Collins’ 40 leads Aggies in blowout over Davidson | Sports
Prior to Utah State taking the court against Davidson in the title game of the Charleston Classic on Sunday, the team heard a message from Michael Collins, a minister and father of Aggies guard MJ Collins. He spoke to the team about the bull iconography of the Aggies and how when bulls see red, they attack. With red being one of the primary entries in Davidson’s color palette, the metaphor was fit for the occasion. “I thought it was a really, really cool parent video, and it really fired the guys up,” USU head coach Jerrod Calhoun said. The Aggies would fully take to heart the message from the senior Collins, blasting Davidson 94-60 to take home a trophy and extend their undefeated start to the season (now 6-0). But it would be the junior Collins that seemed to take that message most to hear. MJ went on an absolute heater, racking up a career-best 40 points. It made him the first USU basketball player to reach that lofty mark since Jaycee Carroll scored 44 in February 2007. Naturally, the senior guard was also named the Charleston Classic Lowcountry Bracket MVP after the performance, which set a tournament scoring record.
