Gary Trent junior
Vorlage:Infobox basketball biography Gary Dajaun Trent Jr. (born January 18, 1999) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. As a high school senior, Trent Jr. was selected as an McDonald's All-American.[1]
Early life
Gary is the son of Gary Trent, an American retired professional basketball player. He has three brothers named Garyson, Grayson and Graydon. Gary's father, Gary Trent Sr., played on the 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival North Team that finished with a 4-0 record and captured the gold medal. He also played basketball at Ohio University, nine years in the NBA for the Portland Trail Blazers, Toronto Raptors, Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves and also competed in Greece and Italy.[2]
Recruiting
Trent Jr. was considered one of the best players in the 2017 recruiting class by Scout.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.[3][4] On November 10, 2016 Gary committed to the Duke Blue Devils. Trent Jr. signed his letter of intent on the same day.
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College career
On November 10, 2016, Trent Jr. committed to the Duke Blue Devils, he signed his letter of intent on the same day.[5] On January 13, 2018, despite battling an illness, Trent scored 19 points to beat Wake Forest. Against Miami on January 15, Trent scored a career-high 30 points in a Duke comeback victory.[6]
Following Duke's loss in the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, Trent announced his intention to forgo his final three seasons of collegiate eligibility and declare for the 2018 NBA Draft, where he is expected to be a first round selection.[7]
College statistics
Vorlage:NBA player statistics start |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18 | style="text-align:left;"| Duke | 37 || 37 || 33.8 || .415 || .402 || .876 || 4.2 || 1.4 || 1.2 || .2 || 14.5 Vorlage:S-end
References
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- ↑ 2017 McDonald’s All-American Game boys rosters announced. In: maxpreps. 15. Januar 2017, abgerufen am 20. Februar 2017.
- ↑ https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/mens/t/trent-jr-gary-1.aspx
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ http://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/190305/gary-trent-jr
- ↑ Chris Solari: Michigan State basketball target Gary Trent Jr. picks Duke. In: Detroit Free Press. 10. November 2016, abgerufen am 22. August 2017.
- ↑ Jonathan Alexander: If there’s one thing for certain, it’s that Duke’s Gary Trent Jr. has shown he is clutch In: The News & Observer, January 19, 2018. Abgerufen im January 24, 2018
- ↑ Gary Trent Jr. leaving Duke for NBA draft In: USA Today, April 7, 2018