Rose Announces 2010-11 Recruiting Class

PROVO -- BYU men’s basketball coach Dave Rose has announced the commitment of four players who will join the Cougars for the 2010-11 season. Kyle Collinsworth of Provo High School and Anson Winder of Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas have signed national letters of intent while Chris Collinsworth and Nick Martineau will return to BYU after completing two-year missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Kyle Collinsworth, a 6-foot-6 guard, is the third Bulldog to sign with the Cougars since 2007, including brother Chris who is currently serving a mission in Australia, and Brandon Davies, a freshman forward this season.

“We're excited with the addition of Kyle Collinsworth to our program,” Rose said. “He was a national recruit who is a terrific competitor and an extremely versatile player. An athlete with the skill level to play multiple positions, Kyle is a talented scorer, a productive rebounder and a proficient distributor. He's a key part of a state championship Provo High School program and plays for highly respected high school coach, Craig Drury. Kyle has also enjoyed tremendous success at the AAU level competing for Utah Pump N Run.”

Collinsworth, a gifted ball handler and passer, will join the three-time defending Mountain West conference champions for the 2010-11 season. He is currently a senior at Provo High where he has helped the Bulldogs to state titles in 2007 and 2008 and a second-place finish in 2009.

Last season, Collinsworth led Provo to a 24-1 record while averaging 18.4 points, 7.0 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game as a junior. After leading the Bulldogs to a second-place finish in the state tournament he was named the 4A MVP by the Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune. Collinsworth also earned 4A tournament MVP honors and All-Valley honors from the Daily Herald.

Collinsworth helped lead Provo to state titles his freshman and sophomore seasons. As a sophomore Collinsworth averaged 14.7 points, 3.0 assists and 4.8 rebounds and earned first-team all-state honors from the Deseret News and All-Valley honors from the Daily Herald. His freshman year Collinsworth help Provo claim its first of two-straight state titles.

Provo High is 60-14 overall — including a 40-game winning streak — in three years with Collinsworth on the roster.

A member of the nationally recognized Utah Pump N Run club team, Collinsworth participated in the NBA Top 100 Camp this past summer in Virginia. Arizona State, Cal, Gonzaga, Kansas, Stanford, USC, Utah, Utah State, Virginia and Washington State also recruited Collinsworth.

Winder, a 6-foot-3 combo guard, follows senior Jonathan Tavernari as the second player to join BYU from Bishop Gorman.

“We’re pleased to have signed Anson Winder,” Rose said. “He’s a versatile guard and a terrific athlete. Anson is a very capable scorer and takes pride in being an excellent defender and rebounder. He will flourish in our transition game. Anson is a dedicated team player and was an integral part of Bishop Gorman High School’s state championship team last season. He plays for a very successful high school coach, Grant Rice.”

Under the direction of Rice, Winder helped lead Bishop Gorman to a 28-5 record, the 4A Nevada state title, the Sunset Regional title and the Sunset Southwest League title his junior season. He posted averaged of 13.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists and earned all-Southwest Sunset League honors and Bishop Gorman’s 2009 Sportsmanship Award. At the High Energy Classic in Gillette, Wyo., Winder earned all-tournament honors.

Winder plays for the Triple Double Elite AAU team. Nevada, Portland, UC Riverside and Idaho also recruited Winder. This past summer he posted games with 40 and 36 points.

A 6-foot-9 forward with the skills to play at both the small and power forward positions, Chris Collinsworth helped lead BYU to 27-8 record and an outright regular season MWC title while averaging 3.2 points and 4.8 rebounds and chipping in 14 blocks, 19 assists and nine steals. He led the Cougars in rebounding seven times while posting double-digit boards on three occasions. Collinsworth — who made six starts — posted career highs of 12 points against Colorado State in the MWC Tournament and 11 rebounds at UNLV during the regular season.

In high school Collinsworth led Provo High School to the 2007 4A state title while averaging 16.6 points and 12 rebounds. He was named the Gatorade Utah Boys’ Player of the Year and received Deseret News 4A and All-Valley MVP honors.

Martineau, a 5-11 point guard out of Fruit Heights, Utah, played in 20 games as a true freshman. He averaged 5.8 minutes per game and totaled 13 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds. Martineau posted career highs of six points and four assists against Loyola Marymount.

At Davis High Martineau averaged 15 points and six assists his senior year. He was named region MVP, earned first-team all-state honors and was named a UHSBCA All-Star. Martineau is currently serving a mission in Chile.