If slow and steady wins the Nate Ament race, Duke basketball may well be the program to prevail in the end. Throughout every stage of the five-star’s recruitment since the Blue Devils extended an offer during his unofficial visit to Durham around this same time last year, Jon Scheyer and his staff have consistently popped up at his games, all the while looking like a serious contender.
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On Wednesday, the first day of the open recruiting period, Scheyer sent a member of his juggernaut recruiting team to Highland School (Va.) to check in on Ament, a 6-foot-9, 185-pound forward who has risen 11 spots since last September to No. 13 overall on the 247Sports 2025 Composite.
According to On3’s Jamie Shaw, the list of suitors on hand included head coaches from Kentucky, Louisville, Notre Dame, Kansas State, and Georgetown, plus assistants from Duke, Kansas, and Virginia.
5⭐️ Nate Ament hosted the following schools at @Highland_Hoops today @On3Recruits is told
Mark Pope (Kentucky)
Pat Kelsey (Louisville)
Micah Shrewsberry (Notre Dame)
Jerome Tang (Kansas State)
Ed Cooley (Georgetown)Also assistants from Duke, Kansas, and Virginia. @theCBGLive https://t.co/W1P3CFTUa8 pic.twitter.com/1000giS65U
— Jamie Shaw (@JamieShaw5) September 5, 2024
Ament postponed a visit to Kentucky that was initially on tap for last weekend. For now, he’s slated to be on an official visit at Virginia next weekend. Meanwhile, although he has yet to announce dates for a return trip to Durham, the 17-year-old versatile phenom has noted plans to visit bluebloods Duke, UConn, and UNC at some point before choosing a college.
As for a timeline, Nate Ament has expressed no rush in making up his mind. And he hasn’t named finalists.
