- Jared Jordan
Infobox Euroleague Player
name = Jared Jordan
nickname = The Magician
position =Point guard
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 187
league =NBA
team =New Orleans Hornets
nationality =USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1984|10|14
birth_place = Hartford,Connecticut
highschool =Kingswood-Oxford School (2003)
college =Marist College (2003–2007)
draft = 2nd round, 45th overall
draft_year = 2007
career_start = 2007
career_end =
draft_team =Los Angeles Clippers
former_teams =BC Lietuvos Rytas (2007-2008)
awards =Haggerty Award Jared Ahern Jordan (born
October 14 ,1984 ) is an American professionalbasketball player.Jordan, who graduated from
Kingswood-Oxford School inWest Hartford, Connecticut in 2003, [cite web|url=http://goredfoxes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/jordan_jared02.html|title=Player Bio: Jared Jordan|accessdate = 2007-06-04] became the point guard for theMarist College basketball team until his graduation in 2007. Wearing #25, and nicknamed "The Magician" [cite online journal | title=The Bonus: The legend of Jared Jordan|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/the_bonus/05/24/jared.jordan/|accessdate = 2007-07-07] , he led the nation for two years in a row in assists, the onlyNCAA Division I player to do so sinceAvery Johnson , the former coach of theDallas Mavericks . He racked up 286 assists, an average of 8.7 per game.He won the 74th
Haggerty Award as the 2006-07 All-Met Division I men's college basketball player of the year. [cite online journal | title=Jordan To Appear Twice On ESPNU At NBA's Predraft Camp|url=http://goredfoxes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052907aaa.html|accessdate = 2007-06-04]On
June 28 ,2007 , Jordan was selected 45th in the2007 NBA Draft by theLos Angeles Clippers , then played in the 2007NBA Summer League .On September 30, the Clippers traded him to the
New York Knicks for cash. [cite online journal|title=Knicks acquire former Marist point guard Jordan |url=http://www.nynews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070930/SPORTS01/709300447 |accessdate=2007-09-30] Jordan played a total of eight minutes in three preseason games for the Knicks, who waived him on October 25.On December 3, Jordan signed a contract with
BC Lietuvos Rytas , a pro basketball team inLithuania . [http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/19704/180/item, retrieved 5 December 2007.] He was later released from the team.In July 2008, the
Phoenix Suns announced that Jordan would play in the team's 2008NBA Summer League games. [ [http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PaulCoro/27162 azcentral.com ] ]On September 27, 2008, the
New Orleans Hornets signed Jordan to a non-guaranteed training camp contract. [http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/Hornets_Sign_Jared_Jordan_and_-283278-31.html]References
External links
*NBA-profile
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