University of Tennessee forward Nate Ament has been named Southeastern Conference (SEC) Freshman of the Week for the fourth time this season, the league announced on Monday. Ament, 19, previously won the award twice in November and once in December. He was also named Southeastern Conference Player of the Week on January 26, bringing his total weekly honours to five this season. ALSO READ: Rwandan-American prodigy Ament progresses ahead of NBA draft The 2.08-metres-tall helped Tennessee secured two wins last week, averaging 20.5 points, seven rebounds and two assists per game. He also shot well from long range and was strong at the free-throw line, making 15 of his 20 attempts. Ament opened the week with 19 points, six rebounds and three assists on Wednesday, January 27, in an overtime win at Georgia. He made two of his five 3-point attempts in the 86-65 win. ALSO READ: Nate Ament: Youngster with Rwandan roots ranked among USA's basketball finest When Tennessee beat Auburn 77-69 three days later, Ament scored a game-high 22 points and co-led all players with eight rebounds, adding one assist and one block. He went 12-for-15 from the free-throw line, the most makes and attempts by any Volunteer in over seven years, since Grant Williams on January 23, 2019. This is the 26th Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week honour for a Tennessee player since the award was reinstated in 2005-06. It’s also the 14th in head coach Rick Barnes' 11-year tenure at the helm of the program. A native of Manassas, Virginia, Ament is the first Volunteer ever to win four SEC Freshman of the Week plaudits. Tobias Harris (2010-11) and Ramar Smith (2006-07) held the prior record of three.
