Wake lands three-star PF
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Danny Manning landed power forward John Collins for the third commitment for Wake Forest's 2015 recruiting class.
On Saturday, less than a week after his official visit to Wake Forest ended, Collins, out of Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach, FL) High School, committed to the Demon Deacons.
"It (the visit) was good, I had a great time," Collins said via text message. "Coach Manning and I have a good relationship. We connected because of our personality and he was once in my shoes. Except he was at Kansas."
Collins is a skilled power forward in the post, can also knock down mid-range shots, has a still developing body and promising upside.
"Coach Manning did a good job recruiting John," said Florida Flash AAU Program Director Greg Tejada. "He was one of the best big guys that played college basketball."
Tejada let us in on a little secret about Collins.
"His nose was broke," Tejada said. "John played most of the travel season with a broken nose. That's why he seemed sluggish at times, he had breathing issues. You get winded really fast with a broken nose."
Rated a three-star prospect by Rivals, Collins joins point guard Bryant Crawford (Rivals No. 78 prospect) and center Doral Moore (Rivals No. 48 prospect) in Wake Forest's class of 2015.
Russ Wood is a contributing national basketball recruiting analyst for Rivals.com. You can click here to follow him on Twitter