Collin Chandler

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Collin Chandler
No. 5Kentucky Wildcats
Position Shooting guard
League Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Born (2003-02-09) February 9, 2003 (age 21)
Cleveland, Ohio
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school Farmington
(Farmington, Utah)
College Kentucky (2024–present)
Career highlights and awards

Collin Chandler (born February 9, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the Kentucky Wildcats.

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Early life and high school

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]

College career

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]

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