Nate Ament latest news "rumors are swirling he will be in lexington tuesday night for the Tennessee game " last visit

[Wildcats1st]

Too many freshmen. If they come with no promise and pope makes them earn PT ok with it. That’s not the mindset of the top 150 players.

 

[NociHTTP]

Too many freshmen. If they come with no promise and pope makes them earn PT ok with it. That’s not the mindset of the top 150 players.

But I think Pope will lay down the law and make them see the positivity in being brought along in systematic fashion rather than just being thrown out to the wolves to prove their rating.

 

[gojvc]

It’s not my money, but I wouldn’t pay $5 million for Dybansta, the Boozers, Wilson, AND Ament!

Not for Freshmen! No way… And I’d be willing to bet that a team with the above collection of players wouldn’t sniff a FF either!

These kids are looking to cash in, NOT win National Championships.

I’m completely on board with the Todd Golden strategy. He said he’s not even recruiting freshmen unless he knows they specifically want to be at Florida. He might be creepy but that strategy seems to be working pretty well.

 

[SkyPrince1]

As of this point, Mark Pope has never landed a top 20 high school player outside of the state of Kentucky. I think he will eventually get it done, but so far he hasn't done it, so it still needs to be proven that he can do it. Lewis is top 25-35.

Wilson is the only player Pope didn't land that he actually invested a lot of time and resources in.
Jasper, Lewis, and Moreno were all primary targets or #1's on the staffs recruiting board.
When we got those commitments we're naturally going to get dropped by others like Mullins, Reibe etc.
There's a lot of conspiracy theories around Wilson's recruitment but IMO he's where he wants to be.
Idk how good Jasper and Moreno will end up being but no way any UK coach can pass on instate players ranked as high as they are.

 

[catfan220]

Meanwhile UNC loses again (blown out by Clemson!!), their NCAA tournament chances look to be hanging by a thread, and the chorus of Tar Heels calling for Hubert to be fired is getting louder... any chance Caleb Wilson is back on the market in a couple months...?

 

[Wildcat-in-STL]

Meanwhile UNC loses again (blown out by Clemson!!), their NCAA tournament chances look to be hanging by a thread, and the chorus of Tar Heels calling for Hubert to be fired is getting louder... any chance Caleb Wilson is back on the market in a couple months...?

whats crazy is that they might just end up with 20 wins anyways. Their remaining schedule is Syracuse (total record 11-13) , NC State (total record 9-14) , Miami (total record 5-18) , Virginia Tech (total record 11-13) , Virginia (total Record 12-12 and might finish below .500 when the ACC is over) and Florida State (total record 14-9) and finally Duke. thats only 1 NCAAT team in Duke and only 2 teams left to face thats over .500 on the year.

I fear the NCAA putting them in for 20 wins even if their metrics are god awful just for favoritism. So hopefully FSU or Virginia can beat them also and make sure they miss the tourney for sure

 

[Blueheart32]

whats crazy is that they might just end up with 20 wins anyways. Their remaining schedule is Syracuse (total record 11-13) , NC State (total record 9-14) , Miami (total record 5-18) , Virginia Tech (total record 11-13) , Virginia (total Record 12-12 and might finish below .500 when the ACC is over) and Florida State (total record 14-9) and finally Duke. thats only 1 NCAAT team in Duke and only 2 teams left to face thats over .500 on the year.

I fear the NCAA putting them in for 20 wins even if their metrics are god awful just for favoritism. So hopefully FSU or Virginia can beat them also and make sure they miss the tourney for sure

Let them in, then we can watch Jacksonville St or VCU bust that @ss!

 

[K_TIME]

Some of you seriously need to watch tape before putting any five star HS kid on a throne. Ament is a skilled 6”9 PF…yet is allergic to the paint instead opting to float on perimeter where his shooting and handles and passing are very good…but in college for one year for this multi million dollar investment…how will that play out vs other PF

Just compare a 6”9 196 lb Ament vs just these sec PF

Broyles USC
Newell UGA
Chenyulu UF
Theiro Ark

All these guys will be in college next year and could be type of players available in portal and just from sec…and id easily argue better then Ament in 2026. They are all 20+ lbs bigger, play with better motor in college and can play

So while seeing hs rankings are great…to pay top dollar for one year…you better be Cooper Flagg ready….Ament is far from that good. He reminds me of a shorter Skal Labissiere…and you can’t forget how underwhelming that year was

 

[SkyPrince1]

Some of you seriously need to watch tape before putting any five star HS kid on a throne. Ament is a skilled 6”9 PF…yet is allergic to the paint instead opting to float on perimeter where his shooting and handles and passing are very good…but in college for one year for this multi million dollar investment…how will that play out vs other PF

Just compare a 6”9 196 lb Ament vs just these sec PF

Broyles USC
Newell UGA
Chenyulu UF
Theiro Ark

All these guys will be in college next year and could be type of players available in portal and just from sec…and id easily argue better then Ament in 2026. They are all 20+ lbs bigger, play with better motor in college and can play

So while seeing hs rankings are great…to pay top dollar for one year…you better be Cooper Flagg ready….Ament is far from that good. He reminds me of a shorter Skal Labissiere…and you can’t forget how underwhelming that year was

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3 of the guys you listed will absolutely be gone to the NBA.
The guy from Fla plays center with Alex Condon as the 4.
Ament will fare far better next year than he would have this year.
If Ament comes to UK I look for him to play a lot like Almanor does just with more size and talent.

 

[Fox2monk]

whats crazy is that they might just end up with 20 wins anyways. Their remaining schedule is Syracuse (total record 11-13) , NC State (total record 9-14) , Miami (total record 5-18) , Virginia Tech (total record 11-13) , Virginia (total Record 12-12 and might finish below .500 when the ACC is over) and Florida State (total record 14-9) and finally Duke. thats only 1 NCAAT team in Duke and only 2 teams left to face thats over .500 on the year.

I fear the NCAA putting them in for 20 wins even if their metrics are god awful just for favoritism. So hopefully FSU or Virginia can beat them also and make sure they miss the tourney for sure

They have literally beat nobody.

 

[Fox2monk]

Some of you seriously need to watch tape before putting any five star HS kid on a throne. Ament is a skilled 6”9 PF…yet is allergic to the paint instead opting to float on perimeter where his shooting and handles and passing are very good…but in college for one year for this multi million dollar investment…how will that play out vs other PF

Just compare a 6”9 196 lb Ament vs just these sec PF

Broyles USC
Newell UGA
Chenyulu UF
Theiro Ark

All these guys will be in college next year and could be type of players available in portal and just from sec…and id easily argue better then Ament in 2026. They are all 20+ lbs bigger, play with better motor in college and can play

So while seeing hs rankings are great…to pay top dollar for one year…you better be Cooper Flagg ready….Ament is far from that good. He reminds me of a shorter Skal Labissiere…and you can’t forget how underwhelming that year was

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I’d feel more comfortable if he was built like Randle for sure.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

So then pope is 0 for 1, is that right? You think one recruit is a fair sample size? Haaahh, you are joking I hope. So lewis is 5 or 10 spots lower and what, he is not elite? What was Sheppard ranked, please remind us.

Pope didn't try to land elite high schoolers when he was at BYU?

O for 1 is not accurate, given Pope's entire career.

 

[UKSanders]

Some of you seriously need to watch tape before putting any five star HS kid on a throne. Ament is a skilled 6”9 PF…yet is allergic to the paint instead opting to float on perimeter where his shooting and handles and passing are very good…but in college for one year for this multi million dollar investment…how will that play out vs other PF

Just compare a 6”9 196 lb Ament vs just these sec PF

Broyles USC
Newell UGA
Chenyulu UF
Theiro Ark

All these guys will be in college next year and could be type of players available in portal and just from sec…and id easily argue better then Ament in 2026. They are all 20+ lbs bigger, play with better motor in college and can play

So while seeing hs rankings are great…to pay top dollar for one year…you better be Cooper Flagg ready….Ament is far from that good. He reminds me of a shorter Skal Labissiere…and you can’t forget how underwhelming that year was

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I don't disagree with your premise (lack of physicality being a problem). However, I see Ament as a SF more than a PF. If I'm right, he's more of a replacement for Jax/Koby.

PG - Lewis, Perry, Kerr(?), Portal to compete for starting position
SG - Oweh, Jasper Johnson
SF - Chandler, Noah, Ament (?)
PF - Portal starter & portal backup
C - Garrison, Moreno

I think the SG/SF positions will be fairly interchangeable. Oweh starts at one position, and it would be up to Noah, Johnson, Ament, Chandler to compete for the other. If Jasper wins, Oweh starts at the 3 w/the others off the bench. If Ament were to win the starting spot, then Oweh starts at the 2.

If matchups call for the need of a physically stronger SF on defense, Noah/Chandler would maybe get more run with Oweh. I know Chandler has shown next to nothing offensively this year, but he had decent offensive skills coming out of high school, so I am hoping the offseason will help him make a big jump...especially his perimeter shooting.

 

[kyfanrob]

I don't disagree with your premise (lack of physicality being a problem). However, I see Ament as a SF more than a PF. If I'm right, he's more of a replacement for Jax/Koby.

PG - Wilson, Perry, Kerr(?), Portal to compete for starting position
SG - Oweh, Jasper Johnson
SF - Chandler, Noah, Ament (?)
PF - Portal starter & portal backup
C - Garrison, Moreno

I think the SG/SF positions will be fairly interchangeable. Oweh starts at one position, and it would be up to Noah, Johnson, Ament, Chandler to compete for the other. If Jasper wins, Oweh starts at the 3 w/the others off the bench. If Ament were to win the starting spot, then Oweh starts at the 2.

If matchups call for the need of a physically stronger SF on defense, Noah/Chandler would maybe get more run with Oweh. I know Chandler has shown next to nothing offensively this year, but he had decent offensive skills coming out of high school, so I am hoping the offseason will help him make a big jump...especially his perimeter shooting.

you mean Lewis, not wilson

 

[UKSanders]

you mean Lewis, not wilson

yep... total brain lapse. Even when I typed Wilson, it was one of those moments when you know something didn't seem quite right, but I couldn't see the error.

 

[TFCats11]

Meanwhile UNC loses again (blown out by Clemson!!), their NCAA tournament chances look to be hanging by a thread, and the chorus of Tar Heels calling for Hubert to be fired is getting louder... any chance Caleb Wilson is back on the market in a couple months...?

Unfortunately, UNC (NIL) didn’t leverage the $$$ to secure Wilson if firing Davis was an option for this upcoming offseason. He’ll get one more year to get things back on track, but it will most likely be to no avail!

 

[qwesley]

Meanwhile UNC loses again (blown out by Clemson!!), their NCAA tournament chances look to be hanging by a thread, and the chorus of Tar Heels calling for Hubert to be fired is getting louder... any chance Caleb Wilson is back on the market in a couple months...?

With two top recruits that are projected to go 1st round this spring. That kind of makes the argument on the other side.

 

[JimboBBN]

Not getting my hopes up but he’s on campus now officially. Let’s see what the staff can do. Would give us a top 3 class if he committed.