Taurean Yves Jordan (born March 16, 1986 in

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) is a

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player who played collegiately for

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. She holds several ODU scoring records, and was regarded as one of the best players in the

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. Jordan attended Woodrow Wilson High School in

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, where she was friends with

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. Along with Khadijah Whittington, she led Wilson to its first ever women's basketball state championship game and was named Virginia High School Coaches' Player of the Year. She was named

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of the 2006 CAA Tournament after setting an NCAA record with ten three-pointers against

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. Jordan is noted for her adeptness at making three-pointers. Twice named the MVP of the CAA, Jordan was generally seen as the face of the Lady Monarchs during her time on the team. During her senior season Jordan led the Lady Monarchs to their twenty-fifth consecutive

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, leading the team with 13.3 points per game. Old Dominion defeated

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in the first round on the

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, giving the Lady Monarchs their first tournament win since 2002. She had fourteen points in a second-round overtime victory over

; Old Dominion faced Connecticut in the Sweet Sixteen, falling to the

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78-63, with Jordan being held to three points in her final collegiate game. While considered a draft prospect, Jordan was not selected in the

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. However, she has tried out for the

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Old Dominion University statistics

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan, T. J. 1986 births Living people African-American basketball players Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball players Woodrow Wilson High School (Portsmouth, Virginia) alumni Sportspeople from Portsmouth, Virginia American men's basketball players Point guards 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women