Lachlan Dent

Lachlan Timothy Dent^[1] (born 1 February 2000) is an Australian professional basketball player.

Lachlan Dent

Dent with Karlsruhe in 2024
No. 17 – Sydney Kings
Position	Point guard
League	NBL
Personal information
Born	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 25) Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Listed height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Career history
2016	BA Centre of Excellence
2019–2023	Illawarra Hawks
2019	NW Tasmania Thunder
2020	Norths Bears
2022–2023	Brisbane Capitals
2023–2025	PS Karlsruhe Lions
2025–present	Sydney Kings
Career highlights
ProA champion (2024)

Early life

Dent was born in Campbelltown, New South Wales,^[2] before moving to Wollongong at a young age.^[3]

Professional career

Dent played for the Illawarra Hawks of the NBL between 2019 and 2023.^[4]

Dent moved to Germany and joined the PS Karlsruhe Lions of the ProA for the 2023–24 season. In April 2024, he made Karlsruhe basketball history with ten three-pointers and a total of 42 points against Paderborn Baskets.^[5]

On 22 November 2025, Dent signed with the Sydney Kings for the rest of the 2025–26 NBL season as an injury replacement.^[6]