Collins signs multi-year contract as Hampton head coach
March 19, 2003
Hampton, Va. – Hampton University’s Athletic Director,
Malcolm Avery announced Tuesday that Hampton University has
provided head coach Bobby Collins with a multi-year contract.
Bobby
Collins
“Coach Collins has done an excellent job this season,”
Avery said. “We are confident that his abilities, leadership
and rapport with the players will lead us to many more successful
seasons.”
Collins was promoted from assistant coach to interim head coach
on a one-year basis in April 2002. Collins had the best first
year in school history, guiding Hampton to a 19-11 record.
“I am pleased to be named the head coach at Hampton.
Obviously I wish that I had won it all this year,” Collins
said. “I am thankful to Dr. Harvey for the opportunity
to serve.”
Collins joined the Pirate family eight years ago as an assistant
coach. During that time, the Pirates have won two Mid-Eastern
Athletic Conference (MEAC) championships and made two trips
to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. During
the 2001 NCAA Tournament Hampton made history by becoming the
fourth 15th seed to defeat a No. 2 seed, overthrowing the Iowa
State University Cyclones 58-57.
A native of Southern Pines, N.C., Collins earned his bachelor’s
degree in business administration and management in 1991 from
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), where he finished as a four-year
letterman. While at EKU, Collins was a member of the Ohio Valley
Conference All-Freshman Team and Honorable Mention All-OVC as
a senior. Following his collegiate career, Collins played in
Helsinki, Finland Classic earning MVP honors.
Collins’ coaching career began as a restricted earnings
coach with the Old Dominion Monarchs (1994-1995). Prior to his
stint at ODU, Collins served as an admissions counselor at EKU
from 1992-94.
