A freshman guard with upside, but still finding his college footing
In the 2025-26 season, Louisiana freshman guard Mike Collins is a low-usage backcourt piece who’s appearing in 31 games and averaging 1.4 points, 1.0 assist, and 0.4 steals in 9.3 minutes per game, so the stat line screams “developmental” more than “featured”[2][3]. His differentiator is the guard toolkit rather than volume: he’s a 6-foot-1, 170-pound playmaker with a solid assist-to-turnover ratio (3.1) and some disruptive defensive flashes, which hints at a player who can help a team with poise, energy, and connective passing rather than instant scoring punch[2].
