Jerome Adolphus Jordan (born September 29, 1986) is a Jamaican professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

player for

Peñarol Mar del Plata Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neig ...

of the

Liga Nacional de Básquet The Liga Nacional de Básquet (abbreviated LNB, and literally in English, "National Basketball League"), also commonly referred to as "La Liga de Básquet" ("The Basketball League"), is the top-tier level of the Argentine basketball league system ...

(LNB). He played

college basketball In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athleti ...

for the University of Tulsa and represents the Jamaica national team in international competition.

Early life

Jordan was born to parents Bryan and Faith Jordan in Kingston, Jamaica, a city with just two hardwood courts, and it was not until age 16 that Jordan began playing basketball. Stephen Johnston, a former Jamaica national team captain, found a spot for Jordan at Redemption Christian Academy in

Troy, New York Troy is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Rensselaer County. The city is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany ...

, which he attended with his sister, Jheanelle, while his parents stayed in Jamaica. However, after one semester, Bryan withdrew Jerome and Jheanelle from the school and they returned to Kingston. After graduating from

Jamaica College Jamaica College (abbreviated J.C. or JC) is a State school, public, Christianity, Christian, secondary school and sixth form for Single-sex education, boys in Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica. It was established in 1789 by Charles ...

, Jordan enrolled at Florida Air Academy in

Melbourne, Florida Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is located southeast of Orlando. As of th2020 Decennial Census there was a population of 84,678. The municipality is the second-largest in the county by both size and population. ...

. However, he was ineligible to play in 2005–06 due to an academic transfer rule.

College career

On April 26, 2006, Jordan signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the University of Tulsa. In his freshman season at

Tulsa Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...

in 2006–07, Jordan played 23 games (10 starts) while averaging 2.7 points and 2.1 rebounds in 7.8 minutes per game. In his sophomore season, Jordan was named to the Conference USA All-Defensive team and All-Tournament team after a season where he finished second in the conference in rebounds and first in

field goal percentage Field goal percentage in basketball is the ratio of field goals made to field goals attempted. Its abbreviation is FG%. Although three-point field goal percentage is often calculated separately, three-point field goals are included in the genera ...

and blocked shots. He also led Golden Hurricane to the 2008 CBI championship and was named the tournament MVP. In 39 games (all starts), he averaged 10.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game. In his junior season, Jordan was named to the All-Conference USA first team after he earned Player of the Week honors four times. He was also named to the All-Defensive team for the second straight year after his 91 blocked shots gave him the number 1 and 2 positions on the school's single-season blocked shots list. In 36 games (35 starts), he averaged 13.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. In his senior season, Jordan was named to the All-Conference USA second team and NABC Division I All-District 11 first team. In 35 games (all starts), he averaged 15.4 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.4 blocks in 29.8 minutes per game. He finished his career as the only player in Conference USA history to record at least 800 rebounds and 300 blocks, while setting the school and conference record for blocked shots with 333 blocks.

Professional career

2010–11 season

Jordan was selected with the 44th overall pick in the

2010 NBA draft The 2010 NBA draft was held on June 24, 2010, at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The draft, which started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (2300 UTC), was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National ...

by the

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 ...

. On July 8, 2010, his rights were traded to the New York Knicks in exchange for cash considerations. He joined the Knicks for the 2010 NBA Summer League. Later that year, he signed with

KK Hemofarm KK, K.K., kK, k.k., or other sequences of two k's with or without punctuation may refer to: Arts and media *KK, the production code for the 1967 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Faceless Ones'' * "KK" (song), a 2014 song by Wiz Khalifa * Kk. or Kirk ...

of Serbia for the 2010–11 season.

2011–12 season

On July 29, 2011, Jordan signed with BC Krka of the

Premier A Slovenian Basketball League The Premier A Slovenian Basketball League ( sl, 1. slovenska košarkarska liga), abbreviated as 1. SKL and known as the Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons, is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia. The league, opera ...

. Following the conclusion of the NBA lockout, he returned to the United States. On December 15, 2011, Jordan signed with the New York Knicks. During the 2011–12 season, he was assigned multiple times to the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League.

2012–13 season

On July 11, 2012, Jordan was traded, along with Toney Douglas,

Josh Harrellson Josh Douglas Harrellson (born February 12, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Fukushima Firebonds of the Japanese B.League. Standing , he played center for the Kentucky Wildcats from 2008 to 2011. He was selected by the New O ...

and two future second-round draft picks, to the Houston Rockets in exchange for

Marcus Camby Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to: * Marcus (name), a masculine given name * Marcus (praenomen), a Roman personal name Places * Marcus, a main belt asteroid, also known as (369088) Marcus 2008 GG44 * Mărcuş, a village in Dobârl ...

. On July 18, 2012, he was waived by the Rockets. The next day, he joined the New York Knicks for the final two games of the 2012 NBA Summer League. On September 29, 2012, Jordan signed with the

Memphis Grizzlies The Memphis Grizzlies (referred to locally as the Grizz) are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference ...

. However, he was later waived by the Grizzlies on October 27, 2012. On December 18, 2012, Jordan was acquired by the

Reno Bighorns Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the ...

of the NBA Development League. On February 4, 2013, he was named to the Futures All-Star roster for the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game. On February 25, 2013, Jordan was traded to the Los Angeles D-Fenders. In April 2013, he joined the

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters The TNT (cellular service), TNT Tropang Giga is a professional basketball team currently owned by Smart Communications, a subsidiary of the PLDT, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), playing in the Philippine Basketball Associat ...

as an import for the 2013 Commissioner's Cup.

2013–14 season

In July 2013, Jordan joined the Indiana Pacers for the Orlando Summer League and the New York Knicks for the Las Vegas Summer League. On September 16, 2013, he signed with

Virtus Bologna Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...

of Italy for the 2013–14 season.

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Jordan joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the

2014 NBA Summer League The 2014 NBA Summer League consists of two pro basketball leagues organized by the NBA and the Orlando Magic just after the 2014 NBA Draft. Ten teams took part in the week-long summer league at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, from July 5 t ...

. On September 11, 2014, he signed with the

Brooklyn Nets The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The ...

2015–16 season

On October 11, 2015, Jordan signed with the New Orleans Pelicans. However, he was waived by the Pelicans on October 16 before appearing in a game with them. On December 15, he signed with Jiangsu Monkey King of China for the 2015–16 CBA season. After the end of the Chinese regular season, on February 20, he signed with Baloncesto Sevilla of Spain for the rest of the

2015–16 ACB season The 2015–16 ACB season was the 33rd season of the Spanish basketball league, also called Liga Endesa in its sponsored identity. The regular season started on October 10, 2015, and ended on May 22, 2016. The playoffs was played from May 26 to June ...

2016–17 season

On October 31, 2016, Jordan signed with

Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two teams ...

for the rest of the 2016–17 season.

2018–19 season

On August 17, 2018,

Shaanxi Wolves The Shaanxi Xinda Wolves are a Chinese professional men's basketball club based in Weinan, Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province ...

of the National Basketball League was reported to have signed Jordan. On September 30, he signed with Cafés Candelas Breogán of the Liga ACB. On December 31, he signed with

Andorra , image_flag = Flag of Andorra.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Andorra.svg , symbol_type = Coat of arms , national_motto = la, Virtus Unita Fortior, label=none (Latin)"United virtue is stro ...

of the Liga ACB.

2019–20 season

On January 3, 2020, he has signed with Coosur Real Betis of the Liga ACB. Jordan averaged 7.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. Jordan parted ways with the team on June 2.

2020–21 season

On August 1, 2020, Jordan signed with Al-Muharraq in Bahrain. On December 17, 2020, he has signed with

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...

of the Liga ACB.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" , , align="left" , New York , 21 , , 0 , , 5.1 , , .515 , , .000 , , .800 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , .0 , , .3 , , 2.0 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

, 44 , , 0 , , 8.7 , , .532 , , .000 , , .864 , , 2.4 , , .3 , , .2 , , .3 , , 3.1 , -class="sortbottom" , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 65 , , 0 , , 7.6 , , .528 , , .000 , , .852 , , 2.0 , , .3 , , .1 , , .3 , , 2.8

Playoffs

, - , align="left" ,

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...

, align="left" , New York , 1 , , 0 , , 4.0 , , .500 , , .000 , , .000 , , 2.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 2.0 , - , align="left" , 2015 , align="left" ,

, 1 , , 0 , , 5.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 2.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , - , -class="sortbottom" , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 2 , , 0 , , 4.5 , , .250 , , .000 , , .000 , , 2.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 1.0

References

External links

*
Eurobasket.com profile

RealGM.com profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan, Jerome 1986 births Living people BC Andorra players Expatriate basketball people in Andorra Brooklyn Nets players CB Breogán players Centers (basketball) Erie BayHawks (2008–2017) players Jamaican expatriate basketball people in Italy Jamaican expatriate basketball people in Serbia Jamaican expatriate basketball people in Spain Jamaican expatriate basketball people in the United States Jamaican men's basketball players Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings players Joventut Badalona players KK Hemofarm players KK Krka players Liga ACB players Los Angeles D-Fenders players Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket players Milwaukee Bucks draft picks National Basketball Association players from Jamaica New York Knicks players Philippine Basketball Association imports Real Betis Baloncesto players Reno Bighorns players Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka players Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica TNT Tropang Giga players Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball players Virtus Bologna players Jamaican expatriate basketball people in the Philippines