Meet Coach Collins

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Coaching History

Team Achievements

  • 14 Consecutive Conference Championships (04-17)
  • Longest Winning Streak in Conference History – (40 games)
  • Nationally Ranking since 2004
  • State Ranked for the Last 15 Years
  • 23 Consecutive Varsity Winning Seasons (School Previously Had a Total of 6 Winning Seasons in 50 Years)
  • National Appearances at: Battle at the Villages (4th), Beach Ball Classic ( 4th), Junior Orange Bowl Classic (3rd)
    • Kingdom of the Sun (1st). Windermere Prep (1st)

Coaching History

  • 34 Years Coaching in the State of Wisconsin
  • 7 Years Freshmen, Sophomore, Varsity Assistant Wausau East .
  • 2 Years Varsity Assistant Madison Memorial
  • 24 Years Varsity Coach Madison Memorial High School ( Includes Covid Year)

Individual Achievement

  • Hall of Fame Coach
  • 2 Time State Coach of Year / USA State Coach of the Year
  • 3 State Championships
  • 4 State Runner Up
  • 2 Semi Finals
  • 8 Elite Eight
  • 1 Sweet Sixteen
  • 2005 and 2011 State Coach of the Year
  • 9 Consecutive State Appearance (04-12)State Record
  • 9 Time Big Eight and City Coach of the Year

Team Achievement

  • 14 Consecutive Conference Championships (04-17)
  • Longest Winning Streak in Conference History – (40 games)
  • Nationally Ranking since 2004
  • State Ranked for the Last 20 Years
  • 23 Consecutive Varsity Winning Seasons (School Previously Had a Total of 6 Winning Seasons in 50 Years)
  • National Appearances at: Battle at the Villages (4th), Beach Ball Classic ( 4th), Junior Orange Bowl Classic (4th), Kingdom of the Sun (1st)  Farm Bureau Classic Consolation Champion. Windermere Prep (1st)
  • Won 2 National Tournaments and one of the Winningest Teams over the last several decades in the Midwest

Player Achievement

  • 4 Mr. Basketball Award Receipts
  • Only State School To Have 4 Mr. Basketballs
  • 32 All City Players
  • 48 All Conference Players
  • 10 All State Players
  • 32 Scholarship Athletes
  • 75 Collegiate Athletes
  • 9 Professional Basketball Players
  • 2 NBA Players ( Wesley Matthews and Vander Blue)

Playing and Personal Record

  • Lifetime Wisconsin Resident
  • High School Basketball Player – Madison East High School All City, All Conference, All Area, State All- Star
  • College Basketball Player – Lawrence University 3-Year Captain
  • Masters Degree – Dartmouth College
  • Camp Speaker – Wisconsin, New Hampshire
  • Clinic Speaker – Illinois, New Hampshire, Ohio, Minnesota, Florida
  • Founder and CEO of Teachhoops.com
  • Podcasts : Coach Unplugged, High School Hoops, 5 Min Basketball Coaching Podcast
  • Top Facebook Coaching Facebook Group in the World
  • Youtube Channel Teach hoops

Coaching Record

473-145

(Overall Record – 80%)

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