Chandler Hutchison

Chandler Hutchison (born April 26, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at Boise State.[1]

Chandler Hutchison

No. 15 – Chicago Bulls
Position	Small forward / Shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	April 26, 1996 Mission Viejo, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo, California)
College	Boise State (2014–2018)
NBA draft	2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–present	Chicago Bulls
2019–2020	→Windy City Bulls
Career highlights and awards
MW Player of the Year – Media (2018) 2× First-team All-MW (2017, 2018) MW All-Defensive Team (2018)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

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[2] 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.

College career

Hutchison posted 3.1 points per game as a freshman and started in the NCAA Tournament matchup versus Dayton.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] As a senior, he was named to the First-team All-Mountain West Conference.[6] Hutchison was a Top-10 Finalist for the Jerry West Award and a Top-30 Finalist for the Naismith Trophy.[3] Hutchison also was one of two MW Players of the Year, earning the honor from league media[7] while Nevada's Caleb Martin received the honor from the league's coaches.[8]

Professional career

Chicago Bulls (2018–present)

Hutchison was drafted 22nd overall in the 2018 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.[9] On July 3, 2018, Hutchison officially signed with the Bulls.[10] He made his NBA debut playing three minutes in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on October 18.[11]

On January 23, Hutchison suffered an acute injury to a sesamoid bone in his right foot.[12] He was assigned to the Bulls’ NBA G League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls to rehabilitate his injury on December 31, 2019.[13]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	Chicago	44	14	20.3	.459	.280	.605	4.2	.8	.5	.1	5.2
2019–20	Chicago	28	10	18.8	.457	.316	.590	3.9	.9	1.0	.3	7.8
Career		72	24	19.8	.458	.295	.595	4.1	.8	.7	.2	6.2

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014–15	Boise State	29	18	12.3	.356	.286	.649	2.0	.8	.5	.1	3.1
2015–16	Boise State	31	8	19.8	.497	.231	.636	4.1	1.3	.7	.4	6.8
2016–17	Boise State	32	32	31.7	.495	.377	.665	7.8	2.6	1.2	.2	17.4
2017–18	Boise State	31	31	31.0	.475	.385	.728	7.7	3.5	1.5	.3	20.0
Career		123	89	24.0	.476	.353	.687	5.5	2.1	1.0	.2	12.0

References

1. "Chandler Hutchison". Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
2. "Chandler Hutchison - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
3. Walton, Brandon (March 2, 2018). "Boise State set to say farewell to Chandler Hutchison on Senior Night". Idaho Press. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
4. Fischer, Jake (December 13, 2017). "Chandler Hutchison is the NBA Draft's Hidden Gem". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
5. Roberts, Rachel (February 13, 2018). "From 'soft, immature, entitled' to the 'best player in Boise State history'". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
6. Zeigler, Mark (March 6, 2018). "SDSU's Malik Pope named second team all-conference". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
7. "Mountain West Men's Basketball All-Conference Media Awards" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. March 4, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
8. "Mountain West Announces 2017-18 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. March 6, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
9. Johnson, K.C. (June 21, 2018). "Bulls select Boise State's Chandler Hutchison with No. 22 pick in draft". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
10. "Bulls sign Carter Jr. and Hutchison". NBA.com. July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
11. Greenberg, Daniel (October 19, 2018). "Chicago Bulls: Chandler Hutchison played three minutes in his NBA debut". Pippen Ain't Easy. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
12. "Chandler Hutchison Injury Update". NBA.com. January 26, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
13. Miller, Andrew (December 31, 2019). "Chandler Hutchison assigned to G-League Windy City Bulls". Pippen Ain't Easy. Retrieved January 4, 2020.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com or Basketball-Reference.com
• Boise State Broncos bio