Chris Jent

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Chris Jent
Bakersfield Jam
2016–2017Ohio State (assistant)
20172022Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
2022–presentLos Angeles Lakers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As assistant coach:

Career NBA statistics
Points
37 (6.2 ppg)
Rebounds16 (2.7 rpg)
Assists8 (1.3 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA Americas Championship
Gold medal – first place 1993 San Juan Team competition

Christopher Matthew Jent (born January 11, 1970) is an American

NBA Development League
.

Early life and college career

Jent was born in

Sparta, New Jersey.[1][2] After attending high school at Sparta High School (New Jersey), he played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes
, leaving in 1992 after four seasons.

Professional playing career

Undrafted in the 1992 NBA draft, Jent was drafted in the fourth round (50th overall) in the 1992 CBA draft.[3] Jent began his professional career with CBA teams Rapid City Thrillers and Columbus Horizon.[4]

He had a brief career in the

Greece
.

Coaching career

Philadelphia 76ers (2003–2004)

Jent was an assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2003–04 season.

Orlando Magic (2004–2005)

The next season, Jent worked in the same capacity with the

Brian Hill
.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2006–2011)

Beginning in November 2006, Jent took on the role of Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He served as LeBron James' personal shooting coach while James was on the team.[6]

Ohio State (2011–2013)

On June 29, 2011, Ohio State head basketball coach Thad Matta introduced Jent as an assistant coach for the Buckeyes.

Sacramento Kings (2013–2014)

On June 10, 2013, Jent became an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings.[7] He was relieved of his duty on December 16, 2014.[8]

Bakersfield Jam (2015–2016)

Jent would later on be the newest head coach for the

Bakersfield Jam in 2015 after their former head coach ended up accepting an assistant coach/leading player development position for the Phoenix Suns.[9]

Return to Ohio State (2016–2017)

Jent returned to Ohio State as an assistant following the 2015–16 season.[10]

Atlanta Hawks (2017–2022)

For the 2017–18 season, Jent was hired as an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks.[11]

Los Angeles Lakers (2022–present)

For the 2022–23 season, Jent was hired as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers.[12]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1993–94 Houston 3 0 26.0 .500 .364 .500 5.0 2.3 .0 .0 10.3
1996–97 New York 3 0 3.3 .333 .667 .3 .3 .0 .0 2.0
Career 6 0 14.7 .469 .429 .500 2.7 1.3 .0 .0 6.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1994 Houston 11 0 5.6 .250 .231 .8 .6 .2 .0 1.2'

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Orlando 2004–05 18 5 13 .278 3rd in Southeast Missed Playoffs
Career 18 5 13 .278

References

  1. ^
    Basketball Reference
    . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Chris Jent Archived 2011-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, National Basketball Association. Accessed June 28, 2011.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2015-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Chris Jent player profile". NBA. Archived from the original on September 10, 1999.
  5. ^ "Chris Jent Stats".
  6. ^ SI.com article, accessed February 27, 2009.
  7. ^ KINGS ADD CHRIS JENT TO COACHING STAFF
  8. ^ Chris Jent leaves Kings' coaching staff
  9. ^ "Suns Sign Teletovic, Weems, Price". NBA.com. August 27, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  10. ^ "What Chris Jent hopes to bring to Ohio State basketball as a new/old assistant coach". Cleveland.com. April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  11. ^ "Atlanta Hawks Name Chris Jent As Assistant Coach", Atlanta Hawks, July 7, 2017, retrieved July 22, 2017
  12. ^ "Lakers Announce 2022-23 Coaching Staff". NBA.com. September 27, 2022.