Chris Kent

Biography

Florida State head men’s basketball coach Luke Loucks has named Chris Kent as the Director of Player Development on his first Seminole staff. Kent began his coaching career as an assistant coach for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the NBA D-League from 2013 to 2015. He then served as a graduate assistant for the Florida State University men’s basketball program from August 2015 to May 2017 before joining the University of South Florida (USF) men’s basketball program in June 2017 as the team’s Director of Player Development. In 2018, Kent joined the Chicago Bulls as a coaching intern for the 2018-19 season. Following his internship, he was hired as the team’s video coordinator. He later transitioned to the Windy City Bulls, the Chicago Bulls' G League affiliate, serving as an assistant coach during the 2022-23 season. He was an assistant coach from 2023 to 2025 with the Portland Trail Blazers G-League affiliate, the Rip City Remix. Kent played college basketball for two seasons at both Huntington University (Ind.) and Trine University (Ind.), bringing firsthand playing experience to his coaching career.