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Wayne Brent
American basketball player and coach
Wayne Brent is the former men's basketball head coach of the Jackson State Tigers and a former high school basketball coach and college assistant coach. He retired following the 2021-2022 season and replaced by Mo Williams.
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1987–1989 | Louisiana-Monroe |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1989–1991 | Louisiana-Monroe (grad. asst.) |
| 1991–1992 | Tallulah HS (asst.) |
| 1992–1998 | Provine HS |
| 1998–2002 | Ole Miss (asst.) |
| 2004–2007 | Piney Woods HS |
| 2007–2013 | Callaway HS |
| 2013–2022 | Jackson State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 115–153 (.429) (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| SWAC regular season (2021) | |
Brent won four state championships in six seasons with Callaway High School in Jackson, Mississippi. He also coached at and won a state championship at Provine High School. He has coached many players who have gone to the National Basketball Association and overseas.
Brent was an assistant coach at the University of Mississippi for four seasons and helped the Rebels advance to the NCAA tournament three times out of his four seasons.[1][2]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson State Tigers (SWAC) (2013–2022) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Jackson State | 11–20 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Jackson State | 11–21 | 9–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Jackson State | 20–16 | 12–6 | 3rd | CIT Second Round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Jackson State | 14–18 | 10–8 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2017–18 | Jackson State | 12–20 | 9–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Jackson State | 13–19 | 10–8 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2019–20 | Jackson State | 15–17 | 11–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Jackson State | 11–5 | 11–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 2021–22 | Jackson State | 11–19 | 9–9 | ||||||
| Jackson State: | 118–163 (.420) | 88–77 (.533) | |||||||
| Total: | 118–163 (.420) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- "Jackson State hires Wayne Brent". ESPN. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- "Jackson State hires Wayne Brent to replace Tevester Anderson". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2013-06-06.