Zach Collins arrived at Gonzaga as one of the highest rated recruits in school history. He was the first McDonald’s All-American that Mark Few had secured directly out of high school. On a team stocked with great basketball players, Collins was the one pegged to be the best NBA prospect. No one would have blamed the freshman if he felt like he had the weight of the world in expectations on his shoulders.
Despite that, Collins carried those expectations and tossed them aside like a rag doll in the same manner he tossed aside opposing defenders all season long.