▁of ▁then - head ▁coach , ▁Br andon ▁Schne ider , ▁who ▁had ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁accepted ▁the ▁position ▁at ▁Stephen ▁F . ▁Austin . ▁Pre viously , ▁Collins ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁assistant ▁for ▁Emp oria ▁State . ▁Before ▁becoming ▁a ▁full - time ▁assistant ▁for ▁the ▁team , ▁he ▁held ▁several ▁positions ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁including ▁a ▁Student ▁Ass istant ▁and ▁Vol unte er ▁Co ach . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 0 5 ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Gr adu ate ▁Ass istant ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁a ▁full - time ▁assistant . ▁ ▁Emp oria ▁State ▁University ▁( 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 8 ) ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁eight ▁seasons ▁at ▁hel m ▁of ▁the ▁Lady ▁Hor net s ▁program , ▁Collins ▁won ▁five ▁consecutive ▁M I AA ▁tournament s ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁finished ▁with ▁combined ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 – 5 8 ▁overall ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 2 3 – 4 4 ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁M I AA . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁coach ▁in ▁Emp oria ▁State ▁history ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁six ▁conference ▁tournament ▁champion ships ▁and ▁four ▁regional ▁champion ships ▁in ▁five ▁years . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁season ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁season , ▁Collins ▁led ▁the ▁Lady ▁Hor net s ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 – 9 ▁overall , ▁and ▁ 1 5