Pat Kelsey is making a major push for Louisville’s dream 5-star PG Cayden Daughtry

Louisville basketball has been pushing for multiple 5-stars in the 2027 recruiting class, but so far, luck hasn’t been on their side. The Cardinals were in the mix for multiple 5-stars the past couple of months, including Reese Alston and DeMarcus Henry.

Louisville's No. 1 target is obvious after 5-star guard Reese Alston's update

Louisville made both 5-star players' names on updated recruiting lists days before the commitment; however, Alston ultimately committed to LSU, and Henry committed to North Carolina. Now, Kelsey and Louisville are quickly moving on from both 5-stars, and it is clear who their top target is.

We all know Kelsey loves to attack the guard position, and with Louisville missing on Alston, they have made 5-star Cayden Daughtry their top priority.

Pat Kelsey visits 5-star Cayden Daughtry for dominant performance

The Cards are looking to build momentum with Daughtry, as Kelsey has spent a lot of time with the 5-star in the past few months. Earlier this year, Kelsey visited Daughtry, followed by Daughtry's official visit to Louisville in late October.

Now, just a few weeks later, Kelsey was seen visiting the 5-star again, with the Cardinals' head coach in attendance for a dominant performance from the 5-star point guard.

For those who may not follow recruiting closely, Daughtry has emerged as one of the nation’s top prospects in the 2027 recruiting class. The 5-star point guard took the nation by storm this summer when he went on a historic run at the Nike Peach Jam.

The 5-star point guard averaged 34.8 points over five pool-play games, breaking Cam Thomas' record, and finished the event with 258 points, 49 assists, 34 rebounds, 23 steals, and only 16 turnovers. In his eight games, he averaged 32.3 points per game while shooting 49 percent from beyond the arc.

Now, he is a top-five recruit in the nation, and Kelsey has made it clear he wants Daughtry, and he wants him bad.

“I wasn’t planning on taking a visit there, but Pat Kelsey really just came down to South Florida when I was at one of my practices and put it straightforward: “We need you. We want you.” stated Daughtry, according to Tipton. “After reconsidering and seeing the energy he had, how Coach Jermaine and everybody came down to practice, and how they were, I couldn’t leave them out. So I decided to take a visit there, and I want to see what’s up. I want to see it firsthand.”

Daughtry finished the game Kelsey just attended with a dominant 39 points and 10 assists, while also shooting 54% from the field and 4-of-6 from beyond the arc. Kelsey has landed a 5-star in two straight classes, and he is looking to land his third with Daughtry.

The elite guard is a unanimous 5-star and ranks No. 3 overall and No. 2 among point guards. Right now, Louisville is in his final 14, but the biggest threat for the 5-star might be his local schools, as Florida State was also in attendance over the weekend.

Kelsey is making a strong push right now for Daughtry, and he is putting the Cardinals at least in the mix. Kelsey has landed a 5-star PG before, and now Kelsey is making it clear with his visits that he wants to land his second.

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