[3] Sargent played college basketball for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits (SDSU) under head coach Scott Nagy.
[2] A starter from the beginning, he was the team's leader in assists as a freshman, totaled 68 three-point shots as a sophomore, and posted the same mark as a junior while being named all-Summit League.
[3][2] After his collegiate career, Sargent signed to play professionally in Germany with USC Heidelberg, a team in the country's second-tier, for the 2011–12 season.
[6] With duties including player development and recruiting, he helped the team have 26 all-Horizon League selections in his tenure as an assistant coach.
Conference tournament champion Sargent married Jill Young, a basketball player at South Dakota State and later in Germany.