Most Kentucky fans believe the most underrated player on the 2025-26 basketball roster would be the Tulane transfer Kam Williams, but over the last few weeks, a new name has entered this debate. That name is sophomore guard Collin Chander.
Coach Pope posted some highlights on X this week that showed just how good Chandler is going to be for the Wildcats this season in his second year of college basketball.
A lot of Kentucky fans are forgetting that Chandler was a highly ranked recruit out of high school when he committed to play for Pope at BYU, but he was gone for two years on a mission trip, which kept him away from competitive basketball.
After getting to Lexington last season, it was clear that Chandler would need some time to adjust to the speed of college basketball, and his first few games weren’t the best. Over the course of the season, Chandler got more and more used to the speed of college basketball and eventually became a go-to guy for Coach Pope in the NCAA Tournament.
As a 6’5 205-pound guard, Chandler can play all over the backcourt. He is a freak athlete but can also handle the basketball at a high level. Now that Chandler has a deep understanding of the Pope system, he can run this offense, and this will give the Wildcats an excellent guard off the bench.
The starting backcourt for the Wildcats will likely be Jaland Lowe, Otega Oweh, and Denzel Aberdeen, but Chandler will come off the bench and do whatever Coach Pope needs from him.
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