Collin Chandler | |
Team: | Kentucky Wildcats |
Number: | 5 |
Position: | Shooting guard |
League: | Southeastern Conference |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 5 |
Weight Lb: | 202 |
Birth Place: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
High School: | Farmington (Farmington, Utah) |
College: | Kentucky (2024–present) |
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Collin Chandler (born February 9, 2004) is an American college basketball player for the Kentucky Wildcats.
Chandler grew up in Farmington, Utah and attended Farmington High School.[1] He averaged 22.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game during his junior season.[2] As a senior, Chandler was named Utah Mr. Basketball after averaging 21.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game.[3]
Chandler was rated a four-star recruit and committed college basketball for head coach Mark Pope at BYU over offers from Utah, Arizona, Stanford, and Utah State.[4] He was the highest rated recruit to commit to BYU since Eric Mika in 2013 and was expected to enroll in 2024 after completing a two-year LDS mission.[5]
After graduating from high school, Chandler served a two-year Latter-Day Saint mission in Sierra Leone.[6] Shortly before he was set to return from his mission he flipped his commitment to Kentucky, who had recently hired Mark Pope away from BYU.[7] [8] Chandler enrolled at the University of Kentucky in June 2024 in order to take part in the Wildcats' summer practices.[9]