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Position Forward Height- 6-11 Weight- 225 Class Freshman Hometown- Zagreb, Croatia High School- Prirodoslovna škola Vladimira Preloga / Mega Superbet Major- Communication
Andrija Jelavic‘
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Mega Superbet in the Adriatic League, averaging 11.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals … Previously played for OKK Beograd, KK Mega Leks U18 and KK Cedevita Olimpija Junior … Played at the 2022 U18 Euro Championships averaging 11.3 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game in seven outings.
PERSONAL: Son of Andrijano and Sonja … Has a brother named Roko … Most memorable basketball moment was winning the U20 Euroleague … Received high school diploma from Prirodoslovna škola Vladimira Preloga … Most prized possession is a watch given to him by his father … Chose his jersey number for Dražen Petrović … Favorite food is lasagna … Favorite movie is Inception … Favorite thing he has binge watched is House of Usher … Lists Kevin Durant as favorite basketball player … Favorite former Wildcat is Devin Booker … Nicknames include Jela, Jelly and AJ.
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Collin Chandler
Position Guard Height- 6-5 Weight- 205 Class- Sophomore Hometown- Farmington, Utah High School- Farmington Major- Business Administration- Finance
2024-25: Saw action in 30 games during his freshman campaign … Scored 82 points, added 30 rebounds, 21 assists and 20 steals … Led the team in steals in seven games … Hit a 3-pointer in each of the team’ s final seven games … Logged 60 of his 82 points over the final 11 games of the season for an average of 5.5 points per game … Drained a 3-pointer just before halftime in the Sweet 16 vs. Tennessee … Had six points and three steals in the win over Illinois in the NCAA Tournament … Posted nine points, while adding an assist and a steal against Troy in the NCAA Tournament … Had four points, two rebounds and an assist vs. Alabama in the SEC Tournament … Charted three points and three boards vs. Oklahoma in the SEC Tournament … Had eight points highlighted by a pair of 3s in the upset of Missouri on the road … Had a season-high 11 points and four assists in the home finale win over LSU … Posted four points and a pair of boards vs. No. 1 Auburn … Had five points and a pair of steals at Alabama … Scored seven points and added a season-high six rebounds to go with two assists and two steals in the home victory over Vanderbilt … Had two points in 17 minutes vs. Arkansas … Had three assists in the win over Brown … Tallied two points in five minutes vs. Georgia State … Drained a pair of 3s and chipped in with a block and a steal in the win over Jackson State … Recorded five points in 16 minutes vs. Lipscomb … Had five points and a pair of steals in 11 minutes vs. Bucknell … Made his collegiate debut with 15 minutes, two points, two assists and a steal vs. Wright State … Named to the SEC First- Year Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Playing for Farmington High School, Chandler scored 1,587 career points and drained 135 3-pointers in his career … Also amassed 328 rebounds, 229 assists and 105 steals … Averaged 21.7 points per game, 4.3 rebounds per game, 2.8 assists per game and made 47 3-pointers as a senior … He had 15 games with 20 or more points, including a season-high 37 … Was named the Utah Gatorade Player of the Year … R ranked as the No. 33 overall player in the class of 2023 by 247Sports, the No. 6 combo guard and the No. 1 player in the state of Utah … Was rated No. 32 by ESPN and No. 43 by Rivals.
PERSONAL: Born Feb. 9 in Cleveland … Parents are Jennifer and Jason Chandler … Has four siblings, Amaya, Avery, Cali and Lincoln … Father played volleyball at Utah … Away from the court, he is golfing, bowling or playing board games … Lists his dad as his life’ s greatest influence … Wears No. 5 because that was his father’ s jersey number in college … Lists The Office as his favorite TV show … Dunked for the first time at age 15 in St. George … A superpower he would most like to have is the ability to time travel … Likes to take a nap before a game … An off-the-court talent includes playing Kendama … Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is favorite former Kentucky player.
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