Walter Jordan

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Walter Jordan

Personal information
Born	(1956-02-19) February 19, 1956 Perry, Alabama
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school	Northrop (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
College	Purdue (1974–1978)
NBA draft	1978: 4th round, 84th overall pick
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Playing career	1978–1986
Position	Small forward
Number	40
Career history
1978–1979	Washington Lumberjacks
1979–1980	Utica Olympics
1980	Hawaii Volcanos
1980–1981	Cleveland Cavaliers
1981–1982	Montana Golden Nuggets
1982–1983	Miñón Valladolid
1983	Joventut Badalona
1983–1984	Detroit Spirits
1984–1985	Toronto Tornados
1985–1986	Albany Patroons
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Walter Lee Jordan (born February 19, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'7" small forward born in Perry, Alabama and from Purdue University, Jordan played one season (1980–81) with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. He scored 68 points and grabbed 42 rebounds in 30 games.

High school years

Jordan led Northrop High School, in (Fort Wayne, Indiana), to the single-class 1974 Indiana state basketball championship, coached by Robert Dille.

He was named to "Top 50″ All-time Northeast Indiana's Athletes of the Century and was inducted into Afro-American Hall of Fame, Ft. Wayne. He was also named by the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the 1999 Silver Anniversary Team, and inducted into the Hall in 2003.

College career

Jordan was a major star at Purdue University from 1975 through 1978. He was two-time team MVP, three-time All-Big Ten and two time 1st Team All-Big Ten. He led the team in scoring three years, led the team in rebounding two years, and ended with a career average of 17 points a game, ranking him 6th (1,813 ppg) on Purdue's career scoring history. He is also Purdue's 3rd all-time rebounder (882 rbs).

He was a member of the 1977 gold medal-winning World University Games team which also featured Larry Bird, Sidney Moncrief, Darrell Griffith, Dave Corzine, Calvin Natt and Freeman Williams.

Professional career

In addition to his NBA season, Jordan played in the Spanish League for two seasons; the CBA for five seasons; and the WBA for one season. He was named 1st Team, All-WBA for the 1978–79 season.

Current activities

Currently, Jordan lives in Atlanta where he is Executive Director/coach of Team Impact, Inc., an amateur youth basketball program.