Collin Sexton (born January 4, 1999) is an American college basketball player who played for the Alabama Crimson Tide. In January 2017 Sexton was selected as a McDonald's All-American.
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Early life
Collin is the son of Darnell and Gia Sexton. He has one older brother, Jordan, and one older sister, Giauna. Collin started playing basketball when he was 3. Collin transferred to Pebblebrook HS, prior to his junior year and helped the Falcons to a 2016 Georgia Region 3-6A title and the 2016 Georgia Class 6A state championship game; averaged 2.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists.
Recruiting
Sexton was considered as one of the best players in the 2017 recruiting class by Scout.com, Rivals.com and ESPN. On November 10, 2016 Collin committed to the Alabama Crimson Tide, on the same day he signed his letter of intent (LOI).
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College career
Alabama (2017-present)
Collin Sexton-Mitchell attends the University of Alabama, playing for coach Avery Johnson. On November 25, 2017, Collin Sexton scored 40 points while playing shorthanded (3-on-5) in a loss to the University of Minnesota. In the opening game of the SEC Tournament, Collin Sexton scored 27 points against Texas A&M including the game winning buzzer-beater, then 31 points in a quarterfinal win over #1 seed Auburn, and 21 points against Kentucky in a loss during the semifinals. Collin Sexton was named to the All-tournament team after averaging 26.3 ppg, 3 apg, and 5 rpg in 3 games.
FBI investigation
Before Alabama's exhibition game on November 6, 2017, the school announced that Sexton would not play due to eligibility concerns. These concerns stem from Alabama director of basketball operations Kobie Baker's resignation following an internal investigation after the announcement of an FBI investigation into college basketball corruption. Sexton would, however, make his debut with Alabama on November 14 in a win against Lipscomb University. Later on in February 2018, Sexton's name would pop up as one of the names implicated with the NCAA scandal of receiving payments or dinners.
National team career
Sexton won a gold medal with the 2016 USA Men's U17 World Championship Team at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Zaragoza, Spain and was chosen as MVP of the FIBA U17 World Championship.
References
External links
- Alabama Crimson Tide bio
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