Collier Drayton
32 Collier Drayton
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Lyons, N.Y.

High School:
Lyons

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 190

Position:
Guard

On The All-Time Lists
Steals: 6th with 114.
Assists: t-7th with 263.

2001-02: Starter in every game but Chicago State, which he missed due to injury … Led team, tied for ninth overall in Big Ten with 3.61 assists per game (3.44/9th in conference) … His 101 assists are tied for ninth on NU’s single-season list … Drayton is just the second NU player to have back-to-back seasons with at least 100 assists (Patrick Baldwin, 136 in 1993 and 154 in 1994) … Second on team, seventh overall in Big Ten with 1.61 steals per game (1.38/t-10th in conference) … Led team, sixth overall in Big Ten with a 1.84 assist/turnover ratio (2.39/3rd in conference) … Had 10 games with five or more assists this season … Did not have an assist at Wisconsin (2/9), vs. Illinois (2/23), or at Minnesota (2/27). Only games this season that has happened … Had six rebounds, five assists (0 turnovers), two steals and a blocked shot at Indiana (3/2) … Had six points, five assists at Penn State (2/16) … 19 assists, 4 turnovers in four games prior to Wisconsin (31/10 in six games prior) … Had season-high 10 points and five assists (no turnovers) against Michigan State (2/6). Also tied for team lead in that game with four rebounds … Had six points and matched season high with eight assists (3 turnovers) vs. Iowa (1/19) … Had eight assists (2 turnovers), eight rebounds and three steals in season opener vs. VCU (11/14).

2000-01: Played in all 30 games, tying an NU single-season record … Started 29 games (tied for 12th on NU’s single-season record book) and averaged a team-high 33.4 minutes per game … Led team with 101 assists against 76 turnovers (1.33 assist-to-turnover ratio) … Assist total is tied for ninth on NU’s all-time single-season list … Overall assist-to-turnover ratio was 13th in Big Ten … Led team, fourth in the Big Ten with 1.60 steals per game overall (1.56/8th in Big Ten play) … Finished with 48 steals, tied for seventh on NU’s all-time single-season list … 12th in Big Ten with 3.37 assists per game overall … Filled box score with seven points, two rebounds, eight assists and three steals in Big Ten Tournament game vs. Iowa (3/8) … Had eight points, six assists and five steals vs. Ohio State (2/24) … Scored 10 points, grabbed six boards, three assists and two steals vs. Penn State (2/21) … Scored nine points, snared career-high nine boards vs. Iowa (2/10) … Had seven points, six rebounds, four assists and career-high six steals vs. Minnesota (2/6) … Had career-high nine assists against just one turnover, snared seven rebounds against Buffalo (1/31) … Had 10 points and five rebounds at Purdue (1/20) … Had four assists and four steals at Penn State (1/13) … Scored nine points, added four rebounds and three assists on a severely sprained ankle vs. Purdue (1/6) … Established career highs with 13 points and four 3-pointers at Pepperdine (12/16) … Matched those totals against Evansville (12/22) … Scored nine points in wins over Iona (12/21) and USC (12/27) … Had eight assists vs. Mississippi Valley State (12/2).

1999-2000: Saw action in every game, starting 20, after playing just one game in 1998-99 … Scored a career-high 10 points vs. Rice on Feb. 9 … Scored a then career-high nine points at Iowa on Jan. 5, and had seven boards … Limited Iowa guard Dean Oliver (14.7 ppg entering game) to three points on 1-of-8 shooting … Scored eight points at USC on Dec. 29 … Recorded a career-high seven assists vs. Mississippi State on Nov. 28 … Hit four pressure free throws down the stretch against Nicholls State on Dec. 11 to ensure victory … Had a career-high eight boards against Western Carolina on Dec. 18, also had six assists … Held WCU’s leading scorer Jarvis Hayes scoreless (0-of-10 shooting); Hayes came into the game averaging 18 ppg.

1998-99: Played in only one contest … Grabbed three rebounds and dished one assist in seven minutes against Oakland.

High School: Basketball coach was Dean Schott … Ranked one of the top 25 players in the state of New York by USA Today … First-team all-state honoree in 1997 after receiving second-team accolades in 1996 … Posted a triple-double in high school, collecting 25 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in a game … Led Lyons to a state runner-up finish as a senior and the state's No. 1 ranking in 1995 and 1996 … Averaged 25 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and five steals as a senior, including a 35-point career-high performance … Participated in New York's Ronald McDonald High School All-Star Game … Averaged 12.5 ppg at New Hampton Prep School … Three-sport letterwinner at Lyons (basketball, baseball, football) … Honor roll student.

Personal: Born Collier Levar Drayton on August 6, 1979 … Son of Florine Drayton and Chris Williams … Enrolled in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.

Drayton's Career Highs

  • Points: 13, two times
    12/16/00 at Pepperdine
    12/22/00 vs. Evansville
  • Rebounds: 9 vs. Iowa (2/10/01)
  • Assists: 9 vs. Buffalo (1/31/01)
  • Steals: 6 vs. Minnesota (2/6/01)
  • 3-Point Baskets: 4, two times
    12/16/00 at Pepperdine
    12/22/00 vs. Evansville

Drayton's Career Stats

Year G-GS MIN FG-A PCT 3P-A PCT FT-A PCT REB AVG A TO BL ST PTS AVG
1998-99 1-0 7-7.0 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
1999-2000 30-20 754-25.1 31-77 .403 11-24 .458 22-40 .550 97 3.2 60 49 3 21 95 3.2
2000-01 30-29 1,003-33.4 56-143 .392 20-60 .333 31-69 .449 112 3.7 101 76 2 48 163 5.4
2001-02 28-27 940-33.6 39-93 .419 5-27 .185 30-53 .566 119 4.3 101 55 2 45 113 4.0
Totals 89-76 2,704 126-314 .401 36-112 .321 83-162 .512 331 3.7 263 180 7 114 371 4.2
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