After a trying year at UCLA, Donovan Dent is calling it a career
Donovan Dent has announced his retirement from professional basketball after a challenging season at UCLA. He plans to become a basketball trainer for children in New Mexico, where he has settled. Despite his struggles, Dent showed moments of brilliance during his final season, but ultimately decided to step away from the sport.
- ▪Donovan Dent is retiring from professional basketball after a difficult year at UCLA.
- ▪He intends to become a basketball trainer for kids in New Mexico.
- ▪Dent experienced significant challenges during his senior season, including injuries and heightened expectations.
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College Basketball After a trying year at UCLA, Donovan Dent is calling it a career By Ben Bolch Published May 24, 2026, 9:33 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google After a final college season in which he seemed to lose – and then regain – his love for basketball, Donovan Dent appears to have reached the finish line of his career. “I’m done with pro basketball,” the former UCLA point guard told the Albuquerque Journal while also revealing that he intended to become a basketball trainer for kids in his adopted home of New Mexico.
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