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2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Trent, Gary
Jersey Number 2
Gary Trent
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 209
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- High School:
- Prolific Prep [Calif.]
Bio
Career
• A three-point sharpshooter that set a new Duke freshman record for made three-pointers in a single-season with 97
• Was one of three Blue Devils to start every game in 2017-18
• Became just the fourth freshman in Duke history to lead the team in three-point field goal percentage for a single-season (.402)
• Declared for the NBA Draft on April 7, 2018
• Drafted in the second round of the 2018 NBA Draft by Sacramento (37th overall pick) and traded Portland on draft night
2017-18
• Named to the NCAA All-Midwest Region Team
• Named ACC Player of the Week once (1/22) and Rookie of the Week twice (1/22, 2/5)
• Finalist for the Julius Erving Award
• One of three to start every game and averaged 33.9 minutes per contest
• Third on the team in scoring at 14.5 points, while leading the team in three-point shooting (.402) and free throw shooting (.876)
• Became just the fourth Duke freshman to lead the team in three-point shooting, and the first to also lead the ACC in the same season (based on NCAA stat minimums)
• His 97 made three-pointers set a Duke freshman record, while his .402 three-point percentage was the seventh-best by a Duke freshman
• Tied the Duke freshman record for made threes in a game (six) on four occasions
• His .876 free throw percentage ranked fifth-best by a Duke freshman
• Made 33-of-34 free throws in the clutch (final five minutes, plus overtime)
• Scored in double-figures 28 times, including in 23 of the final 27 games
• Duke’s second-leading scorer in the postseason, averaging 15.5 points in the ACC and NCAA Tournaments
• Made his Duke debut in the season opener versus Elon (11/10), scoring 17 points, with six rebounds and three assists while making 4-of-5 from three-point range
• Followed that with 17 points more the next night versus Utah Valley (11/11)
• Was clutch in the PK80, converting a three-point play to give Duke a 73-72 lead with :32 left against Texas (11/24) -- the team’s first lead since 2-0, and made two more free throws in overtime to ice the victory
• Against Florida in the PK80 title game (11/26), was 4-of-4 at the line in the final 1:12, as Duke went from trailing 84-83 to win 87-84
• Scored a then-career high 25 points, while tying a Duke freshman record with six made threes at Boston College (12/9)
• Poured in a career-high 30 points at Miami (1/15), hitting 6-of-9 from distance and a career-best 9-of-14 from the field
• Scored 14 points with a career-high five assists at Pitt (1/10)
• Recorded his first career double-double with 22 points and a career-high-tying 10 rebounds against Notre Dame (1/29)
• Followed that with another 22-point effort against St. John’s (2/3) at Madison Square Garden
• Hit 5-of-9 threes en route to 19 points against Virginia Tech (2/14)
• Scored 20 points with six rebounds against North Carolina in the ACC semifinals (3/9)
• Knocked down 8-of-18 from three-point range while scoring 16 and 18, respectively, in NCAA First and Second Round wins over Iona and Rhode Island
• Had four assists, five rebounds and three steals to go with 18 points against Rhode Island (3/17)
• Scored 14 points with five board against Syracuse in the Sweet 16 (3/23)
• Posted a 17-point effort in 44 minutes against Kansas in the Midwest Regional Final (3/25)
USA Basketball
• Won gold medals with USA Basketball at the 2015 FIBA Americas U16 Championship and the 2016 FIBA U17 World Championship
• Scored nine points and shared the team lead with five assists to help the U.S. to a 98-87 win at the 2017 Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Ore.
• Selected for the 2016 USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team minicamp
• Averaged 12.7 points and 3.9 rebounds during the USA’s gold-medal run at the 2016 FIBA U17 World Championship
• Named MVP of the 2015 FIBA Americas U16 Championship for leading the U.S. to gold with averages of 16.8 points and 2.8 rebounds
High School
• Ranked as the No. 7 overall recruit and No. 1 shooting guard in the 2017 high school class by ESPN
• Ranked No. 17 overall by Rivals.com and No. 20 overall – and No. 3 among shooting guards – by Scout.com
• Named the inaugural Allen Iverson National Player of the Year in 2017
• A 2017 McDonald’s All-American and Jordan Brand Classic selection
• Posted averages of 31.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists as a senior at Prolific Prep in 2017 to lead the Crew to a 29-3 record
• Earned second-team All-America honors from MaxPreps and third-team recognition from the Naismith Trophy following his senior season
• Averaged 26.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game for Apple Valley (Minn.) High School as a junior in 2016, earning first-team Junior All-America honors from MaxPreps
• Collected Gatorade Minnesota Player of the Year, USA Today Minnesota Player of the Year and first-team Minneapolis All-Metro honors in 2016
• Paced Apple Valley to the Minnesota 4A state title in 2015 with an average of 21.5 points per game on his way to first-team all-state recognition
Personal
• Born Gary Dajuan Trent, Jr., on Jan. 18, 1999, in Columbus, Ohio
• Son of Gary Trent, Natalia Trent and Roxanne Holt
• Father was the No. 11 overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft out of Ohio University and played nine NBA seasons
• Has three brothers: Garyson, Grayson and Graydon
• Aunt, Tia Trent, was a two-time All-American sprinter at Indiana University; she holds the IU record for the indoor 400 meters (53.32)
(updated June 2018)
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