How Shaquille O'Neal helped recruit Nate Ament to Tennessee

Posted Jun 11, 2025
Shaquille O’Neal deserves some credit for helping Tennessee land five-star Nate Ament. On his Netflix series, ‘Power Moves with Shaquille O’Neal,’ Shaq offers Ament some insight. Shaq didn’t specifically steer Ament toward Tennessee, but he steered him away from Duke while the Vols and Blue Devils were seemingly the final two schools involved. (Volquest)

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