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Jordan Floyd (born May 22, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Bursaspor İnfo Yatırım of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the
King Tornado The King Tornado are the athletic teams that represent King University, located in Bristol, Tennessee, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing in the Conference Carolinas (CC) since the 2011–12 ac ...
and the
Albany State Golden Rams The Albany State Golden Rams are the athletic sports teams for Albany State University, located in Albany, Georgia, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Golden Rams compete as members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ...
.


High school career

Floyd was a four-year varsity basketball starter for
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in Albany, Georgia. He was a first-team all-state and 4A-1 all-region first team selection as a senior. Floyd had expected to play NCAA Division I basketball following high school, but his recruitment slowed down after he broke his wrist in his senior season. On April 30, 2015, he signed his
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to play NCAA Division II basketball for Albany State. Floyd also played baseball in high school.


College career

As a freshman at Albany State, Floyd averaged 9.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, before transferring to King, another Division II program. In his sophomore season, he averaged 9.3 points and 2.7 assists per game. As a junior, Floyd averaged 21.7 points, 2.3 assists and two rebounds per game and was unanimously selected as Conference Carolinas Player of the Year. He led his team to the regular season conference title. Floyd fractured his left ankle in his only game in the following season and was granted a medical redshirt. As a senior, Floyd averaged a Division II-high 31.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game for King. Floyd set the school single-game scoring record with 43 points in a win over Mount Olive. He eclipsed his own record by scoring a career-high 47 points in a February 20, 2020 win over Erskine. On March 3, 2020, he became King's all-time leading scorer, surpassing Mark Dockery. Floyd was named Ron Lenz National Player of the Year, as well as Conference Carolinas Player of the Year for his second time. He earned Division II All-American honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches.


Professional career

On June 21, 2020, Floyd signed a one-year contract with Orlandina of the
Serie A2 Basket Serie A2, known for sponsorship reasons as Serie A2 Old Wild West, is a men's basketball league in Italy. It constitutes the second-tier of the Italian league pyramid, below the first division LBA and above the third division Serie B, with pro ...
. On October 22, 2021, Floyd signed with Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. In 23 games, he averaged 14.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 0.8 steals, playing around 22 minutes per contest as the team's 6th man. On June 4, 2022, Floyd signed with
JL Bourg Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse, commonly known as JL Bourg or simply Bourg, is a basketball club based in Bourg-en-Bresse, France that plays in the Pro A. Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3,548 people. History In 2014, J ...
of the
LNB Pro A The LNB Pro A, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket has governed the league. ...
. On July 27, 2023, he signed with Bursaspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).


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King Tornado bioAlbany State Golden Rams bio
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