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Jersey Number 11
Trey Fort
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- DME Sports Academy โ Florida/Howard College
HONORS & AWARDS
2023-24 Barstool Sports Invitational Game MVP โข Mississippi State
2023-24 Preseason Top 15 JC Recruit โข No. 13 โข Lindyโs
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2023-24 โข JUNIOR
Fort secured 5.0 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game over his 20 appearances โฆ Started Stateโs first seven games (Nov. 8-28) where he averaged 7.3 points per contest โฆ 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) โฆ Provided 10+ points on three occasions and drained multiple treys in six games โฆ Poured in a seasonโs best 21 points ignited by five triples versus Arizona State (Nov. 8) during season opener โฆ The 21 points were the most by a State player in an opener since Tyson Carter scored 23 against Florida International in 2019-20 โฆ Added 11 points versus UT Martin (Nov. 11) โฆ Chipped in a pair of 9-point efforts against North Alabama (Nov. 14) and Bethune-Cookman (Dec. 31) โฆ Provided a SEC season-highs of 13 points and five rebounds at No. 8 Kentucky (Jan. 17) โฆ Tacked on six points apiece versus Alabama (Jan. 13) and Vanderbilt (Jan. 20) โฆ Transferred to Samford following the 2023-24 season.
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BEFORE MISSISSIPPI STATE
Fort began his collegiate career at UT Martin (2020-21) in the Ohio Valley Conference followed by JUCOย seasons at Copiah-Lincoln Community College (2021-22) in Wesson, Mississippi and Howard College (2022-23) in Big Spring, Texas โฆ Earned NJCAA All-America Second-Team accolades and NJCAA All-Star Game MVP honors while at Howard โฆ Amassed 24.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 0.8 steals per game โฆ His 24.9 points per game were fourth among NJCAA players โฆ Knocked down 52.0 percent from the floor, 45.2 percent from three-point territory and 85.6 percent at the free throw line โฆ Racked up 20-plus points on 18 occasions highlighted by a pair of 41-point performances against Odessa College (Feb. 12 & March 2, 2023) โฆ Fired in 26.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game while at Copiah-Lincoln โฆ Eclipsed the 20-point barrier in 17 of 20 games headed by a 40-point outing against Hinds (Feb. 3, 2022) โฆ Made 11 appearances off the bench at UT Martin where he averaged 2.7 points per game โฆ Provided a season-high eight points against Western Illinois (Dec. 20, 2020) and at Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 21, 2021) โฆ 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 โฆ His MRA squad won the 2018 MAIS Class 4A state championship โฆ Scored 21 points against Jackson Academy in the finals after he posted 23 points versus Heritage Academy during the semifinals โฆ His Florence team was the 2019 Mississippi Class 4A runner-up.ย
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PERSONAL
Born on March 13, 2001 โฆ Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
2023-24 Barstool Sports Invitational Game MVP โข Mississippi State
2023-24 Preseason Top 15 JC Recruit โข No. 13 โข Lindyโs
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2023-24 โข JUNIOR
Fort secured 5.0 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game over his 20 appearances โฆ Started Stateโs first seven games (Nov. 8-28) where he averaged 7.3 points per contest โฆ 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) โฆ Provided 10+ points on three occasions and drained multiple treys in six games โฆ Poured in a seasonโs best 21 points ignited by five triples versus Arizona State (Nov. 8) during season opener โฆ The 21 points were the most by a State player in an opener since Tyson Carter scored 23 against Florida International in 2019-20 โฆ Added 11 points versus UT Martin (Nov. 11) โฆ Chipped in a pair of 9-point efforts against North Alabama (Nov. 14) and Bethune-Cookman (Dec. 31) โฆ Provided a SEC season-highs of 13 points and five rebounds at No. 8 Kentucky (Jan. 17) โฆ Tacked on six points apiece versus Alabama (Jan. 13) and Vanderbilt (Jan. 20) โฆ Transferred to Samford following the 2023-24 season.
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BEFORE MISSISSIPPI STATE
Fort began his collegiate career at UT Martin (2020-21) in the Ohio Valley Conference followed by JUCOย seasons at Copiah-Lincoln Community College (2021-22) in Wesson, Mississippi and Howard College (2022-23) in Big Spring, Texas โฆ Earned NJCAA All-America Second-Team accolades and NJCAA All-Star Game MVP honors while at Howard โฆ Amassed 24.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 0.8 steals per game โฆ His 24.9 points per game were fourth among NJCAA players โฆ Knocked down 52.0 percent from the floor, 45.2 percent from three-point territory and 85.6 percent at the free throw line โฆ Racked up 20-plus points on 18 occasions highlighted by a pair of 41-point performances against Odessa College (Feb. 12 & March 2, 2023) โฆ Fired in 26.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game while at Copiah-Lincoln โฆ Eclipsed the 20-point barrier in 17 of 20 games headed by a 40-point outing against Hinds (Feb. 3, 2022) โฆ Made 11 appearances off the bench at UT Martin where he averaged 2.7 points per game โฆ Provided a season-high eight points against Western Illinois (Dec. 20, 2020) and at Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 21, 2021) โฆ 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 โฆ His MRA squad won the 2018 MAIS Class 4A state championship โฆ Scored 21 points against Jackson Academy in the finals after he posted 23 points versus Heritage Academy during the semifinals โฆ His Florence team was the 2019 Mississippi Class 4A runner-up.ย
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PERSONAL
Born on March 13, 2001 โฆ Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
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