David "Aki" Collins is an American

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coach. Collins currently serves as the director of recruiting for Overtime Elite. Collins is originally from

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and is a 1997 graduate of

Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University (CAU or Clark Atlanta) is a private, Methodist, historically black research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It was founded on September19, 1865, as Atlanta University, it was the first HBCU in the South ...

. Collins spent time as an assistant coach at

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(1997-2000),

Howard University Howard University is a private, historically black, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and accredited by the Mid ...

(2000-2003),

Marshall University Marshall University is a public university, public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, chief justice of the Uni ...

(2003-2006), and

Fairfield University Fairfield University is a private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2023, the university had about 5,000 full-time undergraduate students and 1,200 gra ...

(2006-2008) before accepting a position at Marquette under

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. While at Marquette, Collins gained a reputation as a good recruiter, assisting the Golden Eagles to two top-25 ranked recruiting classes during his tenure. On May 27, 2012, Collins accepted an assistant coach position at the University of Memphis. In Collins' first few months with the program, he assisted the Tigers in securing the commitment of highly ranked frontcourt player Kuran Iverson.

External links

University of Memphis profileMarquette assistant Aki Collins joining Memphis staff
by Brooks Hansen, Memphisroar.com, May 27, 2012
University of Memphis Tigers basketball program hiring assistant Aki Collins from Marquette
by John Martin & Jason Smith, ''

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