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MBK - Trey Fort - Bethune Cookman 2023-24

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Trey Fort

Position:
G
Height:
6-4
Weight:
200
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Jackson, Miss.
High School/Previous School:
DME Sports Academy – Florida/Howard College

HONORS & AWARDS
2023-24 Barstool Sports Invitational Game MVP • Mississippi State
2023-24 Preseason Top 15 JC Recruit • No. 13 • Lindy’s

2023-24 • JUNIOR
Fort secured 5.0 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game over his 20 appearances … Started State’s first seven games (Nov. 8-28) where he averaged 7.3 points per contest … Hit on 38.2 percent from the floor (34-of-89), 34.9 percent on his three-point attempts (22-of-63) and 64.3 percent at the free throw line (9-of-14) … Provided 10+ points on three occasions and drained multiple treys in six games … Poured in a season’s best 21 points ignited by five triples versus Arizona State (Nov. 8) during season opener … The 21 points were the most by a State player in an opener since Tyson Carter scored 23 against Florida International in 2019-20 … Added 11 points versus UT Martin (Nov. 11) … Chipped in a pair of 9-point efforts against North Alabama (Nov. 14) and Bethune-Cookman (Dec. 31) … Provided a SEC season-highs of 13 points and five rebounds at No. 8 Kentucky (Jan. 17) … Tacked on six points apiece versus Alabama (Jan. 13) and Vanderbilt (Jan. 20) … Transferred to Samford following the 2023-24 season.

BEFORE MISSISSIPPI STATE
Fort began his collegiate career at UT Martin (2020-21) in the Ohio Valley Conference followed by JUCO seasons at Copiah-Lincoln Community College (2021-22) in Wesson, Mississippi and Howard College (2022-23) in Big Spring, Texas … Earned NJCAA All-America Second-Team accolades and NJCAA All-Star Game MVP honors while at Howard … Amassed 24.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 0.8 steals per game … His 24.9 points per game were fourth among NJCAA players … Knocked down 52.0 percent from the floor, 45.2 percent from three-point territory and 85.6 percent at the free throw line … Racked up 20-plus points on 18 occasions highlighted by a pair of 41-point performances against Odessa College (Feb. 12 & March 2, 2023) … Fired in 26.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game while at Copiah-Lincoln … Eclipsed the 20-point barrier in 17 of 20 games headed by a 40-point outing against Hinds (Feb. 3, 2022) … Made 11 appearances off the bench at UT Martin where he averaged 2.7 points per game … Provided a season-high eight points against Western Illinois (Dec. 20, 2020) and at Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 21, 2021) … Played high school basketball at Madison-Ridgeland Academy in Madison, Mississippi, Florence High School in Florence, Mississippi and DME Sports Academy in Daytona Beach, Florida … His MRA squad won the 2018 MAIS Class 4A state championship … Scored 21 points against Jackson Academy in the finals after he posted 23 points versus Heritage Academy during the semifinals … His Florence team was the 2019 Mississippi Class 4A runner-up.

PERSONAL
Born on March 13, 2001 … Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.