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Two seasons at Gig Harbor High in Washington put Clarence Trent on the map as a top tier recruit. However, Trent was not much of a student. Instead of returning to Gig Harbor the Arkansas native wisely chose to attend Findlay Prep in Henderson Nevada.

Findlay Prep’s players attend classes at the Henderson International School, where tuition is about $16,000 per year. The school is for students grades 5 through 12. The school does however offer scholarships and the athletes are held to high academic standards. Findlay has a top notch gymnasium, great housing for athletes and a weight room that some colleges would like to have.The facilities are pictured above courtesy of this site . This past season Findlay was also the home of Deandre Liggins, Deivides Dulkys and 6′10 Brice Massamba, a UNLV commit . Findlay is the only Prep School in the nation with a Nike sponsorship. ( I wonder why Liggins is having trouble qualifying after attending Findlay?)

At the National Prep School Showcase in late 2007, the 6′8 Trent averaged 15.5 points and 12.5 rebounds. Those numbers are fairly respectable considering the talent that he was up against. The Showcase featured some of the nations top talent. Trent finally started taking advantage of his size, not settling for jump shots. He can attack the rim and is a much improved jump shooter, but he was starting to better utilize his post ability.

Finlay Prep in Reno, Nevada really helped to develop Trent into on a well polished player. After receiving superior coaching in the classroom and on the hardwood Trent has definitely developed into a confident well rounded young man. Trent’s AAU coach Bill Engram is encouraged by Trent’s recent maturation:

Trent has come a long way over the last 12 months. His Findlay Prep squad sported a 32-1 record this past season while playing alot of top notch competition. Trent’s numbers were respectable, 11.7 points 7.7 reabounds and had a field goal percentage over 60. Trent had the assignment of the other teams top offensive player, every game. He recently told Ryan Malashock about his responsibility’s:

Trent seems to be thriving and finally reaching his potential as a human being and a basketball player. Good for him. Trent’s list has included Kentucky for sometime, and Jody Demling has always said that he thought Trent would be a Wildcat. Trent is also fond of Arkansas, Florida, UNLV, Oklahoma and UCON. The ever-maturing Trent, is definitely worth keeping an eye on.
“I’ve been making better decisions in all parts of my life,” Trent said. “The last three years, I just wasn’t doing what I should’ve been doing. I even flunked an English class. So, me going to prep school was the best thing for me. It’s hard knowing I should be ahead of where I am with school, but it’s actually helped because prep ball has tested me in so many ways.”

There are a couple of Trent video’s in the recruiting central player to the right, if you would like to check them out. Trent does a legitimate free throw line dunk in the dunk contest video.
On a side note Charles Garcia, a 6′10 220 pound JUCO kid, committed to Lorenzo Romar’s Washington Huskies a couple of days ago. Garcia said that he would sign in November and be available in the 09′-10′ season. Smith said that UK had been in contact, here is the article