Outlook
Enters final season in Toledo program...An athletic individual who is probably the Rockets’ most talented player...Will return to natural position as wing player after serving as Rockets’ point guard last year...Explosive offensive player and a dynamic dunker.
2007-08
Started all 30 games and earned honorable-mention All-MAC honors...Led MAC in scoring with 16.9 points per game and was tied for fifth in three-point FGs per game (2.20) and steals per game (1.77)...Ranked second on team with 77.5 free-throw percentage (124-of-160)... Became first Rocket to lead MAC in scoring since Harvey Knuckles averaged 22.0 ppg in the 1980-81 campaign... Led Rockets with 3.0 assists per game despite playing point guard for first time in basketball career...Notched 10 20-point outings, including a career-high 27 points in season-opening 57-53 victory over Missouri State (11/10)...Tallied a MAC season-high 23 points vs. EMU (3/4)...Scored in double figures in all but two contests - 8 at Old Dominion (11/16) and 3 at Akron (1/30)...Lifted UT to 59-56 win over Kent State (2/2) with game-winning dunk and free throw with 0.1 seconds left... Registered lone career double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds at Massachusetts (12/15)...Tallied 18 points and dished out career-high nine assists at UNC Wilmington (11/28).
2006-07
Played in all 32 contests...Averaged 21.8 minutes per game and received 10 starting assignments...Ranked sixth on team in scoring with 5.7 points per game and 13th in MAC in steals with 1.31 spg...Ranked third on team with a 75.0 free-throw percentage (36-of-48) and 34.8 three-point field-goal percentage (23-of-66)...Tallied 11 points in MAC quarterfinal victory over Eastern Michigan (3/8)...Saw action in season-low 11 minutes due to foul trouble at Kent State (2/6) but still scored seven points and hit three-pointer to tie game with 1:30 remaining...Notched season highs in points (17), rebounds (8), three-point field goals (3) and free throws (6) vs. Detroit (12/19)...Scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds vs. UNC Wilmington (12/16)...Scored nine points and collected career-best five steals at Drexel (11/29)...Started 10 straight games from 11/18-12/30.
2005-06
Played in 23 of 31 games and averaged 3.7 points and 1.5 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per contest...Tallied season-high 16 points and equalled season best with five rebounds in season-high 20 minutes in 81-54 win over Ball State (2/26)...Notched 10 points, four boards and three steals in 77-69 MAC semifinal win over Akron (3/10)...Scored 10 points in 81-58 win over Western Michigan (3/1)...Registered nine points and five rebounds in 19 minutes vs. Northern Illinois (12/3)...Grabbed season-high four steals vs. Eastern Michigan (1/26).
High School - Crane Technical H.S.
As a senior ? Earned second-team Class AA all-state honors after averaging 25.1 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game...Received Team MVP honors and helped squad to a 23-7 win-loss record and a state quarterfinal appearance...Rated by ChicagoHoops.com as the seventh-best senior in the state of Illinois, as well as Illinois Basketball Elite’s 11th-best senior in Illinois.
Personal
Full name: Tyrone Kent...Age: 22 (born July 23, 1986)...Son of Tyrone and Debra Kent (stepmother)...Has an older brother, Larkey Goodwin...Majoring in recreation and technology.
Kent’s Career Highs
Points: 27 vs. Missouri State (11/10/07)
Rebounds: 12 at UMass (12/15/07)
Assists: 9 at UNC Wilmington (11/28/07)
Blocks: 2 (2 times, last at Bowling Green (2/10/08)
Steals: 5 at Drexel (11/29/06)
Field Goals: 11 vs. Missouri State (11/10/07)
Free Throws: 14 vs. Buffalo (1/26/08)
3-Pt. FGs: 5 (2 times, last at Illinois-Chicago (12/19/07)
Minutes: 40 at Houston (12/4/07)
Up Close With Tyrone Kent
Nickname: “Ty,” “Ty Wayne My Village Name.”
Favorite Foods: Tacos, Pizza, Gyro burgers Chicago style.
Favorite All-Time Movies: “He Got Game,” “Above the Rim.”
Favorite Pro Sports Team: Chicago Bulls.
My Basketball Hero Growing Up Was: Michael Jordan.
Favorite Sport to Watch: Basketball.
Favorite Class: Computer Technology.
Favorite Spot on Campus: Student Union.
Favorite Vacation Spot: Going back home.
If I could play another sport, it would be: Baseball.
Best Halloween Costume you had growing up: Batman.
Worst Job: Never had one.
Song you use to pump yourself up before a game: All ?Lil Wayne.
My Cell Phone Ring is: ?Lil Wayne.
A Hidden Talent that I have is: Dancing.
The Reason I Chose My Uniform Number is: It was the best one that I had to pick from.
Age When You Started Playing Basketball: Three years old.
If I could invite anyone, dead or alive, to dinner, it would be: My mother.
Favorite Arena You Have Played on the Road: Bowling Green’s Anderson Arena.
My Greatest Sports Moment is: When I make my game-winning shots.
One word to describe myself is: Nice.
