UNC basketball’s Hubert Davis checked out smooth 2025 forward Nate Ament at a tournament in Raleigh.
Nate Ament, No. 15 overall on the 247Sports 2025 Composite, landed on the Duke basketball recruiting wishlist in September while visiting the Blue Devils. Eight miles down Tobacco Road, there had been no reports of UNC basketball interest in the Highland School (Va.) wing.
But on Wednesday evening, at the John Wall Holiday Invitational in Raleigh, third-year Tar Heel head coach Hubert Davis and an assistant returned to the hosting Broughton High School to watch Ament in action, per On3’s Jamie Shaw. Courtside seats included Virginia Tech’s Mike Young, plus assistants from Tennessee and LSU.
As Shaw noted in the following assessment of Ament’s on-display versatile repertoire, the 6-foot-8, 170-pound silky five-star shined to the tune of 20 points and 11 rebounds, albeit in an opening-round 72-69 loss to nearby Millbrook:
“When it comes to high-end upside, Nate Ament has that in spades. Listed at 6-foot-8, and pushing 6-foot-9, he is calm, cool, and collected on the ball.
“Ament found himself as the primary initiator a majority of the possessions…He has a confident handle, able to get to his spots on the floor and not be in a rush to do things. Ament has a smooth jump shot, that he knocks down when he is able to step into it. Ament rebounded the ball well and scored comfortably at each level.
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