Tennessee star freshman Nate Ament will return to the lineup for the No. 25 Volunteers in opposition to Auburn in Thursday’s SEC quarterfinals.
Ament, who has missed the previous two video games with a leg harm that he suffered in opposition to Alabama on Feb. 28, was listed as out there on the SEC availability report.
A supply instructed ESPN that it was unsure how a lot Ament will play in opposition to Auburn.
Ament is a projected top-10 decide in the upcoming NBA draft and is Tennessee’s second-leading scorer behind Ja’Kobi Gillespie. Ament, a 6-foot-10 ahead who has impressed together with his versatility and taking pictures stroke, is averaging 17.4 factors, 6.4 rebounds and a couple of.4 assists per recreation.
His return looms massive for Auburn, which is on the NCAA tournament bubble. While a flurry of outcomes in different convention tournaments Wednesday helped Auburn’s case for a bid, a win could be important for the Tigers’ NCAA probabilities.
Ament scored 22 factors and grabbed eight rebounds in opposition to Auburn earlier this yr in a 77-69 Volunteers win. He shot 4-of-16 from the sphere in that recreation.
He left the Alabama recreation after a clumsy fall and missed subsequent video games in opposition to South Carolina and Vanderbilt.
