1. Ernest Kent was born on January 22,1955 and is an American college basketball coach.
18 Facts About Ernie Kent
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Ernie Kent is the former head men's basketball coach at Washington State University.
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Ernie Kent was previously an assistant at Stanford University and coached abroad in Saudi Arabia.
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Ernie Kent is a college basketball commentator with the Pac-12 Network.
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Ernie Kent played high school basketball for West High School in Rockford, Illinois.
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Between 1980 and 1987, Ernie Kent spent his days in Saudi Arabia coaching basketball for the Al-Khaleej Club.
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Ernie Kent recalls learning how to be patient, since a translator was required for communication with his team.
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Ernie Kent later went on to become the head coach at Saint Mary's College of California where he remained for six years.
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Ernie Kent's players told Kent that they could not relate to him due to his militaristic style.
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From that moment on, Ernie Kent reversed his stance and became more compassionate toward his players.
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Ernie Kent was hired in 1997 to replace Jerry Green, who was leaving for a position at the University of Tennessee, Ernie Kent was the first African American head coach to be hired in the history of the Oregon Ducks athletic department in any sport.
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Ernie Kent led the Ducks to the National Invitation Tournament Final Four in 1999 and 2004.
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Under Ernie Kent, Oregon was known for playing an up-tempo pace and guard-heavy lineups.
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Ernie Kent was highly criticized for failing to sign two of the highest profile recruits to come from the state of Oregon for the class of 2007, Kyle Singler and Kevin Love.
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On March 31,2014, Ernie Kent was hired to replace Ken Bone as the Men's Basketball coach at Washington State University.
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Ernie Kent was fired later on March 14,2019, one day after losing to University of Oregon in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament.
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Ernie Kent was born January 22,1955, in Rockford, Illinois and has three adult children: Marcus, Jordan and McKenzie.
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Ernie Kent is active with the American Cancer Society and the Coaches Versus Cancer campaign while being the honorary chairman of the Children's Miracle Network.