5-Star PF Nate Ament Commits to Tennessee Over Duke, Arkansas, More

Nate Ament, a 5-star class of 2025 power forward, revealed that he has chosen to play college basketball at the University of Tennessee.

Ament made his decision official via an announcement on his Instagram page Sunday.

"After a lot of thought and prayer, I’m blessed to announce my commitment to the University of Tennessee!" Ament wrote.

"I’m incredibly grateful to all the coaches and programs who took the time to recruit me.

"Huge thanks to everyone who’s helped me get to this point — my family, coaches, teammates, and most importantly, my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."

The 6'9", 185-pound Ament ranks fourth overall on the latest 247Sports Composite list of class of 2025 players. Per 247Sports, Ament received 29 offers and had seven visits to Tennessee, Duke, Arkansas, Kentucky, Notre Dame, Louisville and Texas.

Ament now joins a team led by Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes, who was at Texas before his time with the Vols. Barnes notably coached NBA superstar Kevin Durant when he was one-and-done with Texas during the 2006-07 season.

Ament notably told ESPN's Jonathan Givony that Barnes sees him as a similar one-and-done talent.

It's very possible that could be the case given how much scouts recognize his potential already. Ament is held in high regard, sitting fourth on the On3, ESPN and Rivals class of 2025 rankings.

NBA scouts apparently love his "upside and talent," per ESPN's Jonathan Givony,

As for Tennessee, this is a massive win for a program that just got its highest-ranked recruit ever, per GoVols247.

Tennessee now has six players in its class of 2025: 4-star shooting guard Amari Evans, 4-star center DeWayne Brown, 3-star point guard Troy Henderson, Vanderbilt transfer center Jaylen Carey and Maryland point guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie.