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Kentucky head coach Mark Pope earns first commitment in Lexington with Collin Chandler

Newly hired Kentucky men’s basketball coach Mark Pope added his first addition to the 2024-2025 roster on Tuesday, flipping BYU’s Collin Chandler to Lexington.

Chandler, who is a 6-foot, 4-inch shooting guard out of Farmington, Utah, originally committed to Pope and BYU in 2022 but spent two years on a mission.

Mark Pope recognizes a reporter during his introductory press conference as the new head coach of Kentucky men’s basketball on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

In the early morning on Tuesday, Chandler posted a message on Instagram announcing he was being released from his national letter of intent and was no longer intending to go to BYU.