Collin Chandler -- 'one of the most talented high school players in the country' -- has signed with Kentucky

It's official -- Kentucky's first addition under new head coach Mark Pope put pen to paper on Monday.

Former BYU commit Collin Chandler made his flip official and has signed with the Wildcats, the program announced on Monday.

“Collin Chandler is one of the most talented high school players in the country,” Pope said in a release. “He has a silky-smooth jumper, a slippery ability to get to the rim, an explosive burst and the most impressive of all, he has incredible processing speed as he reads space and time and makes plays on pure instinct."

Chandler was a member of the 2022 class, ranked as a top-35 player in the country. He committed to BYU and then took a two-year mission trip.

The 6-foot-4 guard announced last week that he would be switching his commitment from BYU and following Mark Pope to Kentucky. He has all four years of eligibility remaining and will enroll this summer at Kentucky.

“Collin is the definition of a servant leader," Pope added. "He, on his own desire and expense, chose to leave basketball and his life to go and serve people in Africa and Europe for two years. It won’t take long for every Kentucky fan to feel his heart and his love for others. I absolutely cannot wait to coach a man and player like him.”

Chandler scored 1,587 career points and made 135 3-pointers in his career at Farmington High (UT).

He was named the Utah Gatorade Player of the Year in 2022 after averaging 21.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.

Chandler is part of a two-man high school class for Pope, joining Travis Perry -- a four-star point guard from Lyon County (Ky.). Perry was committed to the previous staff under John Calipari and is the only member of the previous 2024 class to keep his commitment to Kentucky.