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The NBA draft tipped off Tuesday with the first round at Barclays Center in Brooklyn , New York. The draft consists of two rounds and 60 picks. The second and final round will be held Wednesday (ESPN).
Tennessee freshman forward Nate Ament was selected by Miami in the first round with the No. 13 overall pick. He was traded to Milwaukee after being drafted.
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Ament played at Tennessee during the 2025-26 season and appeared in 35 games, including 35 starts. He averaged 16.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest.
Ament's career high for points in a game was 29 against Oklahoma on Feb. 18. He also recorded career highs for rebounds (11) versus Vanderbilt on March 13 and assists (five) against Mississippi State on Feb. 11.
Tennessee has produced 58 NBA draft picks all time in program history. Ament is also the 11th former Vol to be selected in the NBA draft who played for head coach Rick Barnes .
Tennessee basketball all-time NBA draft picks
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| Year |
Name |
Round (overall) |
Team |
| 1948 |
Marshall Hawkins |
3rd (26) |
|
| 1949 |
Paul Walther |
4th (39) |
|
| 1950 |
Art Burris |
3rd (31) |
|
| 1950 |
Hugh Jones Jr. |
7th (80) |
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
| 1950 |
Ed Montgomery |
12th (121) |
|
| 1953 |
Doug Atkins |
17th (119) |
Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1955 |
Ed Wiener |
4th (25) |
Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1956 |
Carl Widseth |
12th (83) |
Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1959 |
Gene Tormohlen |
2nd (11) |
|
| 1960 |
Dalen Showalter |
4th (25) |
|
| 1963 |
Orb Bowling |
11th (76) |
|
| 1964 |
Danny Schultz |
8th (64) |
|
| 1965 |
A.W. Davis |
5th (43) |
Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1966 |
Austin Robbins |
6th (59) |
Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1966 |
Howard Bayne |
15th (107) |
Baltimore Bullets |
| 1967 |
Ron Widby |
12th (126) |
|
| 1968 |
Tom Boerwinkle |
1st (4) |
Chicago Bulls |
| 1969 |
Billy Hann |
4th (53) |
|
| 1969 |
Bill Justus |
10th (140) |
Philadelphia |
| 1970 |
Bob Croft |
8th (123) |
Boston Celtics |
| 1971 |
Don Johnson |
5th (77) |
Baltimore Bullets |
| 1971 |
Jimmy England |
6th (100) |
Chicago Bulls |
| 1973 |
Larry Robinson |
16th (199) |
Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1974 |
Len Kosmalski |
2nd (24) |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
| 1977 |
Bernard King |
1st (7) |
|
| 1977 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
1st (11) |
|
| 1977 |
Mike Jackson |
7th (133) |
Buffalo Braves |
| 1979 |
Terry Crosby |
3rd (62) |
Kansas City Kings |
| 1980 |
Reggie Johnson |
1st (15) |
|
| 1981 |
Howard Wood |
2nd (27) |
|
| 1982 |
Gary Carter |
5th (94) |
|
| 1983 |
Dale Ellis |
1st (9) |
|
| 1984 |
Dan Federmann |
5th (114) |
Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1984 |
Willie Burton |
6th (125) |
|
| 1985 |
Michael Brooks |
4th (88) |
|
| 1987 |
Tony White |
2nd (33) |
Chicago Bulls |
| 1987 |
Fred Jenkins |
6th (129) |
Houston Rockets |
| 1989 |
Dyron Nix |
2nd (29) |
|
| 1989 |
Doug Roth |
2nd (41) |
Washington Bullets |
| 1993 |
Allan Houston |
1st (11) |
Detroit Pistons |
| 1996 |
Steve Hamer |
2nd (38) |
Boston Celtics |
| 2002 |
Marcus Haislip |
1st (13) |
Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2002 |
Vincent Yarbrough |
2nd (32) |
Denver Nuggets |
| 2011 |
1st (19) |
Charlotte Bobcats |
|
| 2014 |
2nd (35) |
Utah Jazz |
|
| 2014 |
2nd (58) |
San Antonio Spurs |
|
| 2015 |
2nd (40) |
||
| 2019 |
1st (22) |
Boston Celtics |
|
| 2019 |
2nd (42) |
Philadelphia 76ers |
|
| 2019 |
2nd (57) |
||
| 2021 |
1st (21) |
New York Knicks |
|
| 2021 |
1st (28) |
Philadelphia 76ers |
|
| 2022 |
2nd (38) |
San Antonio Spurs |
|
| 2023 |
2nd (35) |
Chicago Bulls |
|
| 2024 |
1st (17) |
Los Angeles Lakers |
|
| 2025 |
2nd (37) |
Detroit Pistons |
|
| 2025 |
2nd (59) |
||
| 2026 |
1st (13) |
Miami Heat |
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