Chris Collins
Chris Collins (born April 20, 1974)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Northwestern Wildcats
Current conference: Big Ten Conference
Northwestern record: 177-174 (.504)
Overall record: 177-174 (.504)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (2017, 2023, 2024)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Big Ten Regular Season Champion: 0
- Big Ten Tournament Champion: 0
Awards:
- Jim Phelan Award: 1 (2023)
- Big Ten Coach of the Year: 1 (2023)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2013-present | Northwestern |
| 2008-2013 | Duke (assoc. HC) |
| 2000-2008 | Duke (asst) |
| 1998-2000 | Seton Hall (asst) |
| 1998 | Detroit Shock (asst) |
Chris Collins Facts
- Christopher Ryan Collins
- Born April 20, 1974
- Hometown: Northbrook, Illinois
- Alma Mater: Duke University (1996)
- Father is former NBA coach and player Doug Collins, who spent time as head coach of the Bulls, Pistons, Wizards and 76ers, as well as eight seasons as a player for the 76ers
- Played at Glenbrook North HS (IL) and was named Illinois Mr. Basketball and a McDonald’s All-American in 1992
- Played for four seasons with the Duke Blue Devils under legendary head coach Mike Krzyzewski
- Selected as Duke’s team captain as a senior in 1995-96, named All-ACC Second Team in 1996 and played in the 1994 NCAA Final Four
- Played professional basketball in Finland from 1996-97 before spending one year as an assistant with the WNBA’s Detroit Shock
- Returned to the college ranks in 1998, working as an assistant on Tommy Amaker‘s staff at Seton Hall for two seasons
- Spent thirteen seasons on Krzyzewski‘s staff at his alma mater, the last five as Duke’s associate head coach
- Was instrumental in recruiting Jon Scheyer, a star recruit out of his alma mater Glenbrook North; Scheyer played at Duke for four seasons and has since become the Blue Devils’ head coach
- Hired as the head coach at Northwestern in March 2013
- In his fourth year, he led the Wildcats to the 2017 NCAA Tournament, a historic first for the men’s basketball program
- After a few down years, the 2022-23 Wildcats finished 2nd in the Big Ten and returned to the NCAA Tournament as a 7-seed; Collins was named Big Ten COY and given the Jim Phelan Award as National COY
- In May 2023, Collins had his contract extended trough the 2027-28 season; that following season, they returned for a third NCAAT bid and again won their first game before being eliminated in the Round of 32
Chris Collins Coaching Tree
- Patrick Baldwin (Milwaukee)
- Billy Donlon (Kansas City)
