Ella Collier Season 2024-25

CAREER
• Transferred to Purdue in the spring of 2024
• Finished career with 165 games played with 159 starts, averaging 14.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 30.9 minutes per game
• Tallied 2,435 career points, 592 rebounds, 401 assists and 221 assists
• Played four seasons at Marian
• 2-time NAIA Player of the Year
• 4-time NAIA All-American, 2-time Crossroads League Player of the Year, 4-time First Team All-Crossroads League
• 2020-21 Crossroads League Freshman of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and All-Freshman Team
• Appeared in 136 games with 133 starts for the Knights and averaged 16.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals over 31.6 minutes per game
• For her career, shot 93.8% at the line, 53% from the field and 45.3% from distance
• Shot 90-50-40 each of her four years at Marian
• Holds records for career points (2260), scoring average, field goals made (826), 3-point field goals made (249), 3-point field goal percentage (.459), free throws made (359), free throw percentage (.942), and games started (133)
• Posted single season record for points (666 in 2023-24), 3-point field goal percentage (50.8% in 2020-21), free throw percentage (96% in 2023-24), and minutes played (1,174 in 2023-24)
• Scored in double figures 122  times with 49 20-point performances
• Knocked down a triple in 138 games with 83 multi-triple outings
• Dished out five or more assists 18 times, had 28 games with three or more steals, blocked three or more shots four times

2024-25 / AS A FIFTH YEAR
• Appeared in 29 games, making 26 starts
• Averaged 6.00 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game
• Shot 40.5% from the field and 41.3% from distance
• Became the 13th player in Purdue history to shoot 40% from the field and 40% from distance in a season
• Knocked down 33 3-pointers, good for third on the team
• Reached double figures in seven games and connected on a triple in 19 outing
• Set a season high twice with 15 points against Washington (Jan. 18) and Wisconsin (Feb. 2)
• Dished out six assists against Bellarmine (Nov. 18)

2023-24 / AS A SENIOR (AT MARIAN)
• NAIA National Player of the Year for second straight season
• NAIA First Team All-America, First Team All-Crossroads League, Crossroads League Player of the Year
•  Started all 35 games for Marian
• Guided the Knights to the NAIA Tournament quarterfinals
• Averaged a career-high 19 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.7 steals over 33.5 minutes per game
• Posted a 53.5% shooting clip overall, 40.3% (48-119) mark from distance and a program record 96% percentage at the line (144-150)
• Led the nation in free throw percentage
• Set the single-season Marian record with 666 points, fifth-highest scoring average in program history
• Finished in double figures 32 games with 16 20-point outings
• Dropped 30 points in a complete-game performance, shooting 12-of-13 against Providence (March 23)
• Went a perfect 6-of-6 from distance against Saint Francis (Feb. 17)
• Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds against Olivet Nazarene (Nov. 15)

2022-23 / AS A JUNIOR (AT MARIAN)
• Third consecutive NAIA All-America honor
• Named the NAIA Player of the Year and Crossroads League Player of the Year
• Started in all 33 games she appeared in, averaging 32.6 minutes per game and logging a total of 1077 minutes during the season
• Scored a team-best 593 points, averaging 18 points per game while putting together her third consecutive season with 50/40/90
• Shot .556 from the field, .435 from three, and .936 from the free throw line
• Ranked second in the NAIA in free throw percentage
• Top-15 in three-point percentage and top-50 in scoring across the NAIA
• Led the team in steals with 1.6, second in assists at 2.5, and third in rebounds by pulling down 4.4 per game
• Scored in double figures 30 times and scored 20 points or more 16 different times
• Had career-high six steals and three blocks in a win against Rochester to kick off the season
• Pulled down a career-best nine rebounds on Feb. 11 at Indiana Wesleyan

2021-22 / AS A SOPHOMORE (AT MARIAN)
• Second straight NAIA All-America honor
• Named to the NAIA All-American Second Team and was named to the Crossroads League First Team
• One player at Marian to make all 35 starts
• Averaged 33.0 minutes per game, logging the most minutes on the team
• Scored 549 points which was highest on the team, averaging 15.7 points per game
• Only player in the NAIA to shoot 50/40/90
• Shot .518 from the field, .481 from three point land, and .922 from the line
• Ended the year as Marian's all-time leader in free throw percentage
• Ranked third in the NAIA in free throw percentage and fourth in the NAIA in three point percentage
• Averaged 3.3 rebounds, 1.1 steals, and 3.0 assists per game
• Scored in double figures in 27 games on the year, including 11 games with 20 or more
• Had a career-high eight rebounds in two different games, grabbing eight on Dec. 4 against Taylor and against Goshen on Feb. 5
• Also added a career-high 7 assists to her 23 points and eight rebounds on Feb. 5 against Goshen
• Scored in double figures in each of the final 13 games of the year, including all three CL Tournament games
• Averaged 16 points per game at the NAIA Tournament in Sioux City
• Scored 18 points in her final game of the year, moving into the 1000 point club at Marian against Central Methodist in the NAIA Quarterfinals

2020-21 / AS A FRESHMAN (AT MARIAN)
• NAIA Second Team All-American and the NAIA/WBCA Honorable Mention Teams
• Earned All-Crossroads League First Team and Freshman Team honors while winning the CL Newcomer and Freshman of the Year awards
• Appeared in 33 games as a freshman starting 30, including the final 27 games
• Averaged 26.3 minutes per game and scored 13.7 points per game, ranking second on the team in scoring
• Averaged 3.8 rebounds per game and 2.1 assists per game
• Shot .576 from the field as a guard and was .508 from three, setting the single season record at Marian
• Set the single season record with a .931 free throw percentage
• Began the year with 16 points in her debut off the bench on Oct. 29 at IU-Kokomo
• Dropped 22 points in 20 minutes on Nov. 24 vs Grace College, making 9 of 11 shots from the field
• 22-point game started a streak of 10 consecutive games in double figures
• Dropped a season-high 29 points and set a Marian single-game freshman scoring record on Jan. 2 at St. Francis, making four three's in the game
• Ranked No. 3 in the NAIA in 3-pt field goal percentage, No. 9 in field goal percentage, No. 17 in total scoring, and No. 20 in made three's.

PREP
• 2020 Indiana Girls All-Star
• 2019 Junior Indiana All-Star
• IBCA Supreme 15 All-State Team, IndyStar Preseason Super Team 2019-20
• Hendricks County Hooopsfest MVP
• IBCA Underclass Supreme 15 All-State as a junior
• Four All-Hendricks County Honors and was a four-time All-Sagamore Conference First Team winner
• scored an average of 19.7 points per game in her high school career
• Averaged 23.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.7 steals, and 2.2 assists per game as a senior
• Tallied 21 points per game or more as a sophomore, junior, and senior
• Owns the Danville HS records for single season three-point field goal percentage, career points scored, career three-point field goal percentage, career free throw percentage, career steals, single season points, and single game points

PERSONAL
• Full Name: Ella Lynne Collier
• Birthdate: March 9, 2002
• Intended Major: Business Administration
• Parents: Doug and Becky Collier
• Siblings: Taryn, Mitchell, Addie and Owen