Eastern Washington University Athletics

2021-22: Redshirted.
 
2020-21: Selected to the Winter Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He played in 11 games off the bench in his debut season as an Eagle, averaging 4.4 minutes, 1.1 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists. He had a season-high of four points against Sacramento State (2/1/21), with a high of three rebounds against Montana (3/12/21).
 
HS: Graduated from Central Catholic HS in 2020. Over his last two seasons as an All-Mt Hood Conference performer,  he averaged 15 points and five assists. In his senior season, the Rams finished 19-7 overall and 8-4 in the 6A Mt. Hood Conference standings. The Rams advanced to the State 6A Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) Championships as the No. 5 seed, but the tournament was canceled because of the Covid-19 virus.  He earned second team all-conference honors by both the league and Prephoops.com. As a junior, Central Catholic was 23-7 overall and won the league title with a 15-0 record. The Rams finished sixth at the State 6A Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) Championships. They lost 64-38 to eventual champion Jesuit in the quarterfinals, then beat Oregon City 49-43 and lost to Grant 83-78 in the consolation bracket. He earned first team all-conference honors. In the 2017-18 season, Central Catholic was 15-10 overall and 9-3 in the league. His high school coach was David Blue. He also played football for the Rams.
 
Personal: An exceptional student, he has volunteered on multiple occasions at the Oregon Food Bank, Saint Francis dining hall, and has helped at multiple retirement homes. Interested in majoring in marketing at EWU. His parents are Troy and Ebony Amato, and he has one sister named Hannah. His name is pronounced “ah-ma-toe”
 

SEASON	GP-GS	MIN/AVG	FG-FGA	FG%	3FG-FGA	3FG%	FT-FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TOT	AVG	PF-FO	AST	TO	BLK	STL	PTS	AVG
2020-21	11-0	49/4.4	5-13	.385	0-4	.000	2-6	.333	0	8	8	0.7	8-0	3	3	0	0	12	1.1
TOTAL	11-0	49/4.4	5-13	.385	0-4	.000	2-6	.333	0	8	8	0.7	8-0	3	3	0	0	12	1.1

 
Single Game Highs (as of March 18, 2022)
Points - 4 vs Sacramento St. 02/01/21
Rebounds - 3 vs Montana 03/12/21
Assists - 1 at Northern Ariz. 12/19/20, vs Idaho 02/06/21, at Montana St. 02/13/21
FG Made - 2 vs Sacramento St. 02/01/21
FG Attempts - 5 at Montana 02/20/21
3FG Attempts - 2 at Montana 02/20/21
FT Made - 1 at Northern Ariz. 12/19/20, vs Montana 03/12/21
FT Attempts - 4 at Northern Ariz. 12/19/20