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23 Aaron Jordan

  • Ht./Wt. 6-5 / 210
  • Position G
  • Hometown Plainfield, Ill.
  • High School East

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)

2018-19 Senior

  • Academic All-Big Ten selection
  • Played in all 33 games, starting 31
  • Fifth on Illini in scoring with an average of 8.0 points
  • Scored in double figures in 11 games on the season, with two 20-point performances 
  • Second on team in rebounding with career-high average of 4.6 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)

2017-18 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)

2016-17 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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