Clint Sargent

Clinton Berl Sargent (born September 10, 1988) He attended Bishop Heelan Catholic High School in Sioux City, Iowa, where he played basketball and football, being a captain of both. In basketball, he averaged over 20 points as a junior and averaged 19.7 points, four rebounds and four assists as a senior. He was chosen his class' Iowa Newspaper Association Player of the Year in his senior year, was named his team's most valuable player, and also captained the all-northwest Iowa squad. He played two seasons for the team in the league ProA.

Coaching career Sargent returned to South Dakota State in 2013–14 as their director of operations. He remained in the position with the school until leaving to become an assistant with the Wright State Raiders in 2016. At Wright State, he joined his former South Dakota State coach, Scott Nagy. In his time as an assistant with the team – from 2016–17 to 2023–24 – he helped them win Horizon League titles five times while reaching the NCAA Tournament twice (2018, 2022), including the first Division I Tournament win in team history in 2022 over the Bryant Bulldogs. After coach Nagy left in 2024 to become the head coach of the Southern Illinois Salukis, Sargent was promoted to head coach of Wright State on March 28, 2024.

Head coaching record

Personal life Sargent married Jill Young, a basketball player at South Dakota State and later in Germany.