Collin Gillespie

Collin Gillespie
No. 2 – Villanova Wildcats
Position Guard
League Big East Conference
Personal information
Born (1999-06-25) June 25, 1999
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Career highlights and awards

Collin Gillespie (born June 25, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Villanova Wildcats.

Early life and high school career

Gillespie is the son of a police officer. He attended Archbishop Wood High School, where he was coached by John Mosco. Gillespie had no Division I scholarship offers coming into his senior year, but received offers from Rider, Hofstra and Villanova after strong play in a tournament.[1] He scored 42 points in a regular-season win over Neumann Goretti featuring Kentucky recruit Quade Green.[2] As a senior, he led the team to a PIAA Class 5A state title.[3] Gillespie averaged 24.1 points per game as a senior and was named Philadelphia Player of the Year by the Philadelphia Daily News as well as Catholic League Most Valuable Player. He signed a letter of intent with Villanova on April 14, 2017, joining Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree and Jermaine Samuels in the class of 2021.[4]

College career

Eric Paschall, Donte DiVincenzo, Omari Spellman, Collin Gillespie, and Jalen Brunson.

Gillespie wanted to redshirt his freshman year at Villanova but coach Jay Wright decided against doing it because Gillespie "was playing above his years."[3] He was able to break into the rotation, scoring in double figures in his second game, but had to adjust to the quickness of the college game. Gillespie had to miss more than a month in December and January due to a fractured bone in his left hand sustained in a December 8 practice. However, he returned to action in a January 17 road win over Georgetown.[3] He provided quality minutes and had eight points including two three pointers in a February 1 win over Creighton due to the absence of Phil Booth with a similar hand injury.[1] Gillespie made his first start on February 10, in a 86-75 win over Butler. In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Gillespie scored nine points and had a steal in a win versus Radford. He had four points and five rebounds in the 79-62 NCAA championship game win over Michigan. He averaged 4.3 points per game in 14.4 minutes per game.[5] Gillespie posted a 2.6-to-1 assist to turnover ratio, which Wright attributed to him thinking about his teammates and trying to make them better.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Jensen, Mike (February 2, 2018). "Villanova freshman Collin Gillespie proving he belongs". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ Moore, Tom (March 28, 2018). "Moore: Archbishop Wood grad Collin Gillespie can join select group with 2 Villanova wins". The Intelligencer. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Moore, Tom (March 6, 2018). "Freshman Collin Gillespie has given Villanova an unanticipated spark this season". The Morning Call. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ Murphy, Mike (April 14, 2017). "Archbishop Wood basketball star Collin Gillespie signs with Villanova". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2 Collin Gillespie". Villanova Wildcats. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
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