Jackson Kent

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Basketball player
Jackson Kent
Player information
birthday December 20, 1993
size 200 cm
position wing
college James Madison Univ.
Clubs as active
2013-2017 United StatesUnited States James Madison Univ.
2017-2018 Czech RepublicCzech Republic BK Pardubice
2018– GermanyGermany Nuremberg Falcons BC

Jackson Kent (born December 20, 1993 ) is an American basketball player .

career

Kent's father Robert played basketball at Guilford College and then coached the student area. His mother played volleyball at the same college. Kent played at High Point Christian Academy ( North Carolina , USA ) before moving to James Madison University (JMU) in Virginia in 2013 . By 2017 he played 129 games for JMU and was in the starting line-up in 101 games. Kent achieved an overall average of 9.5 points per match, his statistically most successful season was the final game year 2016/17, when he averaged 14.0 points per game in 33 matches, collected 4.4 rebounds and 2.3 basket success Teammates prepared.

Kent decided to take the plunge into professional business and signed a contract with the Czech first division club BK Pardubice in the run-up to the 2017/18 season . In the Czech league Kent was used in 46 games and came to averages of 11.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per encounter. He also ran with Pardubice in the European club competition FIBA Europe Cup and scored an average of 9.8 points in four games.

During the summer break of 2018, Kent was signed by the German second division club Nürnberg Falcons BC . He was at 15.2 points per match Best Nuremberg basket shooter in the season 2018/19 with 77 made three-point throws and best distance shooter of the team that won the runner-up in the 2. Bundesliga ProA and thus the sporting promotion to the National Basketball League managed . The license was refused to the Nuremberg people. Kent left Nuremberg for the time being in spring 2019, but remained without a club and returned to Franconia at the beginning of January 2020.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jackson Kent - Men's Basketball. Retrieved December 8, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Season Statistics: Jackson Kent. In: jmusports.com. Retrieved December 8, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Jackson Kent podepsal Bekse | Probasket.cz. Retrieved December 8, 2018 .
  4. ↑ NBL.cz. Retrieved December 8, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Jackson Ross KENT at the FIBA ​​Europe Cup 2017-18. Retrieved December 8, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Variable use: Falcons sign Jackson Kent. Retrieved December 8, 2018 .
  7. ↑ BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga | Squad. Retrieved on May 4, 2019 (German).
  8. ↑ Heartbeat finals! Falcons missed the championship. Retrieved May 4, 2019 .
  9. ↑ https://n-bc.de/2020/01/02/vor-jena-nuernberg-falcons-haben-jackson-kent-zurueck/
personal data
SURNAME Kent, Jackson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH December 20, 1993