Donovan Dent

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Donovan Dent
No. 2–UCLA Bruins
Position Point guard
League Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (2003-12-02) December 2, 2003 (age 21)
Riverside, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Centennial (Corona, California)
College
Career highlights

Donovan Dent (born December 2, 2003) is an American college basketball point guard for the UCLA Bruins of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the New Mexico Lobos, earning conference player of the year honors in the Mountain West in 2025.

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High school career

Dent was born in Riverside, California, [1] and attended Centennial High School in Corona. As a senior, he averaged 16.2 points and 6.6 assists per game, leading Centennial to a 33–1 record and a state championship. [2] [3] As a result, he was named California Mr. Basketball and the John R. Wooden High School Player of the Year. [4] [5] A four-star recruit, he committed to play college basketball at the University of New Mexico. [6] [7]

College career

After playing a role as a reserve during his freshman year, Dent had a breakout season as a sophomore. [8] Against Colorado State, Dent hit the game-winning layup to defeat the Rams, 68–66. [9] He finished his sophomore campaign averaging 14.1 points and 5.4 assists per game, while being named to the Second-team All-Mountain West. [10]

During his junior season, Dent emerged as the Mountain West Conference's leading scorer. [11] Against VCU, he scored a career-high 40 points leading the Lobos to a 78–71 victory. [12] After standout performances against Fresno State and UNLV, Dent was named the Mountain West Player of the Week for the third time of the season. [13] He finished his junior season averaging 20.5 points and 6.4 assists per game and was named the Mountain West Player of the Year. [14] He also received honorable mention from both the Associated Press and United States Basketball Writers Association for their All-America teams. [15] [16]

After the season, Dent entered the transfer portal. [17] On March 28, 2025, he announced his decision to transfer to the University of California, Los Angeles, to play for the Bruins. [18] [19]

Career statistics

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  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022–23 New Mexico 34218.5.507.211.6852.02.3.9.75.6
2023–24 New Mexico 353531.3.520.375.6822.55.41.5.714.1
2024–25 New Mexico 353535.3.490.409.7842.36.41.4.920.4

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Donovan Dent". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Boys' basketball player of the year: Donovan Dent of Corona Centennial". Los Angeles Times. 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  3. ↑ "Centennial's Donovan Dent is the IE Varsity boys basketball player of the year". Daily Bulletin. 2022-04-03. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  4. ↑ Flores, Ronnie. "Mr. Basketball 2022: Making A Dent". Cal-Hi Sports. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  5. ↑ "Centennial High Athlete Receives 2022 John R. Wooden High School Player of the Year Award". www.cnusd.k12.ca.us. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  6. ↑ Grammer, Geoff (2021-09-15). "Lobos look 'Inland' once again for latest hoops recruit". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  7. ↑ "Donovan Dent says yes to New Mexico basketball". KRQE. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  8. ↑ Grammer, Geoff (2023-12-11). "Lobos' super sophomore Donovan Dent continues to crush California competition". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  9. ↑ Webber, Will (2024-02-22). "Dent's game-winning play for Lobos makes social media splash". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  10. ↑ Grammer, Geoff (2024-11-03). "Mountain West coaches heap praise on Donovan Dent as he leads Lobos into season". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  11. ↑ Grammer, Geoff (2025-01-13). "Around the Mountain: UNM's Dent, honored again with a weekly award, is making case for Player of the Year". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  12. ↑ Webber, Will (2024-12-18). "Lobos' Dent puts up career-high 40 points in 78-71 win over VCU". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  13. ↑ "Donovan Dent Earns Mountain West Player of the Week Honors". KRQE. 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  14. ↑ Heisen, Aaron (2025-03-29). "Inside look at why Donovan Dent is transferring to UCLA". Daily News. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  15. ↑ "Associated Press All-America Team". AP News. March 18, 2025.
  16. ↑ "USBWA unveils 2024-25 Men's All-America Team". United States Basketball Writers Association (Press release). March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  17. ↑ Champion, Brandon (2025-03-25). "New Mexico star enters transfer portal days after loss to Michigan State". mlive. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  18. ↑ "UCLA lands MWC Player of Year Dent from portal". ESPN.com. 2025-03-29. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  19. ↑ "UCLA finds its Dylan Andrews replacement in former New Mexico standout Donovan Dent". Los Angeles Times. 2025-03-29. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
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