Chris Jent (born January 11, 1970) is a retired American professional Basketball player and coach in the NBA. Jent was born in Orange, California and grew up in Sparta, New Jersey. After attending high school at Sparta High School, he played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes, leaving in 1992 after four seasons. He had a brief career in the NBA, playing three games each for the Houston Rockets (winning a championship ring in 1994) and New York Knicks (1996-97). In between his stints with the Rockets and the Knicks, he played with the Australian National Basketball League (Australia)'s North Melbourne Giants in 1995 and also played in Serie A (basketball), Spain and Greece.