Vanderbilt head coach Mark Byington saw a report that indicated that Vanderbilt guard Frankie Collins will be out “indefinitely” with a torn meniscus and went out of his way to set the record straight prior to Vanderbilt’s Monday night game.
“There’s been some misconstrued information about Frankie’s injury,” Byington said on the radio prior to Vanderbilt’s game against New Haven. “It’s not as bad as what I saw was put out there. He won’t be out as long as they said out there.”
Collins averages 7.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. The TCU transfer is shooting 38.2% from the field and 25.0% from 3-point range. The Commodores will now have to turn to sophomore point guard Tyler Tanner and veteran scoring guard Duke Miles even more heavily as they enter conference play on Jan. 3. Tanner, Miles and Collins make up one of just 26 backcourts in college basketball history that includes three players averaging over four assists per game…