Chandler Prater
PRONUNCIATION
Career Honors:
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2022-23)
College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team (2022-23)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2021-22)
2022-23 (Junior)
Appeared in 35 games, making 33 starts…Earned Academic All-Big 12 and CSC Academic All-District Team honors…Scored in double figures 14 times, including two games with 20+. points…Set a new career-high with 24 points at TCU (March 4)…Recorded four double-doubles, including three in a four-game span during the Big 12 Tournament and WNIT…Ranked fifth on the team in scoring at 9.5 points per game and tied for second in rebounding, averaging 6.0 boards per contest…Pulled down 10 or more rebounds on six occasions, including a career-high 16 against Nebraska (March 23) in the WNIT…Blocked a career-high five shots against UTA (Nov. 16) and finished with 23 blocks for the season…Dished out a career-best six assists on three occasions, including against Western Kentucky in the opening round of the WNIT…Shot 40.6 percent (125-308) from the field, 27.7 percent (13-47) from three-point range and 78.9 percent (71-90) from the free throw line…Totaled 89 assists and 60 steals.
2021-22 (Sophomore)
Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team…Appeared in all 31 games, making three starts…Averaged 19.3 minutes per game as the Jayhawks’ sixth man…Scored 10 or more points in 11 games, with a career-high of 18 against Texas Tech (Jan. 22)…Set a career-high with eight rebounds on four occasions…Averaged 7.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game for the year…Shot 44.0% from the field and 81.7% from the free throw line…Totaled 43 assists, 26 steals and 9 blocked shots.
2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in 20 games and notched a total of 255 minutes…Shot 37.7 percent from the field and 66. 7 percent from the free throw line…Made four three-pointers and pulled down 48 rebounds…Posted a high of 14 points against Texas Tech and six field goals made against Texas.
2019-20 (Redshirt)
Redshirted 2019-20 season
Prior to Kansas
Prepped at North Kansas City High School, earning letters in basketball…Ranked No. 73 overall in the 2019 signing class by Blue Star Basketball Report…Won Missouri State Championship as a senior…Two-time DiRenna Award winner, which goes to the best high school basketball player in the Kansas City area…Averaged 21.4 points per game as a junior…Scored over 1,000 points during high school career…Set the school record for most points scored in a game after registering 40 against Staley…Named conference player of the year four times and was named to the USA Today Missouri All-State Second Team in 2018.
Personal
Daughter of Jacinthia Prater-Minatee…Has two younger sisters: Calissa and Camryn…Wants to play basketball professionally after graduation.