Former Tennessee basketball star Nate Ament threw down a highlight dunk for the Milwaukee Bucks on Nov. 11 against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Ament took a feed from Tyler Herro and rose up for the fast break slam past Lakers center Walker Kessler to trim the Bucks' deficit midway through the second quarter.

The Lakers won 123-112 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.

Ament started the first game of his NBA career and played 22 minutes. He finished with two points on 1-of-3 shooting, four rebounds, one assist, one block and two turnovers.

The Bucks have struggled to stack wins so far this season. They're 1-11 through 12 games and riding an eight-game losing streak, but Ament has been efficient in limited minutes so far during his rookie season.

Nate Ament stats

Ament, the 13th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, is averaging 7.4 points and 2.6 rebounds per game while making 47.5% of his field goals and 38.5% of his 3-point shots over 17.1 minutes per appearance in 10 games.

In 35 games during his lone season for the Vols, Ament averaged 16.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game while shooting 33% from 3-point range and 39.9% from the field. He made history as the highest draft pick UT coach Rick Barnes has coached since taking over in 2014.

Milwaukee is in a full rebuild after trading away superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo during the offseason.