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Revision as of 03:04, 14 March 2010
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| College | University of Illinois |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career | 2007–present |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | November 18, 1988 |
| High school | Loyola Academy, Wilmette, Illinois |
Jeffrey Michael Jordan (born November 18, 1988) is an American college student and basketball player for the University of Illinois. He played high school basketball for Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois. Jordan is the son of retired NBA MVP Michael Jordan, who played for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards and the older brother of Marcus Jordan.
Jeffrey Jordan has been the subject of local and national media attention,[1][2][3] and had three of his high school games broadcast nationally on ESPN in 2007.[4] Jordan also played football in his sophomore year at Loyola Academy.
Jordan graduated from Loyola Academy on May 26, 2007. He received scholarship offers from Valparaiso and Loyola University Chicago, and was actively recruited as a preferred walk-on by Davidson, Penn State, Northwestern, and University of Illinois.[5][6] Jordan decided to play as a preferred walk-on at the University of Illinois. Jeff Jordan enrolled at the university in 2007 as a psychology major with an academic scholarship.[7] On January 22, 2009, it was announced by the university that Jordan would receive a full scholarship.[8]
On June 24, 2009 Jordan announced he was leaving the University of Illinois’ basketball team to focus on school and his "life after basketball".[9] However, on October 16, 2009, Fighting Illini head coach Bruce Weber announced that Jordan would return to the team.[10]
References
- ^ espn.com, Junior Jordans at Nike Camps have pedigrees, accessed January 19, 2007.
- ^ sportsillustrated.cnn.com, SI on Campus.com, accessed January 19, 2007.
- ^ msnbc.com, Heir Jordan out to prove he can play like Mike, accessed January 19, 2007.
- ^ espn.com, MJ the dad watches his sons make their mark, accessed January 19, 2007.
- ^ chicagotribune.com, Penn State joins battle for Jordan, accessed April 7, 2007.
- ^ chicagotribune.com, (Face)book it: Illini Jordan's preferred choice, accessed April 26, 2007.
- ^ fightingillini.com, Jeff Jordan, accessed October 29, 2007.
- ^ Jordan awarded Illini scholarship
- ^ http://blogs.suntimes.com/illini/2009/06/jeff_jordan_leaves_basketball.html
- ^ fightingillini.com, Jordan Returns to Illini, accessed 16 October 2009
External links
- Jeff Jordan's profile at University of Illinois Athletics
- Illinibasketballhistory.com
- Photo of Jeffrey Jordan (right) dated January 10, 2009