title: Chris Jent
text: 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.
  
  Early life and college career
  Jent was born in Orange, California and grew up in Sparta, New Jersey. 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. Jent began his professional career with CBA teams Rapid City Thrillers and Columbus Horizon.
  
  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). 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.
  
  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. He was relieved of his duty on December 16, 2014.
  
  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.
  
  Return to Ohio State (2016–2017) 
  Jent returned to Ohio State as an assistant following the 2015–16 season.
  
  Atlanta Hawks (2017–2022) 
  For the 2017–18 season, Jent was hired as an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks.
  
  Los Angeles Lakers (2022–present) 
  For the 2022–23 season, Jent was hired as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers.
  
  Head coaching record
  
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  | style="text-align:left;"|Orlando
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  |18||5||13|||| style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Southeast||—||—||—||—
  | style="text-align:center;"|Missed Playoffs
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  | style="text-align:left;"|Career
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  References
  
  1970 births
  Living people
  American expatriate basketball people in Australia
  American expatriate basketball people in Greece
  American expatriate basketball people in Italy
  American expatriate basketball people in Spain
  American men's basketball coaches
  American men's basketball players
  Andrea Costa Imola players
  Atlanta Hawks assistant coaches
  Atlantic City Seagulls players
  Bakersfield Jam coaches
  Basketball coaches from California
  Basketball coaches from New Jersey
  Basketball players from New Jersey
  Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coaches
  Columbus Horizon players
  Connecticut Pride players
  Greek Basket League players
  Houston Rockets players
  Joventut Badalona players
  Liga ACB players
  New York Knicks players
  North Melbourne Giants players
  Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball coaches
  Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball players
  Orlando Magic assistant coaches
  Orlando Magic head coaches
  Pallacanestro Reggiana players
  Panionios B.C. players
  Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
  People from Sparta, New Jersey
  Philadelphia 76ers assistant coaches
  Rapid City Thrillers players
  Sacramento Kings assistant coaches
  Shooting guards
  Sportspeople from Orange, California
  Basketball players from Orange County, California
  Sportspeople from Sussex County, New Jersey
  Undrafted National Basketball Association players