PRINCESS ANNE, Md. -The University of Maryland Eastern Shore men's basketball head coach Bobby Collins will be inducted into the Hall of Fame for his alma mater, Eastern Kentucky University. Collins joins the 2014 Hall of Fame class with the induction ceremony in Richmond, Kentucky on Saturday, October 11.

Collins starred on the Colonels' basketball team from 1984 to 1988, earning several honors. A four-year letterman, Collins was selected to the Ohio Valley Conference All-Freshman team. As a senior, Collins was named Honorable Mention All-Conference for the 1987-1988 season. After college, he went overseas to play professional basketball in Finland, winning MVP honors in the Helsinki Classic Tournament in 1991.

Collins graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in business administration and management. After a few years working at his alma mater, Collins entered the coaching ranks at Old Dominion University for the 1994-1995 season.

The North Carolina native then spent 11 seasons at Hampton University, first as an assistant before taking over as head coach. Collins was an assistant coach from 1995 to 2002, including the Pirates' upset of Iowa State in the 2001 NCAA Tournament, becoming just the fourth 15-seed to ever defeat a 2-seed.

Collins then took over the Hampton program prior to the 2002-2003 season. In four seasons at the helm of the Pirates' program, Collins went 65-57 overall, sporting a 45-27 record in the MEAC. Collins won the MEAC Coach of the Year award in 2005 when he lead the Pirates to a 13-5 conference record. In 2006, the Pirates won the MEAC Tournament, earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Following his departure from Hampton, Collins then coached at Winston-Salem State University in his home state of North Carolina. Collins led the Rams' basketball program for eight seasons, with sustained success over the last four years. From 2010 to 2014, WSSU went 79-35 under Collins with two appearances in the NCAA Division II Regional First Round. In 2012-2013, the Rams had their best season under Collins, going 21-7 overall with a 13-3 record in the CIAA. That year, WSSU was ranked as high as No. 7 in the nation, earning a two-seed in the NCAA Division II Tournament.