Daimion Collins

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Weight:
200
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Atlanta, Texas
Prev School:
LSU / Kentucky
High School:
Atlanta HS

2025-26: Saw action in 33 games and made one start...ranked second on the team and ranked seventh in The American with 47 blocked shots...scored 133 points (4.0) and pulled down 104 rebounds (3.2)...had three double-digit scoring games...logged a season-high 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting and added five rebounds and five blocks at UAB (1/22)...followed that game with 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting vs. FAU (1/25)...posted 10 points and five rebounds vs. Colorado State (11/28)...had nine points in outings vs. Western Kentucky (11/27), at North Texas (1/7) and vs. Charlotte (3/8)..had five points, five blocks and five rebounds vs. Coppin State (11/12)...had a season-best seven rebounds to go with four point vs. UAB (1/4).

2024-25 (Redshirt Junior, LSU): Appeared in 30 games, including 22 starts … shot 58.1 percent from the field, one of the tops in the SEC in field-goal percentage … produced ten double figure games, including a career-high 22 at Oklahoma on Feb. 15 … scored 18 versus Florida Gulf Coast on Dec. 8 in his first LSU start … collected a career-high 10 rebounds against Arkansas on Jan. 14 … posted three games with four blocked shots, which tied a career-high.

2023-24 (Junior, LSU): Appeared in six games after dislocating his shoulder during the Nov. 24 game with North Florida … granted medical redshirt for this season … was having one of his best games of the season when the injury happened … produced a season-best 11 points against Mississippi Valley on Nov. 6 … for the limited season, he made 10-of-16 field goal attempts, which was 62.5 percent, and went 5-of-6 at the free throw line.

2023-23 (Sophomore, Kentucky): Appeared in 20 games, one start … produced a season-high seven points against Arkansas on Feb. 7 … made a pair of clutch free throws late to seal the victory over Florida on Feb. 4… Played a season high 22 minutes vs. South Carolina … collected a season-high seven rebounds in the win over South Carolina State on Nov. 17.

2021-22 (Freshman, Kentucky): Appeared in 27 games, including one start … scored 78 points, had 55 rebounds and tallied 20 blocks … produced three double-figure scoring efforts … recorded 10 points and brought down six rebounds in nine minutes of a crucial win at Alabama … posted a 12-point performance and added six rebounds in his lone start of the season against North Florida … tallied a career-high 14 points, with 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 (Texas) High School his senior season … led his team to a 19-5 record … 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 No. 13 overall by 247Sports … played in 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 … three times Atlanta High School was the bi-district champions and three-time area champion … won AAU Peach Jam title … honor-roll student.

Personal: Earned his USF bachelor's degree in the spring of 2026.