Trent Forrest

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Trent Forrest
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Forrest with Baskonia in 2025
No. 11 – Saski Baskonia
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1998-06-12) June 12, 1998 (age 27)
Dothan, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolChipley (Chipley, Florida)
CollegeFlorida State (2016–2020)
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2022Utah Jazz
2022–2024Atlanta Hawks
2022–2024→College Park Skyhawks
2024–presentSaski Baskonia
Career highlights
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Landon Trent Forrest (born June 12, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.

Early life

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Forrest grew up in Chipley, Florida and attended Chipley High School. During his high school career, Forrest scored over 3,000 points.[1] As a senior, he led Chipley to a state championship, scoring 26 points in the title game against Paxton High School. Forrest also participated in Amateur Athletic Union competition with the Alabama Challenge and Georgia Stars.[2] He was ranked in the top 50 of his high school class. Forrest signed with Florida State because he fell in love with the vision of coach Leonard Hamilton.[3] Forrest turned down offers from Miami (Florida), Georgia Tech, Tennessee, UCF and Wichita State.[4]

College career

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Forrest averaged 4.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.2 steals per game as a freshman, playing backup point guard to Xavier Rathan-Mayes.[5] As a sophomore, Forrest finished fifth on the team in scoring with 7.9 points per game and third in rebounding with 4.9 per game, helping Florida State reach the Elite Eight.[6] During a game against Villanova on November 25, 2018, Forrest had the cartilage torn completely off the bone in his big toe, yet played through pain and did not miss a single game.[7] During the 2019 NCAA Tournament, Forrest scored 20 points and had five rebounds in the Sweet 16 loss to Gonzaga and was named to the West Regional All-Tournament Team.[8] As a junior, Forrest averaged 9.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game.[9] He graduated from Florida State in December 2019 with a degree in sports management, and he earned the Skip Prosser Award for best scholar-athlete in the ACC since he carried a 3.43 GPA.[3] At the conclusion of the regular season, Forrest was selected to the Second Team All-ACC and to the Defensive Team.[10] He averaged 11.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as a senior.[11]

Professional career

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Utah Jazz (2020–2022)

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After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Forrest signed a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz on November 25, 2020.[12]

On August 11, 2021, Forrest signed a second two-way contract[13] and on April 10, 2022, his deal was converted into a standard NBA contract.[14]

Atlanta Hawks / College Park Skyhawks (2022–2024)

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On August 8, 2022, Forrest signed a two-way contract with the Atlanta Hawks.[15]

On September 12, 2023, the Atlanta Hawks re-signed Forrest to a two-way contract.[16]

On February 29, 2024, Forrest's contract was converted to a standard NBA contract by the Hawks.[17]

Saski Baskonia (2024–present)

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On August 8, 2024, Forrest signed with Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB.[18]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Utah 30 0 10.1 .451 .192 1.000 1.5 1.5 .3 .1 2.9
2021–22 Utah 60 6 12.8 .490 .185 .792 1.7 1.8 .5 .1 3.3
2022–23 Atlanta 23 3 12.0 .417 .000 .667 1.6 1.7 .3 .1 2.3
2023–24 Atlanta 38 0 10.9 .378 .200 .765 1.3 2.4 .3 .1 2.2
Career 151 9 11.6 .444 .185 .828 1.5 1.9 .4 .1 2.8

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 Utah 4 0 2.5 .500 — — .0 .0 .0 .0 1.0
Career 4 0 2.5 .500 — — .0 .0 .0 .0 1.0

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Florida State 35 0 15.4 .473 .125 .676 2.7 1.6 1.2 .1 4.9
2017–18 Florida State 34 2 25.6 .492 .214 .697 4.9 4.1 1.6 .4 7.9
2018–19 Florida State 37 36 29.9 .439 .233 .779 4.5 3.7 1.9 .2 9.3
2019–20 Florida State 31 31 30.9 .459 .281 .822 4.4 4.0 1.9 .6 11.6
Career 137 69 25.4 .462 .248 .748 4.1 3.3 1.6 .3 8.3

Personal life

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Both his mother, Barbara Lee, and his father, Lester Forrest, played basketball at Chipola Junior College. His mother is the pastor of the All Things New Worship Center and Forrest played drums in the church.[1] His father is the manager of Gilmore Park for Chipley's recreation department and built the youth basketball program in the town. Forrest has an older brother, Trey, who also played basketball.[2] He is a cousin of basketball player Saben Lee.[19]

See also

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References

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  • Florida State Seminoles bio
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