A few days after recording a career-high 31 points in a loss against the New Orleans Pelicans, former Tennessee point guard Kennedy Chandler turned in another strong performance. This time, Chandler did it against his hometown Memphis Grizzlies.
Chandler scored 26 points on 11-of-20 shooting from the field while adding 10 assists, five rebounds and two steals as the Utah Jazz defeated the Grizzlies 147-101.
The former Tennessee point guard wasn’t the only Vol who turned in a strong performance in the win. Former Tennessee guard Jahmai Mashack totaled his first career triple double in the game, totaling 13 points, 15 rebounds and 14 assists while playing all 48 minutes. In fact, it was a quadruple double with Mashack totaling 10 turnovers.
Chandler is getting his first extended run in the NBA this season, in part because of the Utah Jazz tanking efforts. However, the 5-foot-11 point guard is making the most of his opportunity.
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The Memphis native is averaging 15 points, 6.7 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game in 11 games played so far this season. He’s scored in double figures in nine of 11 games so far this season. Chandler is shooting 44.5% from the field and 39.5% from three-point range.
This season is the first time Chandler has played in the NBA since his 2022-23 rookie season with the Grizzlies when he played an average of 7.8 minutes in his 36 games played.
A five-star recruit, Chandler played one season at Tennessee and averaged 13.9 points, 4.7 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game. He averaged 14.7 points and five assists per game on his way to earning SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player honors as the Vols won the conference tournament for the first time since 1979.
Chandler declared for the NBA Draft after his freshman season with the Grizzlies selecting him early in the second round.
VFLs Jahmai Mashack and Kennedy Chandler featured as the two spotlight players in the NBA’s Grizzlies-Jazz Game Recap Video on YouTube
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