Trent Forrest

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Trent Forrest
Trent Forrest vs. Florida.jpg
Forrest with Florida State in 2018
No. 2–Atlanta Hawks
Position Point guard / shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1998-06-12) June 12, 1998 (age 25)
Dothan, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Chipley (Chipley, Florida)
College Florida State (2016–2020)
NBA draft 2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2022 Utah Jazz
2022–present Atlanta Hawks
2022–2024 →College Park Skyhawks
Career highlights and awards
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Landon Trent Forrest (born June 12, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.

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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

Utah Jazz (2020–2022)

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 (2022–present)

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]

Career statistics

Legend
  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

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21 Utah 30010.1.451.1921.0001.51.5.3.12.9
2021–22 Utah 60612.8.490.185.7921.71.8.5.13.3
2022–23 Atlanta 23312.0.417.000.6671.61.7.3.12.3
Career113911.9.465.182.8431.61.7.4.13.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021 Utah 402.5.500——.0.0.0.01.0
Career402.5.500——.0.0.0.01.0

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
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
Career1376925.4.462.248.7484.13.31.6.38.3

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] He is a cousin of basketball player Saben Lee. [18]

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