Chris Jent

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chris Jent
Occupation	American Basketball Coach
Date Of Birth	Jan 11, 1970(1970-01-11)
Age	54
Birthplace	Orange
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Capricorn

Chris Jent Biography

Chris Jent is one of the most popular and richest American basketball coach who was born on January 11, 1970 in Orange, California, United States. Christopher Matthew Jent (born January 11 1970) is a American Basketball coach as well as a former athlete. who is currently an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the former chief coach for the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League.

Jent worked as an assistant for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2003-04 season. The following season, he served as an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic, and was named acting head coach in the last 18 matches of the season 2004-2005 (going 5-13) following Johnny Davis was fired. Then, at the beginning of the following season, the team was replaced by Brian Hill. In November of 2005, Jent assumed the position of Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was LeBron James the team’s personal shooting coach when James was playing on the team.

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

For the 2017–18 season, he was hired as an assistant with the Atlanta Hawks.

He was a short-lived player in the NBA in which he played three games with the Houston Rockets (winning a championship trophy in 1994) as well as the New York Knicks (1996-97). He took part in 12 playoff contests in 1994 making him the only player to have the accomplishment of having played in more professional playoff games than regular-season matches in the NBA. Between his playing time at both the Rockets as well as the Knicks He also played for the NBL of Australia’s North Melbourne Giants in 1995 and also with the Italian NBL’s North Melbourne Giants in Italy, Spain and Greece.

Chris Jent Net Worth

Chris Jent is one of the richest American Basketball Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chris Jent 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the 1992 NBA draft, Jent was drafted in the fourth round (50th overall) in the 1992 CBA draft. Jent started his career in the professional arena by playing with CBA clubs Rapid City Thrillers and Columbus Horizon.

Jent was born in Orange, California and grew up in Sparta, New Jersey. After graduating from high school at Sparta High School (New Jersey) and college, he played basketball in the Ohio State Buckeyes, leaving in 1992 following four seasons.

On June 29, 2011, Ohio State head basketball coach Thad Matta introduced Jent as an assistant coach for the Buckeyes. On June 10, 2013, Jent became an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings. He was relieved of his duty on December 16, 2014. Jent would later on be the newest head coach for the Bakersfield Jam after their former head coach ended up accepting an assistant coach/leading player development position for the Phoenix Suns.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Chris Ranked on the list of most popular American basketball coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chris Jent celebrates birthday on January 11 of every year.