Chris Jent

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Chris Jent
Chris Jent in 2013.jpg
Jent in 2013
Los Angeles Lakers
PositionAssistant coach
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1970-01-11) January 11, 1970 (age 54)
Orange, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Sparta (Sparta, New Jersey)
College Ohio State (1988–1992)
NBA draft 1992: undrafted
Playing career1992–2001
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Number21, 7
Coaching career2003–present
Career history
As player:
1992–1993 Rapid City Thrillers
1993 Joventut Badalona
1993–1994 Columbus Horizon
1994 Houston Rockets
1994–1995Rapid City Thrillers
1995 North Melbourne Giants
1995 Connecticut Pride
1995–1996 Napoli
1997 New York Knicks
1997Napoli
1997Atlantic City Seagulls
1997–1998 Reggiana
1998–1999 Andrea Costa Imola
1999–2000 Panionios
2000–2001Reggiana
2001–2002 Pavia
As coach:
2003–2004 Philadelphia 76ers (assistant)
2004–2005 Orlando Magic (assistant)
2005Orlando Magic (interim)
2006–2011 Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant)
2011–2013 Ohio State (assistant)
2013–2014 Sacramento Kings (assistant)
2015–2016 Bakersfield Jam
2016–2017Ohio State (assistant)
2017–2022 Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
2022–present Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As assistant coach:

Career NBA statistics
Points 37 (6.2 ppg)
Rebounds 16 (2.7 rpg)
Assists 8 (1.3 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
FIBA Americas Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 San Juan Team competition

Christopher Matthew Jent (born January 11, 1970) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was formerly the head coach of the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League.

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Early life and college career

Jent was born in Orange, California and grew up 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 NBA, playing three games each for the Houston Rockets (winning a championship ring in 1994) and New York Knicks (1996–97). [5] He played in 11 playoff games in 1994, thus giving him the rare distinction of having played in more career playoff-games than regular-season games in the NBA. In between his stints with the Rockets and the Knicks, he played with the Australian NBL's North Melbourne Giants in 1995 and also played in Italy, Spain and 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 Orlando Magic, and was appointed interim head coach for the final 18 games of the 2004–05 season (going 5–13), after Johnny Davis was fired. At the start of the next season he was replaced by 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
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1993–94† Houston 3026.0.500.364.5005.02.3.0.010.3
1996–97 New York 303.3.333.667–.3.3.0.02.0
Career6014.7.469.429.5002.71.3.0.06.2

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1994† Houston 1105.6.250.231–.8.6.2.01.2'

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular seasonGGames coachedWGames wonLGames lostW–L %Win–loss %
PlayoffsPGPlayoff gamesPWPlayoff winsPLPlayoff lossesPW–L %Playoff win–loss %
TeamYearGWLW–L%FinishPGPWPLPW–L%Result
Orlando 2004–05 18513.2783rd in Southeast————Missed Playoffs
Career18513.278————

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References

  1. 1 2 "Chris Jent". 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.
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