Tennessee Freshman Nate Ament Listed as Contender For No. 1 NBA Draft Pick in 2026
From Karl-Anthony Towns to Cooper Flagg, the NBA Draft has seen nine college freshmen taken as the top overall draft pick since 2015. Tennessee is hoping that its own star freshman player is next on that list. Excitement is high around Tennessee true freshman Nate Ament, who was the No. 4 overall prospect in the […]
This Tennessee Basketball Player Considers Himself Five-Star Freshman Nate Ament’s ‘Bodyguard’
If you plan on messing with Tennessee basketball’s five-star freshman Nate Ament on the court, you’re going to have to answer to a 6-foot-8, 265-pound enforcer. Jaylen Carey, a Vanderbilt transfer forward, is taking up the role as Ament’s ‘bodyguard’ this season. The fiery big man doesn’t want opponents trying to push around the freshman, […]
Jaylen Carey on Tennessee Freshman: ‘He’s Like A Baby Kevin Durant’
Tennessee transfer Jaylen Carey has seen a lot of basketball and a lot of good players in his day. The 6-foot-8 forward began his career at James Madison before playing with Vanderbilt during the 2024-2025 season. But his new teammate at Tennessee might be on a different level entirely. True freshman Nate Ament is bringing […]
What the Odds are Tennessee Basketball Will Have a Wooden Award Winner
Tennessee basketball has the chance to roster the best player in college basketball this season. The Wooden Award, annually given to the most outstanding player in the sport, had odds released for who the preseason favorites are to win the award. The list of 54 players included two Vols toward the top of the list, […]
WATCH: Bryson DeChambeau Helps 6-foot-9 Tennessee Freshman Fix His Slice
Nate Ament is widely known as one of the top freshman prospects entering the college basketball scene this year. He was the No. 4-ranked prospect in the 2025 recruiting class and even projects as a Top 5 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. But before his freshman season begins in Knoxville, the 6-foot-9 wing is […]
Tennessee Tagged With Differing Opinions in Way Too Early Rankings and Bracketology Projections
Tennessee will have a new-look basketball team when it hits the court for the first time in the regular season this fall. But while the Vols lost household names such as Zakai Zeigler, Chaz Lanier, and Jahmai Mashack, Rick Barnes and his staff have done a good job at reloading and rebuilding to make another […]
Where Tennessee’s Nate Ament Is Projected To Be Selected In 2026 NBA Mock Drafts
Two Tennessee basketball players, Chaz Lanier and Jahmai Mashack, were selected in the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft this week. Tennessee has now had a player taken in six straight NBA Drafts under Rick Barnes. That streak will almost certainly reach seven seven next June when the Vols’ Nate Ament begins his professional […]
Tennessee Basketball Rises In Latest Way-Too-Early Bracketology Report
Tennessee is on the rise in Joe Lunardi’s latest Way-Too-Early Bracketology update for ESPN on Tuesday. Lunardi’s early bracketology report is set to update once a month until October. In his previous set of rankings, Tennessee was listed as a three-seed. Perhaps he saw Ryan Schumpert’s practice observation report for RTI from the Vols’ summer […]
Could This Be The Next Nate Ament For Tennessee Basketball?
Tennessee freshman Nate Ament signed with the Volunteers in April and is already turning heads during summer practices on campus. But while he hasn’t played any games yet, Ament did arrive in Knoxville as the Vols’ highest-rated all-time commit, according to 247Sports’ recruiting rankings. Ament edged out Kennedy Chandler and Tobias Harris for the top […]
WATCH: Tennessee Basketball Newcomer Highlights During Summer Workout on Rocky Top
Tennessee Basketball hosted a practice available to the media on Tuesday afternoon in Knoxville, giving a quick glance into the new-look roster that Rick Barnes and his staff assembled during the early stages of the offseason. The practice gave a good look at some of Tennessee’s newcomers, including freshmen Nate Ament, Amari Evans, DeWayne Brown, […]