Player profileMiddle Tennessee Men's Basketball
Middle Tennessee · Men's Basketball
James Dent Jr.
G · Senior · #23 · 6' 5" · 170 lbs
From Springfield, IL
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Estimated NIL value
$141.5K
Middle Tennessee · Men's Basketball
James Dent Jr.
G · Senior · #23 · 6' 5" · 170 lbs
From Springfield, IL
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Estimated NIL value
$141.5K
Middle Tennessee · Men's Basketball
G · Senior · #23 · 6' 5" · 170 lbs
From Springfield, IL
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Latest source check Aug 30, 2026
Position
Guard
Class
Senior
Jersey
#23
Height
6' 5"
Weight
170 lbs
Hometown
Springfield, IL
Estimated NIL value
$141.5K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
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James Dent Jr. is a 6' 5" 170 lbs Senior Guard for Middle Tennessee and is listed by ESPN from Springfield, IL. James Dent Jr. ranks 2nd within the current Middle Tennessee men's basketball roster. The modeled value is $141.5K, with $141.5K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
16.6%
Men's Basketball pool: $850K
Pool share of school
4.2%
Middle Tennessee roster market: $3.4M
Roster dollars tracked
$850K
Middle Tennessee Men's Basketball pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
2026 season production
ESPN player feedSeason Averages
20
GP
0
GS
10.7
MIN
0.7-2.1
Field goals
31.7
FG%
0.3-1.5
3PT
Season Totals
13-41
Field goals
31.7
FG%
6-29
3PT
20.7
3P%
5-9
FT
55.6
FT%
Season Misc Totals
0
DD2
0
TD3
0
DQ
0
EJECT
0
TECH
0
FLAG
Career history
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Illinois Leathernecks | 33 | 7 | 26.4 | 3.1-9.7 | 31.9 | 1.5-5.1 | 29.9 | 3.0-4.2 |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois Huskies | 31 | 31 | 34.9 | 4.4-11.4 | 38.9 | 2.4-6.9 | 34.6 | 2.9-3.9 |
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | 20 | 0 | 10.7 | 0.7-2.1 | 31.7 | 0.3-1.5 | 20.7 | 0.3-0.5 |
| Career | All teams | 84 | 38 | 25.8 | 3.0-8.5 | 35.3 | 1.5-4.9 | 31.7 | 2.3-3.2 |
| Season | Team | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | OR | DR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Illinois Leathernecks | 102-320 | 31.9 | 50-167 | 29.9 | 100-138 | 72.5 | 19 | 109 |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois Huskies | 137-352 | 38.9 | 74-214 | 34.6 | 91-122 | 74.6 | 21 | 147 |
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | 13-41 |
| Season | Team | DD2 | TD3 | DQ | EJECT | TECH | FLAG | AST/TO | STL/TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Illinois Leathernecks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois Huskies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders |
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Lead guards receive a premium for possession control, scoring creation, and year-round visibility in the transfer and commercial markets. For James Dent Jr., the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $141.5K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $141.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $141.5K, equal to about 16.6% of the Middle Tennessee men's basketball market. The player ranks 2nd on that roster.
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Other Middle Tennessee G estimates.
| 31.7 |
| 6-29 |
| 20.7 |
| 5-9 |
| 55.6 |
| 11 |
| 23 |
| Career | All teams | 252-713 | 35.3 | 130-410 | 31.7 | 196-269 | 72.9 | 51 | 279 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 2.0 |
| 0.7 |
| Career | All teams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
