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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) on a two-way contract with the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles. Listed at 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) and 210 lb (95 kg), he plays the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Trent Forrest

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 24) Dothan, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Chipley (Chipley, Florida)
College	Florida State (2016–2020)
NBA draft	2020 / Undrafted
Playing career	2020–present
Career history
2020–2022	Utah Jazz
2022–present	Atlanta Hawks
2022–present	→College Park Skyhawks
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-ACC (2020)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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.[12] He would split time between the Jazz and their NBA G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars.[11]

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]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games 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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020–21	Utah	30	0	10.1	.451	.192	1.000	1.5	1.5	.3	.1	2.9
2021–22	Utah	60	6	12.8	.490	.185	.792	1.7	1.8	.5	.1	3.3
Career		90	6	11.9	.478	.189	.851	1.6	1.7	.4	.1	3.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021	Utah	4	0	2.5	.500	—	—	.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0
Career		4	0	2.5	.500	—	—	.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Florida State	35	0	15.4	.473	.125	.676	2.7	1.6	1.2	.1	4.9
2017–18	Florida State	34	2	25.6	.492	.214	.697	4.9	4.1	1.6	.4	7.9
2018–19	Florida State	37	36	29.9	.439	.233	.779	4.5	3.7	1.9	.2	9.3
2019–20	Florida State	31	31	30.9	.459	.281	.822	4.4	4.0	1.9	.6	11.6
Career		137	69	25.4	.462	.248	.748	4.1	3.3	1.6	.3	8.3

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]

References

External links

• Florida State Seminoles bio

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Landon Trent Forrest (Dothan, Alabama; 12 de junio de 1998) es un baloncestista estadounidense que pertenece a la plantilla de los Atlanta Hawks de la NBA. Con 1,93 metros de estatura, ocupa la posición de base.

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