A two sport star in high school, Colin Voss had to make a choice. Which sport would he pursue a college career in. Inside his journey to the hNorth Texas hardwood.
MBB: February 15 Game Highlights - North Texas vs. East Carolina
North Texas 2014-15 • Ranked 47th in the nation in assists by players 6-7 or taller (1.9 APG). • Posted 58 assists on the year, third most ever by an NT forward (most since Jesse Ratliff had 75 in 1992-93). • 1.23 assist/turnover ratio best by an NT forward this century. • Hit 25 straight free throws over an eight-game span. • Shot 80.8 percent from the free-throw line, which led NT and ranked 7th in C-USA. • Ranked 17th in C-USA with 5.8 rebounds per game, and 15th in the league with a 48.2 field goal percentage. • Totaled 34 assists to just 12 turnovers (2.8 A/TO) over the year's final 12 games. • Tallied 21 of his 24 blocks in C-USA play, and ranked 15th in the league with 0.77 blocks per game. • Six assists at FIU are the most by an NT forward since George Odufuwa in 2010-11. • Started 46 of his last 47 games, and started 59 in his career at NT. • 24 career double-digit scoring games, including a career-high 22-point outing at Florida Atlantic. • MTSU game capped five game stretch of team-high 15 assists and just four turnovers. • Posted five assists in the win over Rice. • Helped seal win over Creighton with team-high 16 points. • Fourth career double-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds against Langston. • Vastly improved free throw shooting from junior to senior season.
North Texas 2013-14 • North Texas' second leading rebounder at 5.8 boards per game. • Ranked 14th in C-USA play with a field goal percentage of 49.5. • Led NT with 29 starts on the season. • Tallied three double-doubles and 10 double-digit scoring games. • Double-double at Rice featured 11 points and 10 boards. • Posted back-to-back double-doubles against Central Arkansas (13 points, 11 rebounds) and Wayland Baptist (18 points, 10 rebounds). • Hit 14 of his last 15 free throw attempts on the year. • Career-best 12 boards against Southeastern Louisiana. • Miraculous recovery from a preseason quad injury to return in time for the season opener.
Northern Oklahoma • Named a second-team NJCAA All-American after leading Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa with 11.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, which ranked 84th in the country. • Shot 56.8 percent from the floor, and averaged 1.6 assists and 1.0 steals per game. • Posted 21 games with at least 10 points, and reached the 20-point plateau three times. • A starter in all 31 games, Voss led Northern Oklahoma to a 22-4 record and winning streaks of 12 and 14 games.
Central Michigan • Voss played in 29 games for Central Michigan as a freshman in 2010-11, and averaged 1.1 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. • He posted a then-career high outing of 10 points and five boards against Ohio. • An injury forced him to redshirt in 2011-12, and he transferred to Northern Oklahoma for the following season.
East Grand Rapids High School • He earned second-team all-state honors from the Detroit Free Press as a junior at East Grand Rapids High School, and was a standout two-sport athlete. • In fact, Voss won four football state titles under his father's coaching, and received several scholarship offers to play football.
