Kentucky Women’s Basketball Signs 5-9 Guard Diana Collins
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky women’s basketball program inked a 5-9 guard to its incoming class in Diana Collins, head coach Kenny Brooks announced Saturday. She will join the program as a senior in 2026-27.
“I’m excited to welcome Diana to our program,” Brooks said. “Her versatility and SEC experience from the guard position will add tremendous value to our lineup. Competing against her, I always admired her grit, competitiveness and her skill. She led her team to a second round appearance in the NCAA Championship and will bring that experience to us. BBN, you will love DC.”
Diana Collins
5-9 | Senior | Guard | Lilburn, Ga. | Alabama
Diana Collins, a 5-9 guard from Lilburn, Georgia, played the last two seasons at Alabama (2024-25, 2025-26) and her freshman season at Ohio State (2023-24). In 84 games and 40 starts, she has combined for 517 points, 72 3s, 193 rebounds, 135 assists and 65 steals, while shooting over 41 percent from the field and 35 percent from the arc.
She is coming off the best season of her college career, playing and starting all 35 games for the Crimson Tide in 2025-26.
She averaged 8.4 points per game, 2.9 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game and 0.9 steals per game, while shooting 45.8 percent from the field and 39.8 percent from long range on 41 3s. She made multiple 3s in 12 games last season, including going 4-of-4 at LSU.
She scored in double digits in 14 games, including a pair of 10-plus point performances in a NCAA Championship run to close out the season.
There, she came up with 16 points on 7-of-9 from the field to help Alabama cruise past Rhode Island in the First Round. Then, she scored 12 points on 5-of-8 from the field and 4-of-5 from the arc, adding four rebounds and two assists, to play a close game against Louisville in Derby City in the Second Round.
The Wildcat has reached the NCAA Second Round all three years of her college career.
Collins reset almost all of her single-game career highs last season, including putting up 20 points against Jackson State, eight rebounds against Troy, seven assists against Tulane, two blocks against Samford and made four 3s three different times in 2025-26.
Prior to playing at the college level, Collins was rated a four-star player and No. 70 prospect in the nation, according to ESPNW, after becoming the all-time leading scorer for Brookwood High School (2,174). She was selected to the 2023 Nike Hoop Summit World Select Team, while she also played at the 2023 FIBA U20 Women’s European Championship for Team Sweden. Her mother played women’s basketball at West Florida, while her dad played football at Missouri.
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