Jerome Jordan

Jerome Jordan

Jordan in 2013
No. 44 – Divina Seguros Joventut
Position Center
League Liga ACB
Personal information
Born (1986-09-29) September 29, 1986
Kingston, Jamaica
Nationality Jamaican
Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight 253 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school Jamaica College (Kingston, Jamaica)
Florida Air Academy
(Melbourne, Florida)
College Tulsa (2006–2010)
NBA draft 2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44th overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Hemofarm
2011 Krka
2011–2012 New York Knicks
2012 →Erie BayHawks
2012–2013 Reno Bighorns
2013 Los Angeles D-Fenders
2013 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
2013–2014 Virtus Bologna
2014–2015 Brooklyn Nets
2015–2016 Jiangsu Monkey King
2016 Sevilla
2016–present Joventut Badalona
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  Jamaica
FIBA CBC Championship
2006 Kingston Team

Jerome Adolphus Jordan (born September 29, 1986) is a Jamaican professional basketball player for Divina Seguros Joventut of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the University of Tulsa and represents the Jamaican national team in international competition.

Early life

Jordan was born to parents Bryan and Faith Jordan in Kingston, Jamaica, a city with just two hardwood courts, and it was not until age 16 that Jordan began playing basketball. Stephen Johnston, a former Jamaican national team captain, found a spot for Jordan at Redemption Christian Academy in Troy, New York, which he attended with his sister, Jheanelle, while his parents stayed in Jamaica. However, after one semester, Bryan withdrew Jerome and Jheanelle from the school and they returned to Kingston.[1]

After graduating from Jamaica College,[2] Jordan enrolled at Florida Air Academy in Melbourne, Florida. However, he was ineligible to play in 2005–06 due to an academic transfer rule.[3]

College career

On April 26, 2006, Jordan signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the University of Tulsa.[4]

In his freshman season at Tulsa in 2006–07, Jordan played 23 games (10 starts) while averaging 2.7 points and 2.1 rebounds in 7.8 minutes per game.[5]

In his sophomore season, Jordan was named to the Conference USA All-Defensive team and All-Tournament team after a season where he finished second in the conference in rebounds and first in field goal percentage and blocked shots. He also led Golden Hurricane to the 2008 CBI championship and was named the tournament MVP. In 39 games (all starts), he averaged 10.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game.[5]

In his junior season, Jordan was named to the All-Conference USA first team after he earned Player of the Week honors four times.[6] He was also named to the All-Defensive team for the second straight year after his 91 blocked shots gave him the number 1 and 2 positions on the school's single-season blocked shots list. In 36 games (35 starts), he averaged 13.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game.[5]

In his senior season, Jordan was named to the All-Conference USA second team and NABC Division I All-District 11 first team. In 35 games (all starts), he averaged 15.4 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.4 blocks in 29.8 minutes per game.[5] He finished his career as the only player in Conference USA history to record at least 800 rebounds and 300 blocks, while setting the school and conference record for blocked shots with 333 blocks.[5]

Professional career

2010–11 season

Jordan was selected with the 44th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. On July 8, 2010, his rights were traded to the New York Knicks in exchange for cash considerations.[7] He joined the Knicks for the 2010 NBA Summer League. Later that year, he signed with KK Hemofarm of Serbia for the 2010–11 season.

2011–12 season

On July 29, 2011, Jordan signed with BC Krka of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League.[8] Following the conclusion of the NBA lockout, he returned to the United States.

On December 15, 2011, Jordan signed with the New York Knicks.[9] During the 2011–12 season, he was assigned multiple times to the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League.[10]

2012–13 season

On July 11, 2012, Jordan was traded, along with Toney Douglas, Josh Harrellson and two future second-round draft picks, to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Marcus Camby.[11] On July 18, 2012, he was waived by the Rockets.[12] The next day, he joined the New York Knicks for the final two games of the 2012 NBA Summer League.[13]

On September 29, 2012, Jordan signed with the Memphis Grizzlies.[14] However, he was later waived by the Grizzlies on October 27, 2012.[15]

On December 18, 2012, Jordan was acquired by the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League.[16] On February 4, 2013, he was named to the Futures All-Star roster for the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[17]

On February 25, 2013, Jordan was traded to the Los Angeles D-Fenders.[18] In April 2013, he joined the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters as an import for the 2013 Commissioner's Cup.[19]

2013–14 season

In July 2013, Jordan joined the Indiana Pacers for the Orlando Summer League and the New York Knicks for the Las Vegas Summer League. On September 16, 2013, he signed with Virtus Bologna of Italy for the 2013–14 season.[20]

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Jordan joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On September 11, 2014, he signed with the Brooklyn Nets.[21]

2015–16 season

On October 11, 2015, Jordan signed with the New Orleans Pelicans.[22] However, he was waived by the Pelicans on October 16 before appearing in a game with them.[23] On December 15, he signed with Jiangsu Monkey King of China for the 2015–16 CBA season.[24] After the end of the Chinese regular season, on February 20, he signed with Baloncesto Sevilla of Spain for the rest of the 2015–16 ACB season.[25]

2016–17 season

On October 31, 2016, Jordan signed with Joventut Badalona for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[26]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 New York 21 0 5.1 .515 .000 .800 1.3 .2 .0 .3 2.0
2014–15 Brooklyn 44 0 8.7 .532 .000 .864 2.4 .3 .2 .3 3.1
Career 65 0 7.6 .528 .000 .852 2.0 .3 .1 .3 2.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012 New York 1 0 4.0 .500 .000 .000 2.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
2015 Brooklyn 1 0 5.0 .000 .000 .000 2.0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 2 0 4.5 .250 .000 .000 2.0 .0 .0 .0 1.0

References

  1. ↑ "A 'Big, Silly Dude' Becomes a 7-Foot Force at Tulsa". NYTimes.com. February 28, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  2. ↑ "NBA bound - Tulsa's Jordan drafted by Milwaukee Bucks". Jamaica-Star.com. June 25, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Seven-footer Jordan makes name for self at Tulsa". ESPN.com. February 25, 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  4. ↑ "TULSA BASKETBALL SIGNS CALVIN WALLS AND JEROME JORDAN TO NATIONAL LETTERS-OF-INTENT". TulsaHurricane.com. April 26, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jerome Jordan bio". TulsaHurricane.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
  6. ↑ "TULSA'S JORDAN AND UZOH EARN CONFERENCE USA HONORS". TulsaHurricane.com. March 9, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Knicks get Jordan from Bucks". ESPN.com. July 8, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  8. ↑ "KRKA adds two, extends two". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 29, 2011. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Knicks sign center Jerome Jordan". InsideHoops.com. December 15, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  10. ↑ "2011-12 Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Rockets Make Trades Official". NBA.com. July 11, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Rockets waive Jon Leuer and Jerome Jordan". InsideHoops.com. July 18, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  13. ↑ "2012 Summer League Statistics – Jerome Jordan". NBA.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Memphis Grizzlies add Michael Dunigan, Ronald Dupree, Jarrid Famous, Jerome Jordan, D.J. Kennedy to training camp". InsideHoops.com. September 29, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Memphis Grizzlies waive Ronald Dupree, Jerome Jordan, Ronald Murray". InsideHoops.com. October 27, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  16. ↑ "BIGHORNS ACQUIRE JEROME JORDAN". NBA.com. December 18, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  17. ↑ "2013 NBA Development League All-Star Game Rosters Announced". NBA.com. February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  18. ↑ "D-Fenders Trade for Jerome Jordan". NBA.com. February 25, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Talk 'N Text taps ex-Knick Jerome Jordan to replace Donnell Harvey". Intearksyon.com. April 10, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Virtus Bologna officially signs Jerome Jordan". Sportando.com. September 16, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  21. ↑ "Brooklyn Nets Sign Jerome Jordan". NBA.com. September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Pelicans sign Jerome Jordan". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 11, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Pelicans Waive Jerome Jordan". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Jerome Jordan joins Jiangsu Tongxi". Asia-Basket.com. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Jerome Jordan inks with Sevilla". Sportando.com. February 20, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Jerome Jordan inks with Badalona". Sportando.com. October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
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