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

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player who last played for RANS Simba Bogor of the

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(IBL). He played

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for the

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and represents the Jamaica national team in international competition.

Early life

Jordan was born to parents Bryan and Faith Jordan in

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, 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

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, 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, Jordan enrolled at Florida Air Academy in

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

College career

On April 26, 2006, Jordan signed a

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to play college basketball for the

. In his freshman season at

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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

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All-Defensive team and All-Tournament team after a season where he finished second in the conference in rebounds and first in

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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

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by the

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. On July 8, 2010, his rights were traded to the

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in exchange for cash considerations. He joined the Knicks for the 2010 NBA Summer League. Later that year, he signed with KK Hemofarm of Serbia for the 2010–11 season.

2011–12 season

On July 29, 2011, Jordan signed with

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of the

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. 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

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2012–13 season

On July 11, 2012, Jordan was traded, along with Toney Douglas, Josh Harrellson and two future second-round draft picks, to the

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in exchange for

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. 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

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

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. In April 2013, he joined the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters as an import for the 2013 Commissioner's Cup.

2013–14 season

In July 2013, Jordan joined the

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for the Orlando Summer League and the New York Knicks for the Las Vegas Summer League. On September 16, 2013, he signed with

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of Italy for the 2013–14 season.

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Jordan joined the

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for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On September 11, 2014, he signed with the

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2015–16 season

On October 11, 2015, Jordan signed with the

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. 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.

2016–17 season

On October 31, 2016, Jordan signed with

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for the rest of the 2016–17 season.

2018–19 season

On August 17, 2018, Shaanxi Wolves of the National Basketball League was reported to have signed Jordan. On September 30, he signed with Cafés Candelas Breogán of the

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. On December 31, he signed with

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of the

2019–20 season

On January 3, 2020, he has signed with Coosur Real Betis of the

. 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

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NBA career statistics

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References

External links

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Eurobasket.com profile

RealGM.com profile

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