# Collin Chandler > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Collin_Chandler > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Collin_Chandler.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collin_Chandler > Source revision: 1350009710 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Collin Chandler** (born February 9, 2004) is an American [college basketball](/source/College_basketball) player for the [BYU Cougars](/source/BYU_Cougars_men's_basketball) of the [Big 12 Conference](/source/Big_12_Conference). He previously played for the [Kentucky Wildcats](/source/Kentucky_Wildcats_men's_basketball). ## Early life and high school Chandler grew up in [Farmington, Utah](/source/Farmington,_Utah) and attended [Farmington High School](/source/Farmington_High_School_(Utah)).[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](/source/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](/source/College_basketball) for head coach [Mark Pope](/source/Mark_Pope) at [BYU](/source/BYU_Cougars_men's_basketball) over offers from [Utah](/source/Utah_Utes_men's_basketball), [Arizona](/source/Arizona_Wildcats_men's_basketball), [Stanford](/source/Stanford_Cardinal_men's_basketball), and [Utah State](/source/Utah_State_Aggies_men's_basketball).[4] He was the highest rated recruit to commit to BYU since [Eric Mika](/source/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](/source/Latter-Day_Saint_mission) in [Sierra Leone](/source/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](/source/Mark_Pope) away from BYU.[7][8] Chandler enrolled at the [University of Kentucky](/source/University_of_Kentucky) in June 2024 in order to take part in the [Wildcats](/source/Kentucky_Wildcats_men's_basketball)' summer practices.[9] He played in 30 games, all off the bench, and averaged 2.7 points per game during his freshman season.[10] Chandler entered his sophomore season as the Wildcats' starting point guard due to an injury to projected starter [Jaland Lowe](/source/Jaland_Lowe).[11] He averaged 9.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game and shot 41% from three-point range. Following the season Chandler opted to transfer to BYU.[12] ## References 1. Shaw, Jamie (July 21, 2021). ["Western schools show interest in tough-minded Collin Chandler"](https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/western-schools-show-interest-in-tough-minded-collin-chandler). *[Rivals.com](/source/Rivals.com)*. Retrieved September 17, 2024. 1. Newman, Josh & Vejar, Alex (November 10, 2021). ["Farmington High star Collin Chandler chooses the path of his basketball future"](https://www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cougars/2021/11/10/farmington-high-star/). *[The Salt Lake Tribune](/source/The_Salt_Lake_Tribune)*. Retrieved September 17, 2024. 1. ["Collin Chandler concludes legacy-leaving career at Farmington with 2022 Deseret News Mr. Basketball honors"](https://www.deseret.com/2022/3/23/22979911/collin-chandler-concludes-legacy-leaving-career-farmington-with-2022-deseret-news-mr-basketball-byu/). *[Deseret News](/source/Deseret_News)*. March 23, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2024. 1. Borzello, Jeff & Biancardi, Paul (November 10, 2021). ["Collin Chandler, No. 28 men's basketball prospect in the ESPN 100 class of 2022, commits to BYU"](https://www.espn.com/recruiting/basketball/story/_/id/32599883/collin-chandler-no-28-espn-100-class-2022-commits-byu). *[ESPN.com](/source/ESPN.com)*. Retrieved September 17, 2024. 1. Drummond, Cameron (April 16, 2024). ["BYU’s best basketball recruit in nearly a decade now Mark Pope’s 1st commitment at Kentucky"](https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-recruiting/article287657255.html). *[Lexington Herald-Leader](/source/Lexington_Herald-Leader)*. Retrieved September 17, 2024. 1. Roberts, Ben (April 19, 2024). ["Mark Pope’s first Kentucky recruit hasn’t played basketball in two years. Does it matter?"](https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-basketball-men/article287789635.html). *[Lexington Herald-Leader](/source/Lexington_Herald-Leader)*. Retrieved September 17, 2024. 1. ["BYU loses prized recruit to Kentucky as Mark Pope’s departure continues to hurt"](https://www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cougars/2024/04/16/byu-loses-prized-recruit-kentucky/). *[The Salt Lake Tribune](/source/The_Salt_Lake_Tribune)*. April 16, 2024. Retrieved September 17, 2024. 1. Tucker, Kyle (April 16, 2024). ["Kentucky lands first commitment of Mark Pope era in former blue chip Collin Chandler"](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5419689/2024/04/16/collin-chandler-kentucky-basketball-commitment/). *[The Athletic](/source/The_Athletic)*. Retrieved September 17, 2024. 1. Roberts, Ben (July 24, 2024). ["Collin Chandler is ahead of the curve in return to court. ‘He’s going to be dangerous.’"](https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-basketball-men/article290299959.html). *[Lexington Herald-Leader](/source/Lexington_Herald-Leader)*. Retrieved September 17, 2024. 1. Roberts, Ben (April 28, 2025). ["Year one behind him, Collin Chandler is ready for much more at Kentucky"](https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-basketball-men/article305065636.html). *[Lexington Herald-Leader](/source/Lexington_Herald-Leader)*. Retrieved November 5, 2025. 1. Drummond, Cameron (October 31, 2025). ["‘Good and bad.’ Collin Chandler’s first UK basketball start was a mixed bag"](https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-basketball-men/article312718486.html). *[Lexington Herald-Leader](/source/Lexington_Herald-Leader)*. Retrieved November 5, 2025. 1. Payne, Jackson (April 11, 2026). ["Kentucky guard Collin Chandler is transferring to BYU"](https://www.deseret.com/sports/2026/04/11/collin-chandler-transfers-to-byu-basketball/). *[Deseret News](/source/Deseret_News)*. Retrieved April 12, 2026. ## External links - [Kentucky Wildcats bio](https://ukathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster/season/2025-26/player/collin-chandler/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Collin Chandler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collin_Chandler) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collin_Chandler?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.