 Jent in 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| Charlotte Hornets | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | January 11, 1970 Orange, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Sparta (Sparta, New Jersey) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Ohio State (1988–1992) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1992: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1992–2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 21, 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2003–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Rapid City Thrillers | ||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Joventut Badalona | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Columbus Horizon | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Rapid City Thrillers | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | North Melbourne Giants | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Connecticut Pride | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Napoli | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Napoli | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Atlantic City Seagulls | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Reggiana | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Andrea Costa Imola | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Panionios | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Reggiana | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Pavia | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Philadelphia 76ers (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Orlando Magic (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Orlando Magic (interim) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2011 | Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Ohio State (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Sacramento Kings (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Bakersfield Jam | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Ohio State (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Atlanta Hawks (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Los Angeles Lakers (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Charlotte Hornets (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
As player:
As assistant coach:
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| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 37 (6.2 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 16 (2.7 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 8 (1.3 apg) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Christopher Matthew Jent (born January 11, 1970) is an American basketball coach and former player who serves as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was formerly the head coach of the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League, and had a stint as an assistant coach at the Los Angeles Lakers as well.