Coach Tre Collins

@godfatherPrince I’ll submit my request for a 13th redshirt, greyshirt, super-graduate-senior!

@CoachTreCollins You would make a wonderful trail 4. How many years left for you, sir?

Anyone want their kid to play with the best Prince yet? $5000 signing bonus if they pass my test and come to the Mafia. Wild Wild West I’m here for it. I have vacant rooms. Jobs. A car. 24:7 training facility. Weight room. Outdoor courts. Junction food. Gasoline. ⛽️

“You guys make it about the wins and losses. 25 years from now, I want them to pick up the phone and call me because they need me. I’m there for them.” The life of a coach is an investment in people, not just points. Build a legacy that outlasts the jersey.

“First & foremost, I wanna give all glory to my Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ… We’re a group of guys built on John 15:13. We serve each other. We love each other. We’d die for each other.” - #12 High Point G Chase Johnston after upsetting #5 Wisconsin “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13.

Transactional vs. Transformational Coaching… Dan Hurley shared a story about asking Geno Auriemma for advice after a rough start last season. Geno didn’t mince words: “Listen, if the only gratification and the only part of coaching that excites you is winning the national championship, then you’ve lost your way, buddy! Where’s the joy in the things that you’ve always been about as a coach before you went on the championship run, like relationships with your players, like helping people get better, like making your team the best it can be. Be a coach, man. This is when you really need to be a leader. This team isn’t as good as last year’s, so what the hell are you going to do about it? Are you going home? Are you going to let this thing unravel?” That’s the tension every coach feels: Transactional vs. Transformational. Transactional coaching is outcome-obsessed. It’s about the wins, the losses, the trophies. The problem? When results don’t come, your purpose crumbles with them. Transformational coaching is different. It’s about people. It’s about growth. It’s about building something that lasts, whether the scoreboard agrees with you or not. And this is why mentorship matters so much in coaching. Left on our own, it’s easy to drift into a transactional mode without even realizing it. A trusted mentor can pull us back to center and remind us why we started coaching in the first place. To build relationships. To develop players as people. To make teams the best they can be. Wins matter. But they’re not the why. The why is impact. The why is growth. The why is leaving your players better than you found them. The process is the prize. Stay grounded. Stay on the path. Always remember your why.

Not a lot of dribbling in the NCAA tournament. A ton of CATCH AND SHOOT jumpers though — maybe go work on that more than anything. Not sure how any player that is serious about improving & wanting to play at a high level doesn’t want to go shoot right now

MAC North/South All-Star Jahz’Mir Pearson Meridian High School Class of 2027 Congratulations kid! Proud of you! Ⓜ️💙 @JahzMirPearson

MAC North/South All-Star Aaliyah Taylor Meridian High School Class of 2027 Congratulations kid! Proud of you! Ⓜ️💙 @AaliyahTis12

MAC MS/AL All-Star Kimora Hughes Troy University signee Congratulations kid! Proud of you! Ⓜ️💙 @kimorahughes12

hudl.com/v/2Tkjif Check out my Junior season Highlights!! 💙🤍

Me-Centered theology: - God exists for me - God needs me - Focus of Scripture is about me - It’s about my goals God-Centered theology: - I exists for Him - I need Him - Focus of Scripture is Him - It’s about His mission God-Centered theology is way better!

Congratulations kid! Ⓜ️💙

Skylar Davis Meridian High School Class of 2027 Guard/Forward #RecruitⓂ️eridian 💙

Congratulations to the 25-26 Class of the Tomorrow’s 25! This cohort helped shape the coach that I am today. Grateful for @DrHunterTaylor’s leadership and this initiative to impact the generations to come in our great state of Mississippi!

@godfatherPrince 🥶

Dude just keeps making me SMH! 35 at the half. Man am i delusional? Do I not know basketball? Have I not spent my life loving this game?This dude is a killer! 58% from floor. 40% from 3. 100 assists. 10 boards a game and his defensive effort is 💯. And his best days are ahead

So proud! Keep working, BaLeigh Bee!! Ⓜ️💙

🤫… 😼🏀Ⓜ️💙 #TheWorkWorks

🤫… 😼🏀Ⓜ️💙 #TheWorkWorks

🤫… 😼🏀Ⓜ️💙 #TheWorkWorks

Your Lady Wildcats 54 Columbus Lady Falcons 42 Final Ⓜ️💙 @bshields0244 Players of the Game 😼🏀