NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Analyzing Kennedy Chandler’s final five

One of the top players in the 2021 NCAA basketball recruiting class recently cut his list to five. How might Kennedy Chandler fit at each of his finalists?

With the majority of the top 2020 recruits already committed to their respective schools, powerhouse programs across the country have begun to turn their attention to the 2021 group of prospects. While it is still early for many of those budding recruitments, 6-foot-1 point guard Kennedy Chandler has already narrowed his list of potential destinations to just five schools: North Carolina, Tennessee, Memphis, Kentucky, and Duke.

Considering Chandler is ranked as the No. 15 overall recruit in the 2021 class, it should come as no surprise that he has been a priority target for these five schools over the past few months. While he does not bring tremendous size to the point guard position, he is an elite athlete that can get to the basket at will while also boasting plenty of playmaking ability.

Chandler made a splash last summer as he helped guide Mokan Elite to the 2019 Nike EYBL Peach Jam Championship while playing up a year. Across 10 recorded games by AAU Stats, he posted averages of 14.2 points (.505/.440/.816), 6.6 assists, and 5.2 rebounds per game as one of the team’s primary scorers and distributors.

He plays with physicality, in addition to finesse, as he uses his strength quite well to finish through contact or fluster opposing guards on the defensive end. He is already a high-quality two-way contributor and his impact defensively should not be overlooked. Chandler is quite possibly the best all-around lead guard in the 2021 class thanks to his abilities as a defender, capable go-to scorer, and superb playmaker.

Now that he has released his final list of potential schools, let’s dive into how Chandler might fit at each and the kind of impact he can have at the collegiate level.