5-star PF Koa Peat trims list to 10, includes Kentucky

Koa Peat has done a good job of keeping his recruitment tight to the vest, but a significant step was made on Thursday.

Peat, a 6-foot-8 power forward from the class of 2025, chopped his list of 30-plus Division I offers down to a top 10, according to On3’s Joe Tipton. Kentucky made the cut, as did Arizona State, Arizona, Baylor, Houston, Texas, Michigan, North Carolina, Duke, and UCLA. Peat is considered the No. 4 overall high school junior in the country per On3’s Industry Ranking.

So far, Peat has taken just three official visits to Michigan (Sept. 1), Texas (Sept. 29), and North Carolina (Nov. 10). Kentucky has yet to receive a visit and he tells Tipton he’s currently unsure of which schools he plans to go see next.

NEWS: Five-Star Plus+ PF Koa Peat, the No. 4 overall player in the 2025 class, tells @On3Recruits he’s trimmed his 30+ offers down to 10 schools.

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Peat is one of just 10 class of 2025 recruits to hold an offer from Kentucky, which he received back in April 2023.

The Gilbert (AZ) Perry High product is the son of former NFL offensive lineman Todd Peat and is the youngest of seven children, most of them also playing college sports. Clocking in at 6-foot-8, 220 pounds, Peat has all the physical tools to be a physical, bruising forward at the college level and beyond.

“Koa Peat is a productive, physical presence,” On3’s Jamie Shaw wrote. “Despite his young age, he has good length and a very strong frame. He is an active rebounder in his area, chasing rebounds and securing the possessions. He pushes the break with a purpose, showing great balance and floor vision. Needs to develop the jump shot, streaky at all levels. He finishes well around the basket, has good footwork, and he finishes through contact. The production is hard to ignore.”

Peat helped lead Perry High School to its first-ever Arizona Class 6A state championship as a freshman and has continued to improve ever since. He averaged 19.7 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.7 blocks per game as a sophomore, winning Arizona’s Gatorade Player of the Year along the way. He also won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2022 FIBA Under-17 World Cup.