Nate Ament (born December 10, 2006) is an American

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player who currently attends Highland School in

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Early life and high school

Ament grew up in

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and initially attended Colgan High School. He played as a reserve on the varsity basketball team during his freshman season and scored 53 total points. He averaged 18.2 points and 9.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore. After his sophomore year Ament transferred to the Highland School in

. He averaged 19.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.0 blocks, and 3.7 assists per game in his first season at Highland. During his senior year, he signed a shoe deal with

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. Ament is a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2025 class, according to major recruiting services.

National team career

Ament played for the United States under-18 basketball team at the

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. He averaged 3.7 points and 1.5 rebounds per game as the United States won the gold medal.

Personal life

Ament's father, Albert, played

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at Wayne State. His mother, Godelive, is a native of

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and met Albert while he was working for

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and both were taking part in relief efforts in the aftermath of the Genocide Against Tutsi in Rwanda.

References

External links

USA Basketball bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ament, Nate 2006 births Living people American men's basketball players American people of Rwandan descent Basketball players from Virginia McDonald's High School All-Americans Power forwards