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Jersey Number 23
James Dent Jr.
- Position:
- G
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 170
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Springfield, Ill.
- High School:
- Springfield Southeast HS
2024-25 (Senior at NIU)
2023-24 (Junior at WIU)
2022-23 (Sophomore at John A. Logan College)
2021-22 (Freshman at Moberly Area CC)
- Started all 31 games for the team while averaging 14.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game
- Shot 38.9 percent from the field, 34.6 percent from three and 74.6 percent from the free-throw line
- Tallied a career-best 36 points in 50 minutes of game action against Central Michigan, sinking six made threes, grabbing nine rebounds and dishing out three assists.
- Boasted a 3.1 assist-to-turnover ratio
- Blocked 18 shots and grabbed 26 steals
- Tallied his first DI-level double-double against Ball State with an 18-point, 10-rebound performance
- Scored in double figures in 24 contests, with six games of 20+ points
2023-24 (Junior at WIU)
- Registered seven starts while appearing in all 33 contests
- Second on the team in scoring, averaging 10.7 points per game
- With 50 made threes, he was second on the team and ranked third with 26 steals
- Tallied 16 double-digit scoring games, including a stretch of eight straight to open the season
- Scored a season-best 24 points and pulled in eight boards against Southern U
2022-23 (Sophomore at John A. Logan College)
- Played in 34 contests, averaging 11.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game
- Shot 46.4 percent from the floor and 41 percent from behind the arc
- Member of the 2023 NJCAA Division I National Championship Team
2021-22 (Freshman at Moberly Area CC)
- Averaged 7.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest in 35 appearances with 18 starts
Season Preview – MTSU Men's Basketball 2025
Wednesday, October 29
2025 MTSU Basketball tickets on sale now - October 1st
Wednesday, October 01
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
2025 Blue Raider Blitz Media Panel
Thursday, July 03
