Collin Chandler Enters Transfer Portal; What are BYU’s Chances?
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Kentucky guard Collin Chandler entered the transfer portal Wednesday with a “do not contact” label.
NEWS: Kentucky guard Collin Chandler has entered the transfer portal, source told ESPN. Chandler has been labeled with a "Do Not Contact" tag. He averaged 9.7 points and shot 41% from 3 as a sophomore in Lexington this season.
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Collin has spent the last two years at Kentucky and saw a nice jump from his freshman to sophomore year. Collin was, of course, committed to BYU for over two years including during his mission. He followed Mark Pope to Kentucky once he returned home two years ago.
Sources tell me that Collin and his wife want to return home to Utah to be closer to family. BYU is the strong favorite to land Collin and I would be surprised if BYU isn’t the destination.
After averaging 2.7 points as a freshman, Collin saw a big jump as a sophomore. Collin started in 31 of 36 games for Kentucky and averaged 9.7 points while shooting 73-178 (41%) from three. BYU’s pitch to Collin will be what the staff did for Richie Saunders. Saunders averaged 9.6 points and shot 36% from three as a sophomore for BYU. After Kevin Young came to BYU, Richie was named Big 12 Most Improved player as a junior and averaged 16.5 points.
Collin has All-Big 12 potential and would have the chance to be a focal point of BYU’s offense. He already is a great shooter, and has the athleticism to finish above the rim and score in a variety of ways. He will be a junior this upcoming season.