ST. LOUIS – Yuri Collins earned his second Atlantic 10 Conference weekly award of the season today when he was named the A-10's Player of the Week for the period of Dec. 12-18.
 
In the Billikens' win against Drake on Saturday, Collins scored a team-high-tying 17 points and dished out nine assists while committing just one turnover. He also registered a pair of steals.
 
Collins shot 50 percent (6-12) from the field in the game and buried a pair of 3-pointers. He hit all three of his free-throw attempts and also brought down four rebounds.
 
For the season, Collins continues to lead the NCAA in total assists (124) and assists per game (10.3). His 678 career assists are tied for seventh in A-10 history with Chris Lowe (UMass, 2006-09).
 
Collins becomes the first Billiken since Larry Hughes in 1998 to be named conference Player of the Week more than once during nonconference play. Additionally, this is Collins' fourth A-10 Player of the Week accolade of his career, which matches Jordair Jett for the most in school history.
 
Also, Collins is the first A-10 player this season to earn more than one A-10 Player of the Week award.
 
Collins and the Billikens close out nonconference play on Wednesday night when they face SIUE at Chaifetz Arena. Game time is 7 p.m. on Bally Sports Midwest.