"I don't like rankings": Nate Ament shares his feelings on going from an unranked hooper to one of the top 2025 class prospects

Nate Ament is the highest-ranked uncommitted player from the Class of 2025. On the Youngins Sports Podcast on Wednesday, he talked about his journey and ranking, claiming he wasn't ranked in his freshman and start of his sophomore year:

"For ESPN, I know it was kind of different, I know I was ranked early on On3 and 247Sports. But freshman year wasn't ranked, beginning of sophomore year, I wasn't ranked and then I think sophomore summer or beginning of junior year, I debuted on ESPN like 40 or something or 50, and then from then it kind of just have been a steady steady increase," said Ament. (1:16 - 1:38)

He also said that he's not a big fan of the rankings but they help him track his progression:

"I don't like rankings but it's cool to see the work you've been putting in, it has been seen by everyone else. If tomorrow, I'm ranked 50 again, it wouldn't matter to me.

"I'm still going to be the same guy, I'm still going to work just as hard so I mean rankings don't really matter to me as well. It's just kind of cool to see how far I've come um from a growth standpoint," Nate Ament continued. (1:38 - 2:02)

Ament partnered with team-building platform Fanstake for a NIL deal on Jan. 15. The deal allows fans to leverage Ament's decision when he decides on a program. Louisville fans have pledged $30,000 to convince Ament to join them.

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Nate Ament makes official Duke visit

With Cardinals fans pledging $30,000 to secure Ament, the Manassas, VA, native took a visit to the Blue Devils during their game against arch-rivals North Carolina on Sunday.

A total of 29 colleges have shown interest in signing Ament, according to 247Sports. These include Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Texas, Duke, Louisville and Kansas State.

On3's Recruitment Prediction Machine puts Duke as the frontrunner to land Nate Ament. The Blue Devils have a 26.1% chance of securing his signature. Jon Scheyer's team is followed by Tennessee with a 17.3% probability and Louisville with a 14.8% chance.