Kentucky Coach Mark Pope offers elite 2025 five-star power forward Sports Illustrated
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MarkPopeisstartingtorecruitthe2025class,andoneplayerheandtheKentuckycoachingstaffjustofferedisfive-starpowerforwardNateAment.Heisrankedasthe16thbestplayerinthe2025classaccordingto247Sportscompositerankings.AmentisfromWarrenton,Virginia,possessesatonofathleticism,andisagreatshooterfromdeep.
CoachPopeofferedAmentthisweek,joiningothereliteprogramslikeDuke,Kansas,andCreighton.
WatchingfilmonAmentheisaprototypicalCoachPopeforwardashecanpassthebasketballandshot.Hecanhandlethebasketballandpullsforwardsandbigmenawayfromtherim.AmentisaplayerthatCoachPopewillpushhardafterinthisclassashewouldaddjustwhatthisstaffwants.
HereisthescoutingreportonAmentfromEricBossiof247Sports,“Pushing6-foot-8,Amentisaguywhobrokeoutonthenationalsceneduringthespringandsummerof2023whileplayingwithTeamLoadedNC.Whilehe’sstillabitonthethinside,Amentisamobileandskilledforwardwhohastheskilland ballskills toplayoutonthewingwhere
