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Gary Trent, Ohio (Men's Basketball)
Gary Trent established many Ohio University and Mid-American Conference accolades during his collegiate career (1992-95) in Athens, Ohio. Trent is one of just three players in conference history with at least 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds and is the only three-time MAC Player of the Year in MAC history. Trent was a three-time MAC scoring champion and two-time MAC rebounding leader.
Trent is Ohio’s third all-time leading scorer with 2,108 points and third all-time leading rebounder with 1,050 in just three seasons of play. Trent is Ohio’s all-time leader in career points per game (22.7 avg.).
Trent was named MAC Freshman of the Year in 1993 and also earned All-MAC first-team honors. Trent repeated as an All-MAC first team selection in 1994 and 1995, and also was named Honorable Mention All-American in 1995. Trent averaged 22.9 points and 12.8 rebounds as a junior in 1994-95, leading Ohio to a preseason NIT title and a berth in the postseason NIT.
Trent was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 11
th overall selection of the 1995 NBA Draft and was dealt to the Portland Trail Blazers. Trent went on to enjoy an 11-year NBA career averaging more than eight points and four rebounds per game with Portland, Toronto, Dallas, and Minnesota.
Trent graduated from Ohio University in 2011 following his NBA career with a degree in management. In 2012, Ohio retired Trent’s No. 20 jersey and he was inducted into the Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame.
A native of Columbus, Ohio, Trent is a positive role model for at-risk youth as Assistant Principal and Cultural Intervention Specialist at Dayton’s Bluff Elementary School in St. Paul, Minn. Trent and his wife, Natalia, have four sons, Gary Jr., Garyson, Grayson and Graydon. The family resides in Apple Valley, Minn.
