Jordan "Jelly" Walker (born August 11, 1999) is an American professional

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player for the Texas Legends of the

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. He played

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for the

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, Tulane Green Wave and UAB Blazers.

High school career

Walker grew up in Port Washington, New York. He began his high school career at Long Island Lutheran High School. Dissatisfied with the lack of playing time there, he transferred to The Patrick School after his sophomore year. Walker averaged 9.7 points per game for the Celics as a junior. As a senior, he averaged 11.9 points and 4.8 assists per game, leading the team to a 29–4 record and earning First Team All-State honors from NJHoops.com. Walker posted a 31-point, seven-assist performance against Linden High School and helped The Patrick School win the Tournament of Champions. Walker considered doing a postgraduate season at

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, but ultimately remained in the Class of 2017. He committed to playing college basketball for Seton Hall, choosing the Pirates over

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and

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College career

At Seton Hall, Walker missed several weeks with torn ligaments in his hand as a freshman and averaged 1.8 points per game. Following the season, he transferred to Tulane. After sitting out a transfer season, Walker averaged eight points, 2.2 rebounds and two assists per game as a redshirt sophomore. As a redshirt junior, he averaged 13 points, 4.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game. Following the 2020–21 season, Walker transferred to UAB. On February 5, 2022, he scored a UAB program record 42 points in a 97–75 victory over

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. Walker was named Conference USA Player of the Year as well as Newcomer of the Year. He is the second UAB player to earn Conference USA Player of the Year honors, alongside Aaron Johnson, in 2011. On April 11, 2022, Walker declared for the

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, while maintaining his college eligibility. On May 12, 2022, Walker withdrew his name from NBA draft consideration. He returned to UAB for the 2022–23 season.

Professional career

Texas Legends (2023–present)

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Walker joined the

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for the

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. On August 14, 2023, he signed with the Mavericks, but was waived on October 14. On October 29, he joined the Texas Legends.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Seton Hall , 17 , , 0 , , 7.2 , , .323 , , .316 , , .417 , , .5 , , .9 , , .4 , , .1 , , 1.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Tulane , style="text-align:center;" colspan="11",

Redshirt , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Tulane , 30 , , 22 , , 25.9 , , .405 , , .375 , , .740 , , 2.2 , , 2.0 , , 1.7 , , .0 , , 8.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, style="text-align:left;", Tulane , 23 , , 23 , , 33.5 , , .398 , , .326 , , .826 , , 2.0 , , 4.3 , , 1.7 , , .0 , , 13.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;", UAB , 34 , , 34 , , 31.8 , , .400 , , .396 , , .88 , , 2.8 , , 4.9 , , 1.5 , , .0 , , 20.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 104 , , 79 , , 26.4 , , .398 , , .376 , , .822 , , 2.1 , , 3.3 , , 1.4 , , .0 , , 12.1

Personal life

Walker earned the nickname "Jelly" after he joined the Jelly Fam collective, a basketball movement founded by

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centered on

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layups.

References

External links

UAB Blazers bioTulane Green Wave bioSeton Hall Pirates bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Jordan 1999 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Indianapolis Basketball players from Nassau County, New York People from Port Washington, New York Point guards Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball players Texas Legends players The Patrick School alumni Tulane Green Wave men's basketball players UAB Blazers men's basketball players