Kentucky picked up an addition to its 2024-25 roster on Tuesday, when four-star guard and former BYU signee Collin Chandler committed to the Wildcats and became the program’s first commitment under new head coach Mark Pope, according to 247Sports. The 6-foot-4 guard ranked as a top-40 prospect in the Class of 2022 before spending two years on a Mormon mission. The upcoming season will mark his freshman year.
Chandler’s commitment comes after several members of UK’s 2024 recruiting class re-opened their recruitments following the departure of coach John Calipari for Arkansas. Four-star guards Billy Richmond and Travis Perry remain committed to UK, but four top-50 prospects formerly pledged to the Wildcats are now on track to play elsewhere next season.
Pope, who spent the past five seasons as BYU’s coach, played at UK under Rick Pitino from 1994 to 1996 and was a key part of the program’s 1996 national title run. With most of Kentucky’s 2023-24 roster either out of eligibility, in the transfer portal or headed to the NBA Draft, his first order of business is building a roster for next season.
CBS Sports is tracking the status of the Kentucky roster and recruiting class in real time. Here’s where every current UK player and commit currently stand.
Kentucky underclassmen
Reed Sheppard
GP: 33 | GS: 5 | PPG: 12.5 | RPG: 4.1
Sheppard was named CBS Sports Freshman of the Year after putting up one of the most efficient stat lines in the country. Sheppard made only five starts in 33 games but had an impact whenever he stepped onto the court. Sheppard finished the season shooting 53.6% from the floor, 51.1% on 3-pointers (on 4.4 attempts), and 83.1% from the charity stripe. Sheppard finished five steals shy (82) of breaking the single-season record set by Rajon Rondo during the 2004-05 season. He projects as a lottery pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
Jordan Burks
GP: 20 |…
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