age 14 in a summer league game … Chose Kentucky over Texas , Kansas , Oklahoma , Texas Tech , Baylor , Houston , Texas A & M , LSU , Alabama and Oklahoma State .