Saint Louis star Yuri Collins is college basketball’s assist king

Collins is college basketball's assist king. He has 11 assists per game this season, up from 7.9 a season ago. No other player is averaging more than 8.2. Collins has had five games with 13 or more assists this year.

Collins has 107 assists in nine games this season. He is a passer with a precision and touch that is hard to practice. Collins is returning to Saint Louis for a fourth season after rejecting bigger opportunities. He feels he belongs in SaintLouis. The 20-assist, one-turnover outburst against Tennessee State was just the second time in the past decade a player has tallied 20 assists against a Division I team. Trae Young had 22 against Northwestern State in 2017. Ford describes the plays where Collins had 20 or more assists. They are audacious and audable. It's not something that can be practiced.

Marquette beat Baylor. Shaka Smart is a good fit for Marquette. He developed three- and four-star prospects at Marquett.

Chris Beard has changed the vibe around the Texas basketball team. Cam Whitmore and Nick Smith Jr. are back on the court after preseason injuries. They could be the two best NBA prospects in college basketball this season.

Kent State has played Houston and Gonzaga on the road in less than two weeks. Rob Senderoff's team is a team no No. 4 or No 5 seed would want to see in the NCAA tournament.

Dwayne Cohill scored 30 points on 11-for-11 shooting in the second half to help Youngstown State beat Wright State.

Illinois and Texas are playing their first away game. Kris Murray could further assert himself as a contender in the National Player of the Year race with a big performance against Duke. The undefeated Maryland team is playing Wisconsin. Arizona and Indiana are going to play in Las Vegas. Alabama and Houston are also playing.