Baylor star V.J. Edgecombe, Nate Ament and others share their reaction to 5-star prospect Mikel Brown Jr.'s commitment to ACC powerhouse

Five-star prospect Mikel Brown Jr. has officially committed to the University of Louisville, and the announcement has generated plenty of reactions from fans and his fellow athletes. The highly anticipated decision was shared on Thursday via an Instagram post and it didn't take long for the comments to fill up with different responses.

Highland School (Virginia) five-star forward Nate Ament and Baylor guard V.J. Edgecombe dropped their congratulatory messages.

"Congrats, fam❗❗" Ament wrote.

“Prouda U♥️,” Edgecombe wrote.

Ohio State forward Sean Stewart, Northwestern commit Jake West, SMU signee Nigel Walls and Oak Ridge point guard Jalen Reece also took to the comment section.

"Litty," West wrote.

"CONGRATS BRO!!!" Stewart commented.

"This hard," wrote Nigel

“That’s tuff❤️🤞🏾,” Reece said.

Fans grabbed the opportunity to send Brown their well wishes.

"Welcome to the Ville!!!" one fan wrote.

"LETSS GOOOOOOO LS UPPP," another fan commented.

"Congrats Mikel!" one fan said.

Others focused on the Kentucky-Louisville rivalry, with some suggesting that the point guard's commitment could help revive it, as it has been one-sided for years.

"Good for them. College basketball needs the Kentucky/Louisville rivalry back. Last 7 years, it's just been Kentucky beating the crap out of them," one fan wrote.

"Must have committed just to verse Kentucky😂," another fan said.

"Just Beat Kentucky Bro. All I'm asking," another fan wrote.

Baylor star VJ Edgecombe, Nate Ament, and others share their reaction to 5-star prospect Mikel Brown Jr.'s commitment to ACC powerhouse. (Image via Instagram @mikel_brownjr, tiptonedits)

Brown chose the Cardinals over UCF, Alabama, Kansas, Michigan, LSU, Indiana and Kentucky, among others. He received 25 offers.

Mikel Brown Jr. becomes Louisville HC Patt Kelsey's first five-star recruit

With Mikel Brown Jr.'s commitment, Louisville coach Pat Kelsey, who took the reins of the team in March, has officially secured his first five-star recruit for the Cardinals. They were not able to land any commitment from the 10 offers they made this season.

The Cardinals have faced some tough competition in recruiting this season, as all nine of their other targets committed elsewhere, including Nate Ament and Jasper Johnson, who signed with Kentucky. Brown Jr.'s commitment could be the start of more commitments for Louisville.