Hokie ClubFormer Virginia Tech basketball player Coleman Collins has signed with the Phoenix Suns of the NBA and will attend their training camp, which begins on Tuesday in Tucson, Ariz.
Collins, a 2006 graduate of Virginia Tech who completed his eligibility in 2007, played on a first-division German team in Ludwigsburg last year. He averaged 10.6 points and 4.1 rebounds while shooting 58.3 percent to help the team to the league finals. He played on the Toronto Raptors summer league this summer, averaging 7.3 points and 3.7 rebounds in 17 minutes per game for the Raptors.
He completed his Virginia Tech career with 1,144 points, good for 32nd in career scoring at Tech and is currently ninth on the school’s career blocked shots list with 106.