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Collin Chandler Details His Wife’s Role In Decision To Leave Kentucky For BYU Amid Viral Misconception

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Collin Chandler decided to continue his college basketball career at BYU instead of Kentucky. His wife, Hannah, did not.

The highly-touted recruit wants to be clear that he made the decision for himself.

There are a lot of rumors about this high-profile college basketball transfer. A lot of them are false!

Who is Collin Chandler?

At 6-foot-4, 170 pounds, Chandler was rated as a four-star prospect in the recruiting Class of 2022. He was named as Utah’s Mr. Basketball as a senior at Farmington High School. He ranked as the No. 6 player at his position and a top-35 player overall.

Because Collin Chandler is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he did not begin his college basketball career until 2024 after a two-year mission in Sierra Leone. The talented combo guard was committed to play for Mark Pope at BYU when he left. Pope was hired by Kentucky while he was gone. He ultimately flipped his commitment to the Wildcats shortly before he returned.

Chandler played in 30 games as a freshman in 2024-25, all off of the bench. He averaged 9.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game as as a sophomore in 2025-26 and shot 41% from three-point range. Kentucky lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament. It was a breakout season for the Wildcats’ starting point guard.

And then he decided to leave. Chandler entered the transfer portal with a “do not contact” tag on April 8. That typically means that an athlete knows the program at which he wants to continue his career.

Sure enough, Chandler committed to BYU three days later.

Did his wife influence his decision to transfer out of Kentucky?

Collin Chandler and his wife, Hannah Chandler, recently appeared on the Y’s Guys podcast in Provo. They discussed a wide variety of topics, including his decision to leave Kentucky for BYU.

One particular clip went viral. Chandler said that he wanted to “be a part of a program that cares about their athletics.”

Wildcats fans took that as a shot at the administration and fanbase in Lexington. It wasn’t. The video clip was shared out of context. Chandler was referring to his first visit to BYU while he was still in high school in 2021.

Here is the full clip:

Another narrative surrounding his transfer involves his wife. Hannah wanted him to come back home! She wanted him out of the bars in Lexington! It is her fault that he left!

That is not true either. Collin Chandler made it abundantly clear that his wife was comfortable with whatever decision he made. She was nothing but supportive. She was not the driving force behind his transfer.

That settles that! Chandler loved his time at Kentucky and remains grateful for his two seasons with Mark Pope. He was ready for a change. BYU, which just so happens to be an elite team with a lot of money, called him back to Utah.