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Before Donovan Dent ever played a regular-season game for the UNM Lobos, Richard Pitino had already seen enough.

鈥淚 think that Donovan Dent is the point guard of the future for this program,鈥� Pitino told the Journal on Oct. 21, 2022, after the then freshman point guard shined in the preseason Cherry/Silver scrimmage in the Pit against upperclassmen like Jaelen House and Jamal Mashburn Jr.

Two seasons later, the future is now for Dent, who as a junior is the unquestioned leader of the Lobo basketball team that kicks off its season Monday night in the Pit against Nicholls State.

Now, it鈥檚 opposing coaches around the Mountain West who have seen enough.

鈥淗e鈥檚 an elite point guard,鈥� said San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher. 鈥淚 mean, I鈥檝e always known he was an elite finisher. Even when I watched him in high school, I鈥檓 like, 鈥楳an, this kid really finishes at the rim.鈥� He makes hard layups look easy, almost like a Kyrie (Irving), you know?

鈥淎nd then, he鈥檚 an elite passer. I mean, elite passer. So, he鈥檚 as good a point guard as a college basketball. He鈥檚 dangerous.鈥�

Dent, who was voted last month to the preseason All-Mountain West team, gave a glimpse of being the man last season when House and Mashburn were hurt in nonconference play. And it was more than impressive. By season鈥檚 end, Dent had averaged 14.1 points and 5.4 assists per game, was one of just three Division I players in the country to have multiple 10 assists/0 turnover games and was voted by both media and coaches to the All-Mountain West 2nd team.

Now, there is no sharing the workload. The Lobos are no longer a three ball-dominant guard team.

This is Dent鈥檚 team.

So what does that mean, exactly?

鈥淚 think (I鈥檒l show) just more of a maturity role,鈥� Dent told the Journal in the latest episode of the Talking Grammer Podcast. 鈥淛ust taking that next step and leading on the court. For my team, playing a lot harder on the defensive side of the ball. Last year, they saw a lot of the offensive side of me and all that because we had House. I didn鈥檛 have to guard the ball as much.鈥�

Dent鈥檚 ability to expand his game each year since he led one of the best high school teams in the country at Corona (California) Centennial High School is what impresses those around the league.

As a freshman, Dent made just four 3-pointers and even had teams like Wyoming opting to entirely back off of him on the perimeter to take away his ability to drive with no fear of his outside shot. Last season, Dent hit 15-of-40 3-pointers (37.5%) and noticeably stretched out his mid-range game. Now, Dent says, thanks to the confidence Pitino has instilled in him from Day 1 about shooting, there isn鈥檛 an open shot he will pass up.

鈥淲hat great players do is they adapt and the evolve,鈥� said Sundance Wicks, the first-year Wyoming head coach who as an assistant two years ago had the scouting report on Dent that called off all defenders. 鈥淎nd so for him to be able to adapt and change his game ... He鈥檚 that kid. He鈥檚 a humble, hungry kid and he鈥檚 continued to evolve his game. He deserves every accolade that鈥檚 going to come his way because he鈥檚 a damn good player.鈥�

As for his playing peers? He鈥檚 earned their respect, too.

鈥淗e鈥檚 got one of the best feels for the game in his league, just the way he creates off the dribble and gets downhill is really special,鈥� said Colorado State guard Jalen Lake. 鈥淗e鈥檚 been a really tough cover, just a great player.鈥�

The first Mountain West team that will get to see Dent this season as the lead dog instead of being one of three lead guards will be San Jose State on Dec. 4.

Spartans head coach Tim Miles said he fears the best is yet to come from Dent, and offered up a rather bold comparison.

鈥淗e reminds me of Damian Lillard,鈥� said Miles, referring to the NBA star. 鈥淒ame wasn鈥檛 Dame (when he was at Weber State), right? He was a college kid. But (Dent鈥檚) got that electricity, he鈥檚 got that change of pace. He鈥檚 got that game to him. He鈥檚 got a cool attitude, a cool way about him, too, you know?

鈥淐ertainly he鈥檚 going to improve as an outside shooter and all those things. I think he鈥檚 a terrific, terrific guard. I think he鈥檚 got a chance to be player of the year in our league.鈥�