Wayne State University Athletics

Albert, a native of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, lettered four years on the Wayne State University men's basketball team. While at Wayne State, Albert received all-conference and all-academic honors. Ament earned four varsity men's basketball letters in the 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, and 1988-89 seasons. Regarded as an outstanding athlete, Ament earned All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) honors in the 1988-89 season while also being named GLIAC "Player of the Week" twice. He was also named co-captain his senior year. In addition to hi athletic accomplishments, he was also named a two-time GLIAC All-Academic selection, in the 1987-88 and 1988-89 seasons. In the 1988-89 season, he was elected to Wayne State University's McKenzie Honor Society and was one of the six finalists for the Donnaly Award, which is given to the most outstanding male graduate. Ament finished the 1988-89 season leading the team in points (654)- a school record which still stands today, scoring average (23.4), rebounds (318), rebound average (11.4), scoring percentage (.583), and free throw percentage (.795). Albert ended his career ranked first on Wayne State's all-time list in field goal percentage with a .563 mark- a school record at the time. He also finished on the list fourth in free throw percentage (.771), sixth in free throws (279), seventh in rebounds (600), seventh in career points (1065), an eighth in field goals (392). Albert graduated Cum Laude from WSU with a bachelor of arts degree in English in 1989. He then completed his master's degree in French in 1993 from WSU and was a graduate teaching assistant his second year for the Romance Language Department. After earning both degrees from Wayne State, Ament completed two two-year tours in the United States Peace Corps. From 1989-91, Albert was a high school English teacher in the Central African country of Chad. In 1993-95, he was an English teacher trainer on the Indian Ocean island country of Madagascar. In 1996-97, Albert worked for the Catholic Relief Services in Rwanda and for CARE in Zaire. In 1999, Ament finished his Masters of Education degree from The George Washington University. He is currently teaching French and English at Bladensburg High School in Prince George's County, Maryland, and also coaches its varsity soccer team. Albert and his wife, Godelive, live in the District of Columbia, with their son, Emmanuel.