Collin Chandler, a four-star shooting guard from Farmington High School, has committed to BYU, he announced Wednesday on an Instagram Live with ESPN recruiting analyst Paul Biancardi.
The early signing period for Division I basketball began Wednesday and runs through Nov. 17.
Chandler, who also plays for the Utah Prospects AAU program on the adidas circuit, chose BYU over a list of suitors that included Utah, Stanford, Arizona, Gonzaga and Oregon. It is believed that Chandler had his options boiled down to Utah and BYU before ultimately choosing the Cougars.
Utah got Chandler’s final official visit over Halloween weekend. It followed his visit to BYU the previous week.
Per the 247sports composite, the 6-foot-5 Chandler, ranked No. 36 nationally in the class of 2022, is the highest-rated recruit in the history of the program.
Chandler had a breakout junior year at Farmington, where he averaged 22.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. He led the Phoenix to the 5A title game, where they lost to Lehi by just four points.
A member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chandler is expected to embark on a two-year LDS mission beginning later this year, which means he would not debut for BYU until the 2024-25 season, at which point the Cougars will be in the Big 12.
Chandler has been added to the USA Basketball junior national team player pool for 2022, a cycle that will include the FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship in June and the Under-17 World Cup in July. The Under-18 event will act as qualifying for the 2023 Under-19 World Cup.
Chandler opting to take his mission right out of high school would preclude him from participating with USA Basketball this summer.
The Tribune will update this story.
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