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Mark Pope flips longtime BYU commit to Kentucky

Collin Chandler, one of BYU’s best basketball recruits in modern history, is following Mark Pope to Lexington.

Collin Chandler, one of BYU’s best basketball recruits in modern history, is following to Lexington.

On Tuesday, it was announced that Chandler — who was a four-star signee in BYU’s 2022 class— would be coming to , according to a report by 247Sports.

Chandler will be released from his national letter of intent with the Cougars, which he signed in November 2021, in order to follow Pope to Kentucky.

A 6-foot-4 combo guard prospect, Chandler was ranked as a four-star recruit and the No. 37 overall player in the country by the 247Sports Composite in that 2022 recruiting class.

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