[From The Undefeated]

With each step USA Basketball’s Nate Ament takes in his player edition Reeboks during the Hoop Summit, he will be giving respect to his mother by showcasing the colors of the Rwandan flag — light blue, yellow and green with a golden sun.

“I worked in the orphanage [in Rwanda] where you hear stories from those kids who are telling you, ‘They killed my mother in front of my face and I have only one brother who is left.’ I’m talking about a 9-year-old girl who is now watching her brother [who is] two or three years old.

He is still Wayne State men’s basketball’s single-season record holder for total points (654) and is currently third in program history in field goal percentage (.563), seventh in free throws made (279), 10th in rebounds (600) and 18th in points (1,065).

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