Former KU Jayhawk Sherron Collins named Oak Park basketball coach

OKLAHOMA CITY – MARCH 20: Sherron Collins #4 of the Kansas Jayhawks brings the ball up court against the Northern Iowa Panthers during the second round of …

OKLAHOMA CITY – MARCH 20: Sherron Collins #4 of the Kansas Jayhawks brings the ball up court against the Northern Iowa Panthers during the second round of the 2010 NCAA men’s basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 20, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

by: Jared Bush

Posted: Apr 24, 2023 / 04:05 PM CDT

Updated: Apr 24, 2023 / 04:42 PM CDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A legendary Kansas Jayhawk will be manning the sidelines for Oak Park High School for the 2023-24 season.

Oak Park named Sherron Collins as its head coach on Monday afternoon according to FOX4’s Harold Kuntz. Collins will take over a Northmen squad that finished 27-2 this past season and will be a Missouri Class 6 State Championship contender once again.

Confirming the news. the former Jayhawk Sherron Collins will take over a state championship contending Northmen team next season. https://t.co/tMu0GXAXX4
— Harold R. Kuntz (@HaroldRKuntz3) April 24, 2023

He will replace former Oak Park head coach Brennan Scanlon.

Collins will be coming in from Lawrence Free-State High School where he coached for one season.

His legacy is cemented in Jayhawks lore after leading KU to the 2008 NCAA Championship, which included a crucial assist on Mario Chalmers’ game-tying three-pointer that sent the title game against Memphis to overtime.

Collins spent four seasons at Kansas, garnering two All-American selections and having his jersey retired at Allen Fieldhouse. He then went on to the NBA where played for the Charlotte Bobcats.

With the Northmen coming off of a successful season, Collins will look to build on high expectations in his first season at Oak Park.