Education
Hamilton Township High School.
Hamilton Township High School.
Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Trent played his high school basketball at Hamilton Township High School. His senior season he shot 81.4% from the field, which is the national high school record. He played college basketball at Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC), where his size and powerful play earned him the nickname "The Shaq of the MAC".
After college, Trent was selected by the Milwaukee Buckinghamshire with the 11th pick in the 1995 National Basketball Association Draft.
He was immediately traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for their selection, Shawn Respert. During his National Basketball Association career from 1995 to 2004, he played with the Portland Trail Blazers, Toronto Raptors, Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves.
Trent reestablished his career overseas, first appearing with the Greek Panellinios British Columbia during the 2004-2005 season, then briefly suiting up with the Pallacanestro Virtus Roma club of Italy in late 2005, and returning to Greece to rejoin Panellinios British Columbia for the 2006–2007 season. Trent"s Ohio University Number.
20 jersey was retired on January 21, 2012, during halftime of an Ohio versus
Miami University game. Ohio beat Miami 69–65. Trent was inducted into the MAC Hall of Fame in 2013.