"Getting the Kentucky/Louisville fans excited": Hoops fans react to Nate Ament's visit to Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats

After officially visiting all interested schools, Nate Ament, the highest-rated uncommitted prospect from the Class of 2025, finally went to Lexington for an official visit to Kentucky. He is not expected to make any other visits.

The No. 4 overall prospect from the Class of 2025 posted photos of his official visit to Kentucky, These included pictures with coach Mark Pope and him wearing a Wildcats jersey.

Slam High School posted the highlights of his visit to Lexington.

As the No. 4 overall from his class, many schools would want Ament on their team. His official visit to Kentucky had a lot of college hoops fans talking.

"Getting the Kentucky/Louisville fans excited just to sign with Duke. 😂😂," one fan pointed out, noting Duke is the favorite to land Ament.

"he's going to Duke, check his "following"," said another hoops fan.

"My young boy right here he’s one of them frfr!!! 💯💪🏾🤝🏾," commented another fan.

Meanwhile, fans of the Louisville Cardinals made their presence felt in the comments section.

"@ament_nate louisville the way we got u bro," said one Cardinals fan.

"the ville," said another commenter.

"yaa i dont see him in the uniform… BigBlue migh not be him 🔮," added another person.

Hoops fans react to Nate Ament officially visiting Kentucky (Source: Instagram/ slam_hs)

Schools went all out during Ament's visits. Duke, the favorite to land him, brought out the big guns, with five-star recruits Shelton Henderson, Cayden Boozer and Cameron Boozer sitting with Ament courtside at the Feb. 1 game against North Carolina.

Louisville and Kentucky fans battle for Nate Ament at NIL fan betting site

Nate Ament was the first high school athlete to sign with FanStake, a website where fans pledge money to their favorite athletes to entice them to their favorite school. Fans deposit $25 and if the athlete picks the school they want, they have to pay. If not, they will get their deposit back.

Louisville fans top the leaderboard with $34,680 pledged to Ament, but Kentucky fans are not far behind. So far, Wildcats fans have pledged $25,570 to try and get Ament. These two schools have gathered far more pledges than third-place Duke with $5,230.