"Wildcats is home": Hoops fans urge 5-star prospect Koa Peat to follow Bryce James' footsteps as he announces his final five schools 

Koa Peat, one of the two top 10 uncommitted prospects from the Class of 2025 has announced his final five colleges. The list includes Arizona, Houston, Baylor, Arizona State and Texas. Peat has been essential for Perry High School, which has a 17-2 record this season.

247Sports' Instagram page shared Peat's final five colleges along with some highlights of the 6-foot-8 power forward, displaying his work on both ends of the floor.

"5⭐️ PF Koa Peat is down to 5️⃣ Where do you want to see the No. 8 prospect play at the next level! 🏀," the post was captioned.

Arizona Wildcats fans joined the comments section to convince Peat to join Bryce James and Dwayne Aristode.

Hoops fans urge 5-star prospect Koa Peat to follow Bryce James' footsteps as he announces his final five schools

"@koapeat Arizona Wildcats is home 🙏🏽," a fan commented.

Another fan wanted Peat to stay in his hometown, "Arizona staying close to home 🏠."

"He’s going to Arizona or Arizona state he’s not leaving his home state," commented a fan.

"Arizona fans are going to be in shambles if he doesn’t commit, they’ve been obsessing for the last year and half." another fan commented.

Some neutral fans commented to give their opinions along with Arizona fans:

Hoops fans urge 5-star prospect Koa Peat to follow Bryce James' footsteps as he announces his final five schools

"omg!!! texas could use him but if Edgecombe stay another year at baylor and comes on....TOUGH!!!" commented a fan.

This fan wanted to see Peat in Houston, "Hope he goes to U of H. But staying home makes sense."

"Another Aaron Gordon in Arizona baby," a fan compared Peat with Aaron Gordon.

This fan wanted Peat to stay in his hometown, "Underbite let’s go!!!!! Be hometown athlete. Will payoff promise you!!!"

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Which program has the highest chance of landing Koa Peat?

Koa Peat received 35 offers from programs across the country, according to On3. However, after narrowing his list to five teams, the publisher's recruitment prediction system indicates that the Wildcats have the best chance of landing the Perry senior, with a 75.8% projection.

They are followed by Arizona State (4.6%), Texas (3.9%), and Baylor and Houston (3.3%). So far, Peat has made two unofficial trips to Arizona, on February 17 and November 22 last year. He also paid an official visit to the Wildcats on October 5.

Do you think we will see Bryce James and Peat playing together next season?