Awards and Honors
2025-26 ASUN Newcomer of the Year
2025-26 First Team All-ASUN
2025-26 Academic All-ASUN Team
2025-26 Lou Henson Award National Player of the Week: Feb. 16
2025-26 ASUN Player of the Week: Feb. 9, Feb. 17
2025-26 ASUN Newcomer of the Week: Jan. 5, Feb. 2, Feb. 9, Feb. 17
2024-25 NAIA Second Team All-American
2023-24 NAIA Third Team All-American
AMC Player of the Year (2023-24, 2024-25)
First Team All-AMC (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
AMC All-Defensive Team (2024-25)
AMC All-Freshman Team (2021-22)
AMC Academic All-Conference (2021-25)
Career Recap: Austin Peay
2025-26 (Graduate)
The first player in program history to be named the ASUN Newcomer of the Year and a First Team All-ASUN selection… The first Governor to be named newcomer of the year since Trenton Hassell following the 1998-99 Ohio Valley Conference season… The 51st first team all-conference selection in program history and the first since Terry Taylor following the 2020-21 season… Named a finalist for the Riley Wallace Award, given annually to the most impactful transfer in Division I… Led Austin Peay in points (17.5), field goals (194), defensive rebounds (157), three-point percentage (40.0), free throw percentage (81.5)… Second on the team in assists (99), rebounds (6.2), and three-pointers (56)… Was the only player in the ASUN to rank top 12 in points, rebounds, and assists (3.2) per game… Also was the only player to finish top 10 in the league in field-goal percentage (47.7), three-point percentage, and free throw percentage… Led the Governors with 25 double-figure scoring performances, 12 20-point games, and four 30-point games… Had six of APSU’s top eight scoring games… His 545 points marked the highest-scoring season by a Gov since Taylor in 2020-21 and were the most by a graduate student in program history… One of two Governors to start all 31 games… Began a stretch of six-straight games scoring in double figures with a 10-point, six-rebound effort at Wyoming (Nov. 11) before totaling 22 points, nine rebounds, and five assists at UNC Greensboro (Nov. 15)… Tallied his first 30-point game of the season with 30 points and eight rebounds and going 10-of-19 from the field, 3-of-5 from three, and 7-of-8 from the free throw line against Northern Illinois (Nov. 25)… Connected on a career-high seven three-pointers on 10 attempts in a 29-point game at Kent State (Dec. 3). Also added six assists against the Golden Flashes… Again scored at least 10 points in six-straight games from Dec. 28 to Jan. 15… Totaled 26 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and three steals in the AUSN opener against North Florida (Jan. 1)… Named the ASUN Newcomer of the Week for the first time, Jan. 5… Scored 20-plus points in six-straight games, Jan. 28-Feb. 14, becoming the first player in program history to accomplish the feat and averaging 28.8 points per game during that streak… Scored 30 points in back-to-back games at West Georgia (Jan. 31) and against Lipscomb (Feb. 4) with a 30-point, 12-rebound double-double against the Wolves in which he went 16-of-18 from the charity stripe… Named the ASUN Newcomer of the Week for the second time, Feb. 2… Had the highest-scoring game by a Governor since 2019 with 39 points at Queens (Feb. 11)… Became the first Governor in five seasons to be named the Lou Henson National Player of the Week, Feb. 16… Went 5-of-6 from three in a 29-point, six-assist game against Central Arkansas (Feb. 25).
Career Recap: Columbia College 2021-25 (Freshman-Senior)
Started 102-of-126 games in four seasons at Columbia, including all 93 games during his final three seasons under head coach Tomas Brock… Averaged 16.9 points and 6.8 rebounds throughout his career with the Cougars… Two-time NAIA All-American and American Midwest Conference Player of the Year… Never averaged less than 10 points and 4.5 rebounds in a season… Named an NAIA Second Team All-American and the AMC Player of the Year for the second-straight season after averaging 22.6 points and 10.0 rebounds per game as a senior… Started all 30 games he appeared in during his final season in Columbia, Missouri, where he also scored in double figures each contest… Had 10-plus rebounds 15 times and three games with at least 15 boards… Had at least one three-pointer 27 times, multiple triples 26 times, and at least five six times… Hit 91 three-pointers at 45.7% on the season... Averaged 18.7 points and 6.7 rebounds with 71 three-pointers as junior while starting in all 31 games to earn NAIA Third Team All-America honors and his first AMC Player of the Year award… Averaged 16.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per contest as a sophomore while starting in all 32 games for the Cougars, earning his first of three-straight First Team All-AMC honors… An AMC All-Freshman Team selection during his rookie season with 10.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game while making nine starts across 33 appearances.
Career Recap: Montgomery County High School
Prepped at Montgomery County High School in Montgomery City, Missouri under head coach Scott Kroeger… Class 4 All-State selection for the wildcats as a senior… Class 4 District 8 Most Valuable Player as a senior… First Team all-conference honors following his junior and senior season… Also played AAU for the Missouri Elite and coaches LaPhonso Ellis Jr. and Kyle bowers.
Personal
Collin Eugene Parker is the son of Chris and Carla… Has two siblings: Carson and Clayton… His father Chris played basketball at Blackburn College, 1992-96. He played alongside his Brother Carson at Columbia, 2020-25, while his other brother Clayton signed at Morehead State prior to the 2025-26 season… Pursuing an MBA.
