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Nate Ament wins Virginia high school basketball Gatorade player of the year

The 5-star power forward is a three-time state champion and led Highland School to their third consecutive state championship earlier this month:

Ross Van De Griek

Utah Prep's AJ Dybantsa shoots the ball over Highland's Nate Ament during a game at Emmanuel College in Boston on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
Utah Prep's AJ Dybantsa shoots the ball over Highland's Nate Ament during a game at Emmanuel College in Boston on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. / Marc Vasconcellos/The Enterprise / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Nate Ament, a five-star power forward from Highland School (Virginia) is the 2024-2025 Virginia boys basketball Gatorade Player of the Year.

Ament led the Hawks to a 42-7 record this season where they won their third consecutive state title defeating Bishop O'Connell, 56-51 in the VISAA Division 1 Championship Game earlier this month.

This season, Ament averaged 19.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game. In the state championship game, he recorded a double-double finishing with 24 points and 18 rebounds.

Ament is the No. 4 rated prospect as well as the No. 2 ranked power forward and No. 1 overall ranked player in the state of Virginia, according to 247Sports.

Ament currently holds 29 division-one offers where he is showing heavy interest from notable schools such as Arkansas, Duke, Kentucky, Louisville, and Tennessee.

He becomes the first member from Highland School to take home the prestigious award, as Paul VI's Darren Harris (Now at Duke) as the most recent Gatorade player of the year from the state of Virginia.

Highland's season will come to an end where they will play in the 3rd Annual Throne Hoops Invitational National Championships from March 27-29 in New Jersey.

Ament will also partake in the McDonald's All-American Game that will take place on Tuesday, April 1 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

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Ross Van De Griek
ROSS VAN DE GRIEK

Ross Van De Griek has been a high school sports writer covering the state of Florida since 2021. Ross also has been scouting high school basketball and Grassroots Basketball across the Southeast Region since 2022. Ross has been covering basketball and recruiting for High School on SI since August 2024. He has collaborated with Next Up Sports, Prep Hoops, and On The Radar Hoops throughout his scouting career. You can follow him on X @rossvdg14 or reach him via email rossvdg14@gmail.com for story ideas.

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