Brenton LaJames "Brent" Petway (born May 12, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Turi Svitavy of the NBL.
Because of his leaping and dunking ability, he has been given the nickname "Air Georgia".
This is similar to Vince Carter, who was nicknamed Air Canada, while playing for the Toronto Raptors.
Petway won the inaugural NBA D-League Slam Dunk Contest, at D-League Dream Factory Friday Night, on February 15, during the 2008 NBA All-Star Game Weekend.
Petway defeated his Idaho Stampede teammate, Mike Taylor, in the finals, with an alley-oop, through-the-legs dunk.
In October 2010, he became a member of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, under the name Thunder Petway.