Portland State Basketball has signed Bay Area high school star Armani Collins to a grant-in-aid agreement for 2015-16. Head Coach Tyler Geving announced the signing of Collins, a 6-5 shooting guard, on Friday.
Collins prepped at San Francisco's Stuart Hall High School. As a senior, he averaged 19.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Stuart Hall was 30-4 on the season, 10-0 in league play. Collins was named first team All-Division 5 and fifth team All-NorCal by Max Preps. As a junior, he averaged 18.0 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.
Collins brings pure outside shooting ability to the Vikings, something Geving has been looking to replace on the Viking squad. "The main thing Armani would bring to our program is he is a knock-down shooter," said Geving. "He has the ability to hit jump shots behind the three-point line and that is a valuable skill in college basketball.
"The other thing we like is he is a long, lanky athlete that can get to the rim. We project him as a kid that will be a key player for the next four years at Portland State and in the Big Sky."
Portland State completed a 15-14 season in 2014-15. The Vikings were sixth in the 12-team Big Sky Conference with a 9-9 record. PSU will return five letterwinners, three starters and two redshirts in 2015-16.
Geving has now signed seven student-athletes for next season. Although Collins is the seventh player signed by the Vikings, he is the first freshman in the recruiting class. Geving has also added one sophomore and five juniors.
GRANT-IN-AID AGREEMENT SIGNEE - June 12
Armani Collins, G, 6-5, 190, FR, HS, San Francisco, CA (Stuart Hall HS)
PREVIOUS NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT SIGNINGS
Namdi Okonkwo, C, 7-0, 205, JR, JC, Dallas, TX (Westwind Prep/Western Wyoming JC) (name pronounced NAM-dee oh-KONK-whoa) - May 18
Khari Holloway, G, 6-2, 185, JR, JC, Jackson, MS (Mountain Pointe (AZ)/Mesa CC) (name pronounced KY-ree) - April 28
Evan Garrison, G, 5-10, 170, JR, JC, Tigard, OR (Tigard HS/Clark College) - April 21
De'Sean Parsons, G, 6-7, 190, JR, JC, Sacramento, CA (Grant Union HS/Salt Lake CC) - April 15
Isaiah Pineiro, F, 6-6, 210, SO, JC, Auburn, CA (Placer HS/Sierra College) - April 15
Torrian Epps, G, 6-4, 200, JR, JC, Holbrook, AZ (Holbrook HS/Howard JC/Central Arizona) - Nov. 19
