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EDINBORO, PA – A pair of Edinboro
University football players will now try their hands at
basketball. Chris Avery (Berea, OH/Berea) and Kelvin
Collins (Glen Burnie, MD/Old Mill) have been added to the men’s
basketball roster and will be in uniform for the Saturday,
December 3 game against Mansfield.
Avery, a 5’10”, 173 lb. senior, was a
four-year starter at cornerback who will now play guard. He is
actually now a three-sport athlete at Edinboro after competing in
track & field a year ago. He recently broke Edinboro’s
career record for interceptions with 20. This past season, he led
Edinboro with 7 interceptions for a school-record 196 yards, tying
for the PSAC lead in interceptions and ranking 11th in Division
II. He returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown against
California(Pa.), the second-longest return in school history. A
week later he blocked a punt at Indiana (Pa.) and recovered it in
the end zone for a touchdown. Avery is a three-time All-PSAC West
choice, including first team this year, and was also a first team
Daktronics All-Northeast Region choice.
Collins took over as Edinboro’s starting
tailback late in the fall. A bruising 6’1”, 230 lbs.
senior, he ended up earning second team All-PSAC West accolades
despite starting just three games. A transfer from Bowie State in
his lone season as a Fighting Scot, Collins battled injuries early
in the year and was not really used consistently until the fourth
game. He finished as Edinboro’s leading rusher with 791 yards
on 149 carries, a 5.3 yard average, with 6 TDs, adding 3
receptions for 12 yards. Over the last five games he averaged
102.2 yards per game. Collins had a career-high 133 yards on 25
carries against Slippery Rock, and gained 118 yards on 21 carries
with 2 TDs at Lock Haven.
Collins will wear number 24 and serve as a
guard/forward, while Avery will number 10.
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