2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Jordan's Career & Season Game-By-Game Stats (PDF)
Career
- Ranks sixth on the Illinois career 3-point shooting list at 40.8 percent (131-321)
2018-19Â Senior
- Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Played in all 33 games, starting 31
- Fifth on Illini in scoring with an average of 8.0Â points
- Scored in double figures in 11 games on the season, with two 20-point performancesÂ
- Second on team in rebounding with career-high average of 4.6Â boards
- Sixth in the Big Ten in 3-point shooting at 41.5 percent range (59-142)
- Second on team with 59 three-pointers (1.8 avg, 19th in B1G)
- Led Illini with 2.0 assist/turnover ratio (48 a-24 to)
- Game-high 19 points, including career-high five 3-pointers, with seven rebounds and two steals in opener vs. Evansville (Nov. 8)
- Career-high 10 rebounds vs. No. 3 Gonzaga (Nov. 19)
- 16 points with four 3-pointers and career-high tying four assists vs. Xavier (Nov. 21)
- Career- and game-high 23 points (8-13 FG) with career-high tying five threes at Notre Dame (Nov. 27)
- Career-high four steals vs. Ohio State (Dec. 5)
- Career-high tying 10 rebounds, including five offensive, and tied career high with four assists vs. East Tennessee State (Dec. 15)
- 20 points and five boards vs. Florida Atlantic (Dec. 29)
- 11 points, four rebounds and three assists at Iowa (Jan. 20)
- 10 points and seven boards vs. Wisconsin (Jan. 23)
- 10 points and five rebounds in win over Rutgers (Feb. 9)
- 12 points – most in Big Ten game on the season – at Wisconsin (Feb. 14)
- Tied career high with 10 rebounds in win over Northwestern (March 3)
- 11 points with four 3-pointers vs. Indiana (March 7)
- Six points and eight rebounds in Big Ten Tournament first-round win over Northwestern (March 13)
2017-18Â Junior
- Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Played in all 32 games, starting six times
- Fifth on Illini in both scoring and rebounding, averaging 7.9 points and 3.1 boards
- Ranked third in Big Ten in 3-point shooting at 46.3 percent (44-95)
- Scored in double figures in 11 games
- Second on team with 44 made threes
- Third on team with 27 steals
- Shot 84.4 percent from the free throw line (54-64)
- 17 points in season opener vs. Southern (Nov. 10)
- Season-high nine rebounds in win over DePaul (Nov. 17)
- 16 points on 6-7 shooting with 4-5 from three vs. N.C. Central (Nov. 24)
- 20 points and four 3-pointers at Wake Forest (Nov. 28)
- 15 points and three steals vs. Maryland (Dec. 3)
- Season-high 22 points with eight boards – including seven offensive – in season’s first start vs. Longwood (Dec. 13)
- 18 points on 6-10 shooting with four treys and career-high four assists vs. Iowa (Jan. 11)
- Nine points in win over Rutgers (Jan. 30)
- Nine points and five rebounds vs. Wisconsin (Feb. 8)
- Team-high tying seven rebounds in win over Nebraska (Feb. 18)
- 15 points on 5-7 shooting with five rebounds in win at Rutgers (Feb. 25)
2016-17Â Sophomore
- Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Played in 24 games on the season, starting twice
- Scored season-high 11 points with three 3-pointers vs. McKendree (11/15/16)
- Four points vs. West Virginia (11/24/16)
- Season-high four rebounds at Michigan (1/21/17)
2015-16 Freshman
- Played in 31 of 34 games, starting six times, and averaged 3.3 points
- Fifth on team with 22 three-pointers
- Made at least one trey in 16 games
- Earned start in first career game vs. North Florida (11/13/15), scoring season-high 14 points and hitting 3-of-5 three-pointers
- Seven points vs. North Dakota State (11/15/15)
- Eight points in back-to-back games vs. Chattanooga (11/21/15) and Chicago State (11/23/15)
- Eight points and two steals in 17 minutes vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15)
- Eight points at Indiana (1/19/16)
- Seven points and season-high three rebounds in start vs. Wisconsin (1/31/16)
- Five points in Big Ten Tournament First-Round win over Minnesota (3/9/16)
High School
- Averaged 18.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists as a senior, finishing fifth in voting for Illinois Mr. Basketball
- Set the Plainfield East single-season scoring record with 503 points
- First-team All-State selection by the Associated Press, Champaign News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association
- Special mention All-State by the Chicago Tribune and honorable mention All-State by the City/Suburban Hoops Report
- Finished his career as Plainfield East’s all-time leading scorer (1,483 points) and record holder for most career 3-pointers (162)
- Ranked No. 95 nationally by Rivals and No. 97 by 247Sports
- Averaged 19.4 points and 4.5 rebounds as a junior and shot 48 percent from 3-point range
- Set East’s single-game scoring record with 38 points vs. Plainfield South
- First-team All-State by the News-Gazette and second-team All-State by AP and the IBCA
- High school coach was Branden Adkins
- Played for the Illinois Stars AAU program, coached by Troy Johnson and Mike Ciepierski
Personal
- Born May 5, 1997
- Majoring in media and cinema studies
- Parents are Robert and Romelda Jordan
- Has an older sister, Ariel
- Favorite player is Kevin Durant
- Hobbies include fishing, hanging out with friends and spending time with family
- Proudest basketball accomplishment was being named MVP of the 2014 Pekin Holiday Tournament
- National honor society student at Plainfield East
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2015-16Freshman
Guard
6'5"
190 lbs
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2016-17Sophomore
Guard
6'5"
190 lbs
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2017-18Junior
Guard
6'5"
210 lbs
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2018-19Senior
G
6'5"
210 lbs