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DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PANTHERS

2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

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2 Chris Rollins

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 167
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Detroit, Mich.
  • Highschool East English Village

Biography

CAREER ALL-TIME RANKINGS (through 2021-22):
Assists average: 1st (3.7)
Steals average: 1st (2.0)
Scoring average: 3rd (14.0)
Assists: 3rd (405)
Steals: 3rd (217)
3-point field goals made: 4th (174)
3-point field goals attempted: 4th (488)
Free throws made: 4th (352)
Free throws attempted: 4th (454)
Minutes average: 5th (30.2)
Games started: t-5th (99)
Points: 6th (1522)
Field goals made: 6th (498)
Field goals attempted: 6th (1170)
Minutes: 6th (3288)
Free throw percentage: 8th (.775)


2021-22 (R-Sr.) (Davenport): Started all 31 of the team's games while joining Jairus Stevens and Luke Maranka as the only Panthers to do so...played a total of 1,006 minutes and was the only Panther to see more than 1,000 minutes of playing time for the season...was also the only player in the entire league to play more than 1,000 minutes for the season...scored 20 or more points in five games including a season-high 23 in the season-opening win at Rockhurst on Nov. 12 and the GLIAC Tournament quarterfinal win at top-seeded Ferris State on March 2, which included the go-ahead free throw in the game's final seconds...reached that 20-point mark in back-to-back efforts with 20 on Feb. 26 at Wayne State and 23 in that 91-90 win over the Bulldogs to kick off the postseason...set or tied a career high in games played, games started, minutes played, field goals made (154), field goals attempted (381), three-pointers made (60), three-pointers attempted (171), free throws made (100), total rebounds (104), blocks (5), and total points (468)...earned First Team All-GLIAC honors for the third season in a row and was featured on the All-GLIAC Defensive Team for the fourth time in as many seasons...named GLIAC South Player of the Week on both Dec. 6 and Feb. 28, the second and third honors of his career...for the honor on Dec. 6, Rollins averaged 16.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game while leading the Panthers to their first 2-0 start in GLIAC play since 2017-18, the program's first season as a member of the league...on Feb. 28, the honor came after the point guard averaged 17.5 points per game in a four-game week for DU, all of which were wins for the Panthers...scored the go-ahead layup in overtime at Purdue Northwest on Dec. 11...also tied that game at the end of regulation with a three-pointer from the corner...ranked first in the league in minutes played, first in games played, first in steals (55), third in assists (112), fourth in free throws made, fifth in games started, sixth in total points, seventh in minutes per game (32.4), ninth in points per game (15.1), and 10th in field goals made...those 55 steals were good for 46th in all of Division II...named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team.

2020-21 (R-Sr.) (Davenport): Started all 16 games for Davenport (one of two along with Evan Hines) and appeared in every one of the team's games for the third consecutive season...named First-Team All-GLIAC for the second season in a row and All-Defensive for the third season in a row...became the eighth member of Davenport's 1,000-point club on Feb. 16 at home against Grand Valley State...named GLIAC South Player of the Week on Feb. 15 after averaging 19.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 3.5 steals per game in a pair of wins over Michigan Tech, the league's first-place team entering that week...joined Delano Smith (two-time winner), Dyllon Hudson-Emory (2), Robbie Bramhill (2), and Avery Hudson (3) as past Panthers to have received the honor and became the first DU guard to do so since Hudson had become a three-time winner over two years prior...upped his scoring average from 13.7 points per game as a junior to 18.4 as a senior, which was good for third in the GLIAC...was also tops in the league in steals per game (2.8) and third in assists per game (4.0), numbers that rank first and sixth, respectively, in Davenport's single season record book...those 2.8 steals per game were good for fifth in all of Division II and his 44 total steals ranked 14th in the country...even though it came in a loss, Rollins poured in a career high 35 points on 14-of-25 shooting on Feb. 20 at Northern Michigan...with that effort, the point guard became the first Panther with a 30-point game in over two years and scored the fifth-most points in a single game in program history...those 14 field goals made tied Dominez Burnett's record set on Nov. 18, 2015 against Michigan-Dearborn...scored 20 or more points in seven games and pushed his scoring average to as high as 18.7 points per game...made multiple three-pointers in a game on 10 occasions including five in three games...racked up seven steals in the season opener against Northwood, which is tied for the fourth most in program history.

2019-20 (R-Jr.) (Davenport): Was the only Panther to start all 31 of the team's games as he led Davenport in points per game (13.7), assists per game (4.1) and steals per game (1.8)... those numbers ranked 14th, sixth and tied for second in the GLIAC, respectively... scored in double-figures for all but eight games and put up 20 or more points in seven games including the final three when he averaged 23 per outing... went off for a career-high 28 points in the regular-season finale at Grand Valley on Feb. 27 and may have had a 30 spot if not for foul trouble... in that 28-point performance at Grand Valley, Rollins made a personal-best 10 field goals... cashed in on seven three-pointers against both Great Lakes Christian (Dec. 10) and at Grand Valley (Feb. 27)... third on the team in three-point field goal percentage (38.9 percent) with 44 converted in 113 attempts... named to the GLIAC All-Defensive Team and First-Team All-GLIAC... second among Davenport regulars in free throw percentage at 81.2 percent or 95-for-117... those 95 free throws made are 10 more than the next-closest Panther.

2018-19 (R-So.) (Davenport): Started in 21 of 31 games played... averaged 26.5 minutes a game... shot 41.8% from the field and 34.3 % from 3... averaged 10.8 PPG and 2.4 RPG... he also added 3.3 APG and 2.0 SPG... had a career high 24 points at Ashland on Feb. 1... recorded a season high 8 assists on Jan. 22 against Grace Christian... named to the All-GLIAC Defensive Team.

2017-18 (R-Fr.) (IPFW): Played in 11 games...had seven points, one rebound and one assist against South Dakota State on January 27…scored six points, grabbed two rebounds and recorded one assist against Defiance on November 12.

2016-17 (Fr.) (IPFW): Redshirted.

High School: Prepped at East English Village Preparatory Academy...played for coach Juan Rickman...averaged 15 points per game, six assists and three steals per game as a senior...Third eam All-Catholic League as a sophomore...Third Team All-Detroit as a senior...Top-30 players in state of Michigan heading into senior year regardless of class...won city championship.

Personal: Son of Chris and Toni Rollins...majoring in business...born on August 12...favorite movie is Paid In Full.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2018-19Redshirt Sophomore

    Point Guard
    6'0" 172 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2019-20Redshirt Junior

    Point Guard
    6'0" 167 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2020-21Redshirt Senior

    Point Guard
    6'0" 167 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2021-22Redshirt Senior

    Guard
    6'0" 167 lbs
    2