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Nate Ament shares positive thoughts on Mark Pope; is Louisville the favorite?
Mark Pope has been working endlessly with recruiting since being hired as the Kentucky Wildcats’ newest head basketball coach.
Pope has been on the road building a roster for 2024 and the program’s future.
Most recently, Pope and Kentucky made an offer to 5-star forward Nate Ament.
Pope has been in communication with the 6-foot-9 forward since BYU, and has continued that relationship in Lexington.
Ament spoke with Kentucky Sports Radio about his relationship with Pope and his staff saying, “They’re great people. They FaceTime me often, they talk to me a lot. Great sense of humor, great guys, it’s great getting to know them honestly. Mark Pope, him at BYU they were a great team, they shot a lot of threes. That’s kind of attractive to me as a player. He’s a great offensive mind, great coaching mind. It’s kinda hard not to like what he’s showing me right now.”
Ament is a big fan of the style of play Pope implements and believes he would fit in perfectly.
“I feel like I can play fast, be able to slow it down, be able to spread the ball, shoot the three, do whatever they need me to do,” he said.
The small forward has great shot-making abilities and is an incredibly attractive recruit because of his current skill set. That is why he is hearing from big-time schools like Kentucky, Virginia, Kansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, UConn, and many others.
However, don’t sleep on Kentucky’s in-state rival being a major player.
In a recent post at On3, Jamie Shaw made predictions for where several of the top 2025 recruits will land, and he picked the Louisville Cardinals to land Ament, though with only 20% confidence in the pick.
Shaw also added, “Virginia, Kentucky, Louisville, and Duke are the schools that sources tell me should be involved until the end.”
Ament currently has plenty of time to enjoy the recruitment world and has no intentions of making any decisions on his commitment anytime soon.
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PENDLETON CO., Ky. — A woman was killed, and two juveniles were seriously injured Friday night in a two-vehicle crash in Pendleton County, Kentucky State Police said.
Police said troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash near the 2600 block of US-27 around 9 p.m. Friday.
Troopers found that 67-year-old Sandra Barker was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox north on US-27 when she crossed the center line and struck a 2018 Ram truck that was being driven by a 57-year-old man.
Barker was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Two juveniles, who were passengers in the Ram truck, were transported to the hospital with serious injuries. Police did not say if the 57-year-old driver of the truck was injured or not.
Troopers said the investigation into the crash is in the early stages, and it’s being reconstructed by Kentucky State Police’s Post 6 in Dry Ridge.
Troopers were assisted by the Pendleton County Coroner’s Office, Pendleton County EMS, Pendleton County Fire Department, Southern Campbell EMS, Northern Pendleton Fire/EMS and AirCare.
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Is the mint julep overhyped? See what was said at Kentucky Derby 2026.
Courier Journal’s Keely Doll and Olivia Evans asked racegoers at the 152nd Kentucky Derby if the mint julep, a derby-staple, live up to its hype.
It’s National Mint Julep Day, a celebration of one of Kentucky’s most recognizable cocktails.
The popular bourbon drink has long been tied to Louisville and the Kentucky Derby. According to Churchill Downs, about 127,000 mint juleps are served over the two-day Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby weekend.
How to make a mint julep
Let’s Talk Derby: How to make a mint julep for the Kentucky Derby
It’s time for another ‘Let’s Talk Derby with Kathryn and Kirby’ video. Learn how to make the official drink of the Kentucky Derby: the mint julep.
How many mint juleps are served during Kentucky Derby weekend each year?
According to Churchill Downs, about 127,000 mint juleps are served over the two days of Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby weekend. This number of cocktails requires more than 10,000 bottles of bourbon, 2,250 pounds of freshly harvested mint and 475,000 pounds of ice.
The mint julep has been a traditional beverage of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby for nearly a century.
Reach Marina Johnson at Marina.Johnson@courier-journal.com.
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