 Collins claimed that his focus on basketball as well as the attention he was receiving from 100+ college scouts distracted him from concentrating on his classwork.He did manage to play in the final few games of the season, but he had already proven himself enough to college recruiters where it did not affect his desirability to college recruiters.Tank Collins had to play basketball at a junior college for two seasons to improve his grades before he was able to play NCAA Division I basketball.