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Sherron Collins was born in Chicago, Illinois to Stacey Harris. While growing up in Chicago he overcame the adversity of a father who periodically spent time in jail as well as an environment filled with gang life. He lost his best friend to gunfire at the age of 16. Sherron had had two children by the time of his National Championship season: Sherron Jr. and Sherr'mari Marlon Collins (born April 6, 2007; mother is Re'Quiya Aguirre). In 2006, he dealt with the death of his first born and the following year, he endured a sex scandal.
Growing up, Collins was very active playing several sports including football, basketball, and baseball. In 2002, Sherron began his high school career at Crane Tech Prep High School. During his time at Crane, Sherron was a standout multi-sport athlete, playing wide-receiver/free safety on the football team and pitching for the baseball team. On the basketball court, Collins averaged 19.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists as a junior during the 2004-05 season. During his senior season, he averaged 33 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the Cougars. He was regarded as the number 2 Chicago metropolitan area and Illinois basketball prospect in the class of 2006 behind Jon Scheyer. As a result, he was named a McDonald's All-American as well as a Third-team Parade All-American. He was selected as a First-Team All-State selection in 2006. Additionally, Collins played in the Michael Jordan All-American Classic in April 2006. Scout.com ranked him as the number 2 point guard in the nation. He was the No. 21-ranked player in the class of 2006 and the No. 4-ranked point guard by Rivals.com. Collins helped guide Crane to the 2003 and 2005 conference and city championship titles. His best game was a 45 point performance against Whitney Young Magnet High School during his senior season. In 2009, ESPN named Collins to the Illinois Prep All-Decade Team.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Sherron Collins Point guard |
Chicago, Illinois | Crane (IL) | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 16, 2005 | |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 12, 2 (PG) Rivals: 21, 4 (PG) | ||||||
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