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Jayson Kent (born February 3, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Bradley Braves, Indiana State Sycamores and Texas Longhorns.
Kent was born on February 3, 2002, in Austin, Texas. He has several family members who played college basketball or professionally, including his father Jason, mother Anna, uncles Anthony Kent and Jordan Fair, and sister Janae. At age four, his family moved to Chicago, Illinois. Kent attended Oak Forest High School and played basketball there, initially as a guard before switching to forward after having a growth spurt, reaching a height of 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) at Oak Forest. He was an all-conference, all-area and all-state performer there and helped Oak Forest to the conference title as a senior, averaging 17.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Kent posted 1,290 points and 350 rebounds in his time in high school. He committed to play college basketball for the Bradley Braves.
Kent appeared in 23 games as a freshman at Bradley…
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