Chandler Hutchison

BIOGRAPHY

Chandler Hutchison was born on April 26, 1996, in Mission Viejo, California. He is a small forward in the NBA.

Hutchison lettered two years at Mission Viejo High School. As a junior, he averaged 13.8 points and 4.8 rebounds while leading Mission Viejo to the regional quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section 1AA Tournament.

In his senior season, he was ranked No. 80 in the ESPN Top 100, the No. 7 prospect in California and a consensus 4-star recruit by 247 Sports. He averaged 19.5 points and led Mission Viejo to the CIF Southern Section title game and regional quarterfinals of CIF State Championship tournament.

Hutchison posted 3.1 points per game as a freshman and started in the NCAA Tournament matchup versus Dayton. He averaged 6.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore in 2015–16. With the departure of James Webb III, coach Leon Rice began to look at Hutchison as more of an offensive threat, and he responded by hitting the weight room and remaking his jump shot. He had a breakout season as a junior, averaging 17.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game while making 37.7% of his threes. 

He declared for the 2017 NBA Draft but returned to the Broncos. Hutchison had a stellar senior year, averaging 20 points and 7.7 rebounds per contest. As a senior, he was named to the First-team All-Mountain West Conference. Hutchison was a Top-10 Finalist for the Jerry West Award and a Top-30 Finalist for the Naismith Trophy. Hutchison also was one of two MW Players of the Year, earning the honor from league mediawhile Nevada's Caleb Martin received the honor from the league's coaches.

Hutchison was drafted 22nd overall in the 2018 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. On July 3, 2018, Hutchison officially signed with the Bulls. He made his NBA debut playing three minutes in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on October 18.