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Collin Chandler<\/a><\/strong> went a long time without playing basketball. It was natural to expect that his ramp-up after two years on a Mormon mission would come with a hiccup or two. <\/p>\n

And unfortunately, that\u2019s what happened. Last month, Kentucky men\u2019s basketball head coach Mark Pope<\/a><\/strong> first mentioned<\/a> Chandler\u2019s minor offseason setback. Even though the ramp-up process was slow-played from the beginning (Pope has plenty of experience coaching basketball players right after their long missions), some sort of problem was bound to arise. <\/p>\n

Pope didn\u2019t go into details at the time, but Chandler explained on Tuesday what happened. <\/p>\n

\u201cI had a tweak in my hamstring that took a little bit (to recover from)<\/strong>,\u201d Chandler told reporters ahead of Kentucky\u2019s preseason opener against Kentucky Wesleyan on Wednesday. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t super terrible, but it\u2019s just kind of a nagging injury that takes a little bit of time to come back and to heal. There was a little bit of time where I had to let it heal. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut it came in at a good time when I feel like the team \u2014 we were on break for a little bit and then went through a little bit of a ramping process as we came back to campus. I didn\u2019t feel like I missed too much, which I\u2019m grateful for and I\u2019m grateful to be back now.\u201d<\/p>\n

For those curious about the exact timeline, that \u201cbreak\u201d came back in early August. The entire team took some time away (over two full weeks) from basketball at the Joe Craft Center to spend time with their families and loved ones before returning at the end of that month and diving right back into workouts. So Chandler isn\u2019t exaggerating when he said the hamstring injury came at a good time \u2014 even if he had to go through another <\/em>ramp-up process that wasn\u2019t always easy to deal with.<\/p>\n

Luckily for Kentucky fans eager to see the freshman (who is two years removed from high school) in action, Chandler added that he\u2019s back to feeling 100 percent<\/strong>. If you don\u2019t believe his word for whatever reason, his Dunk Contest victory<\/a> at Big Blue Madness (where he jumped over both Mark and Lee Anne Pope) and impressive 19-point showing<\/a> at the Blue-White Preseason Event should help settle your nerves. <\/p>\n

Pope has preached patience to Chandler during this entire process. Some days were easier than others. Pope\u2019s system requires well-conditioned athletes; which can be difficult while playing on a bum hamstring. The mental aspect of not playing for two years only to see an injury pop up was surely worse.<\/p>\n

But all of that is behind him now. <\/p>\n

\u201cStarting to get my legs under me a little bit,\u201d Chandler said of how he\u2019s feeling physically. \u201cTrying to just be aggressive to feel the game out, because it\u2019s been a while since that (ramp-up). Just trying to get a feel and I feel like that\u2019s coming back and I feel very comfortable on the floor and going after our guys. I\u2019m feeling good.\u201d<\/p>\n

A healthy Chandler will make his preseason Kentucky debut against Kentucky Wesleyan on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. EST on the SEC Network+.<\/p>\n

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