Crisfield’s Collins Looks to Inspire Young Basketball Players

July 21, 2016 Posted by Matt Pencek Featured Sports, Local Sports

Andre Collins has achieved many honors in basketball. Now he wants to pass along his knowledge. The Andre Collins It’s A Shore Thing Youth Basketball Camp will run from July 25-29 at James M. Bennett High School in Salisbury. Registration closes Friday, July 21.

This is not your typical basketball skill-learning week. Collins senses the challenges for student athletes on the Eastern Shore. In addition to basketball, he plans to have life lesson messages for the participants.

Collins was earned 1st Team All-State honors when he lead Crisfield to the 2000 1A Championship. Collins played three seasons for the University of Maryland including the 2002 National Championship team. He has played pro ball in Europe including in Italy for over seven seasons.

“i’m not going to tell the kids if you do this you can become a professional athlete,” Collins told WBOC. “My goal is to do something positive and for the kids to see something positive. I want them to learn something new every day.”

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Matt joined WBOC in October 2015 as a Sports Broadcast Journalist. He is a native of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Matt graduated from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He started his broadcast career as the news/sports director of WEMR AM 1460 in his hometown of Tunkhannock. Matt held that same position for WALI/WROG radio in Cumberland, MD. His first television position was as the weekend sports anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD where he eventually became the Sports Director. Matt then moved to Florence, SC to become a sports reporter/anchor for WPDE-TV In 2011 along with his brother David, Matt co-authored The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists. From 2012 – 2015 he was the lead radio play-by-play voice for The Friday Night High School Football Game of the Week for DE FOX Sports 1290 in Wilmington, DE. The last 2 years at the radio station Matt was the studio host during the University of Delaware Football radio broadcasts. He has also called the action for the both the Blue Hens men’s and women’s basketball teams. Outside of work, Matt is married to his wife Shannon and has two sons; Jack and Connor. E-mail Matt Pencek at mpencek@wboc.com and follow him on Twitter @mattpencek_wboc. Check out all stories by Matt.

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