Trent Forrest

Landon Trent Forrest (born June 12, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles. Listed at 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) and 210 lb (95 kg), he plays the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Trent Forrest
Forrest with Florida State in 2018
No. 3 – Utah Jazz
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-06-12) June 12, 1998
Dothan, Alabama
NationalityAmerican
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–presentUtah Jazz
2020–present→Salt Lake City Stars
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life and high school career

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

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

After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Forrest signed a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz. He will split time between the Jazz and their NBA G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars.[11]

Career statistics
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

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Florida State 35015.4.473.125.6762.71.61.2.14.9
2017–18 Florida State 34225.6.492.214.6974.94.11.6.47.9
2018–19 Florida State 373629.9.439.233.7794.53.71.9.29.3
2019–20 Florida State 313130.9.459.281.8224.44.01.9.611.6
Career 1376925.4.462.248.7484.13.31.6.38.3

Personal life

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]

References
  1. Crosby, Jim (December 2019). "The Unconquered Spirit of Trent Forrest" (PDF). Unconquered Magazine. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  2. Thomas, Bob. "Chipley Blacktop Courts, Family Hoop Roots Shape Forrest" (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  3. McGahee, Wayne (March 7, 2020). "True Seminole Trent Forrest set for final FSU home game". Tallahassee Democrat. Walton Sun. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  4. "Four-star guard Trent Forrest commits to FSU's 2016 basketball recruiting class". Tallahassee Democrat. May 5, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  5. Lewis, Dustin (July 8, 2017). "Wyatt Wilkes settling into Tallahassee". FSU News. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  6. Holcomb, Dave (March 25, 2018). "Florida State guard Trent Forrest thanks fans on Twitter following Elite Eight loss". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  7. McGahee, Wayne (September 26, 2019). "Healthy Florida State basketball point guard Trent Forrest ready to lead the Seminoles". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  8. Reed, Justin (March 30, 2019). "Gonzaga's Brandon Clarke, Rui Hachimura named to West Region all-tournament team, Texas Tech's Jarrett Culver Most Outstanding Player". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  9. Ferrante, Bob (October 23, 2019). "Florida State reloads for next run to NCAA Tournament". Associated Press. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  10. "2020 ACC Men's Basketball Award Winners Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  11. Walden, Eric (November 19, 2020). "Utah Jazz sign rookie free agents Trent Forrest of Florida State, Romaro Gill of Seton Hall". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
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