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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

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5 James Dent Jr.

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 160
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Springfield, Ill.
  • Highschool Springfield Southeast HS

Biography

2023-24: Dent played in all 33 games, registering seven starts. Dent was second on the team in scoring, averaging 10.7 points per game.  His 354 total points were also second as were his 50 three-pointers. Dent was fifth on the team in rebounds per game (3.9), fourth in total assists (57) and third in steals (26). He scored a season-high 24 points vs. Southern U on Nov. 17 and had 20-point games at UTSA (11/6) and at Illinois (11/24) . Dent Jr. grabbed a season-high eight rebounds vs. Southern U and had season-high seven assists at Valpo. He also had a season-high four steals at Central Arkansas.

BEFORE WIU: Dent, a junior-to-be most recently played at John A. Logan College. Last year, Dent played in 34 games, averaging 11 points and 3.1 rebounds. Dent shot 46.4 percent from the floor and 41 percent on three-point shots. Dent was part of the National Championship team at John A. Logan last season.

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