Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Landon Trent Forrest was born in June 12, 1998, in Dothan, Alabama. He is a guard in the NBA.

He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles. Listed at 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) and 210 lb (95 kg), he plays the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Forrest grew up in Chipley, Florida and attended Chipley High School. During his high school career, Forrest scored over 3,000 points. As a senior, he led Chipley to a state championship, scoring 26 points in the title game against Paxton High School. Forrest also participated in Amateur Athletic Union competition with the Alabama Challenge and Georgia Stars. He was ranked in the top 50 of his high school class. Forrest signed with Florida State because he fell in love with the vision of coach Leonard Hamilton. Forrest turned down offers from Miami (Florida), Georgia Tech, Tennessee, UCF and Wichita State.