CollinChandler

2025-26: Played in all 36 games and made 31 starts in a breakout sophomore season which saw him average 9.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists while leading the team with 73 made 3s and a 41.0% 3-point field-goal percentage … Was second on the team in total steals with 44 thefts … Led the team in steals in 14 games … Scored in double figures 19 times … Had three or more assists in 15 games and three or more made triples 10 times … Had 19 games with multiple made 3s … Averaged 10.5 points per game in league contests and shot 45.7 percent from 3-point land against the SEC, leading the conference among players with at least 42 makes … Ranked third among power conference players in 3-point field-goal percentage in league games among those to make at least 42 3s in conference play … Hit career bests in points (23, vs. South Carolina), rebounds (7, two times), assists (8, vs. NC Central), 3-pointers (6, two times), blocked shots (2, vs. Michigan State), steals (3, four times), and minutes played (35, vs. South Carolina) … Had a tendency for delivering in the clutch, delivering several clutch plays to help Kentucky secure victories throughout the season … Played a career-high 42 minutes in NCAA Tournament vs. Santa Clara …  Had 15 points and three steals in UK’s second round win over Missouri in the SEC Tournament … Broke out for a career-best 23 points and six 3-pointers in home upset over Vanderbilt … Hit a crucial 3-pointer with 1:51 remaining to help seal the win over South Carolina … Drilled six 3s for 18 points vs. Georgia … Poured in 18 points and five 3s at Florida, while also generating three steals … Made the go-ahead shot with 32 second to play in home win over Tennessee … Recorded 18 points in victory over Oklahoma …  Scored 13 points at Arkansas in a road win … Hit a dagger 3-pointer with less than a minute to go to help UK past Ole Miss in a game in which he finished with 12 points and seven rebounds … Scored 18 points vs. Texas along with seven rebounds … Scored 12 points, going 4 of 6 from distance in the road win at Tennessee, also snatching three steals, including one which led to the go-ahead basket from Otega Oweh with 34 seconds left … Made the inbounds pass to Malachi Moreno for the game-winning buzzer-beater as LSU … Became the first player in program history to drain at least four 3s in each of the team’s first three games … Had a career-high eight assists vs. NC Central … Earned the No. 1 play on SportsCenter for a massive dunk in season-opener vs. Nicholls, part of his 15 points … Was named the MVP of the BBN United Tipoff Classic, averaging 11.0 points, 4.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds while shooting 52.9 percent from 3-point range … College Sports Communicators Academic All-District.

2024-25: Saw action in 30 games during his freshman campaign … Scored 82 points, added 30 rebounds, 21 assists and 20 steals … Led the team in steals in seven games … Hit a 3-pointer in each of the team’s final seven games … Logged 60 of his 82 points over the final 11 games of the season for an average of 5.5 points per game … Drained a 3-pointer just before halftime in the Sweet 16 vs. Tennessee … Had six points and three steals in the win over Illinois in the NCAA Tournament … Posted nine points, while adding an assist and a steal against Troy in the NCAA Tournament … Had four points, two rebounds and an assist vs. Alabama in the SEC Tournament … Charted three points and three boards vs. Oklahoma in the SEC Tournament … Had eight points highlighted by a pair of 3s in the upset of Missouri on the road … Had a season-high 11 points and four assists in the home finale win over LSU … Posted four points and a pair of boards vs. No. 1 Auburn … Had five points and a pair of steals at Alabama … Scored seven points and added a season-high six rebounds to go with two assists and two steals in the home victory over Vanderbilt … Had two points in 17 minutes vs. Arkansas … Had three assists in the win over Brown … Tallied two points in five minutes vs. Georgia State … Drained a pair of 3s and chipped in with a block and a steal in the win over Jackson State … Recorded five points in 16 minutes vs. Lipscomb … Had five points and a pair of steals in 11 minutes vs. Bucknell … Made his collegiate debut with 15 minutes, two points, two assists and a steal vs. Wright State … Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Playing for Farmington High School, Chandler scored 1,587 career points and drained 135 3-pointers in his career … Also amassed 328 rebounds, 229 assists and 105 steals … Averaged 21.7 points per game, 4.3 rebounds per game, 2.8 assists per game and made 47 3-pointers as a senior … He had 15 games with 20 or more points, including a season-high 37 … Was named the Utah Gatorade Player of the Year … Ranked as the No. 33 overall player in the class of 2023 by 247Sports, the No. 6 combo guard and the No. 1 player in the state of Utah … Was rated No. 32 by ESPN and No. 43 by Rivals.

PERSONAL:
Born Feb. 9 in Cleveland … Parents are Jennifer and Jason Chandler … Has four siblings, Amaya, Avery, Cali and Lincoln … Father played volleyball at Utah …  Away from the court, he is golfing, bowling or playing board games … Lists his dad as his life’s greatest influence … Wears No. 5 because that was his father’s jersey number in college … Lists The Office as his favorite TV show … Dunked for the first time at age 15 in St. George … A superpower he would most like to have is the ability to time travel … Likes to take a nap before a game …An off-the-court talent includes playing Kendama … Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is favorite former Kentucky player.