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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1984)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jared Jordan
| image = Jared jordan.JPG
| caption = Jordan with [[Telekom Baskets Bonn]]
| position = [[Point guard]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 187
| league  = 
| team   = 
| number = 
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|10|14}}
| birth_place = [[Hartford, Connecticut]], U.S.
| highschool = [[Kingswood-Oxford School]]<br />([[West Hartford, Connecticut]])
| college = [[Marist Red Foxes men's basketball|Marist]] (2003–2007)
| draft_year = 2007
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 45
| draft_team = [[Los Angeles Clippers]]
| career_start = 2007
| career_end = 2020
| years1 = 2007–2008
| team1 = [[BC Lietuvos rytas|Lietuvos rytas]]
| years2 = 2008–2009
| team2 = [[Rio Grande Valley Vipers]]
| years3 = 2009–2010
| team3 = [[Telekom Baskets Bonn]]
| years4 = 2010–2011
| team4 = [[Kolossos Rodou B.C.|Kolossos Rodou]]
| years5 = 2011–2014
| team5 = Telekom Baskets Bonn
| years6 = 2014
| team6 = [[Brose Baskets]] 
| years7 = 2014–2015
| team7 = [[San Sebastián Gipuzkoa BC|San Sebastián Gipuzkoa]]
| years8 = 2015–2018
| team8 = [[Tigers Tübingen]]
| years9 = 2019–2020
| team9 = [[CSU Sibiu]]
| highlights = 
*[[FIBA Europe Cup]] assists leader ([[2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup|2020]])
* [[All-Basketball Bundesliga Team|All-Bundesliga First Team]] (2013)
*2x [[All-Basketball Bundesliga Team|All-Bundesliga Second Team]] (2012, 2014)
*3x [[Basketball Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] assists leader ([[2015–16 Basketball Bundesliga|2016]]–[[2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga|2018]])
* [[Greek Basket League statistical leaders|Greek League assists leader]] ([[2010–11 Greek Basket League|2011]])
*[[Liga ACB]] assists leader ([[2014–15 ACB season|2015]])
*AP Honorable Mention All-American (2007)
*2× [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season assists leaders|NCAA assists leader]] (2006, 2007)
*[[Haggerty Award]] (2007)
*[[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|MAAC Player of the Year]] (2007)
}}
'''Jared Ahern Jordan''' (born October 14, 1984) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player for various teams in [[Basketball Bundesliga|Basketball Bundesliga (BBL)]]. He last played for [[CSU Sibiu]] of the [[Liga Națională (men's basketball)|Liga Națională]] in Romania during the 2019–20 season.

==College career==
Jordan, who graduated from [[Kingswood-Oxford School]] in [[West Hartford, Connecticut]] in 2003,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goredfoxes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/jordan_jared02.html|title=Player Bio: Jared Jordan|access-date=2007-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001083930/http://goredfoxes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/jordan_jared02.html|archive-date=2011-10-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> became the point guard for the [[Marist College]] [[basketball]] team until his graduation in 2007. Wearing #25, and nicknamed "The Magician",<ref>{{cite web |title=The Bonus: The legend of Jared Jordan |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/the_bonus/05/24/jared.jordan/ |access-date=2007-07-07 | work=SportsIllustrated.CNN.com | date=2007-05-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070811172711/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/the_bonus/05/24/jared.jordan/ |archive-date=2007-08-11}}</ref> he led the nation for two years in a row in [[Assist (basketball)|assists]], the only [[NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] player to do so since [[Avery Johnson]],  the former head coach of the [[New Jersey Nets]]. Jordan averaged 8.5 assists, 16.1 points, and 4.8 rebounds per game as a junior at Marist, and 8.7 assists, 17.2 points, and 5.9 rebounds per game as a senior. He became the all-time career assists leader at Marist, a record that still stands as of 2021.

He won the 74th [[Haggerty Award]] as the 2006–07 All-Met Division I men's college basketball player of the year.<ref>{{cite news | title=Jordan To Appear Twice On ESPNU At NBA's Predraft Camp |url=http://goredfoxes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052907aaa.html |work=CSTV.com |date=2007-05-29 |access-date = 2007-06-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030163648/http://goredfoxes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052907aaa.html |archive-date=2007-10-30}}</ref>

==Professional career==
On June 28, 2007, Jordan was selected 45th in the [[2007 NBA draft]] by the [[Los Angeles Clippers]], then played in the 2007 [[NBA Summer League]] in Las Vegas, in which he averaged 4.2 points and 4.8 assists in five games (all starts).<ref name=KnicksTrade>{{cite news |url=http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/jordan_070930_trade.html |title=Knicks Get Rights to Ex-Marist Star Jordan |work=NBA.com |date=2007-09-30 |accessdate=2022-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710044354/http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/jordan_070930_trade.html |archive-date=2009-07-10}}</ref>

On September 30, the Clippers traded him to the [[New York Knicks]] for cash.<ref name=KnicksTrade/> Jordan played a total of eight minutes in three preseason games for the Knicks, who waived him on October 25.

On December 3, Jordan signed a contract with [[BC Lietuvos Rytas]] in Lithuania.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lietuvos Rytas signs Jared Jordan|url=http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/19704/180/lietuvos-rytas-signs-jared-jordan|access-date=August 19, 2014|work=Euroleague.net|date=December 4, 2007}}</ref> He was released from the team after the season ended.

In July 2008, the [[Phoenix Suns]] announced that Jordan would play in the team's 2008 [[NBA Summer League]] games.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120719154510/http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PaulCoro/27162 azcentral.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Coming off the bench in five games, he averaged 3.2 points, 2.6 assists and 14.6 minutes.<ref name="monitor">{{cite web |url=http://www.themonitor.com/sports/league-28150-nba-jordan.html |title=Vipers guard Jordan to play in NBA Summer League {{!}} league, nba, jordan - Sports - TheMonitor.com |website=www.themonitor.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706062122/http://www.themonitor.com/sports/league-28150-nba-jordan.html |archive-date=2009-07-06}} </ref>

On September 27, 2008, the [[New Orleans Hornets]] signed Jordan to a non-guaranteed training camp contract.<ref>{{cite news|title=HORNETS SIGN JARED JORDAN AND COURTNEY SIMS TO TRAINING CAMP ROSTER|url=http://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/Hornets_Sign_Jared_Jordan_and_-283278-31.html?rss=true|access-date=August 19, 2014|work=NBA.com|date=September 26, 2008}}</ref> The guard played in two games and averaged 3.0 points and 3.0 assists in preseason play. On October 22, the team cut him from its roster.<ref name="cut">{{cite news | last = Reid | first =John | title =Hornets release Sims, Jordan | newspaper = New Orleans Times-Picayune | date = 2008-10-23| url = http://www.nola.com/hornets/t-p/?/base/sports-3/1224740251207640.xml&coll=1| access-date = 2008-10-23}}</ref>

On December 17, 2008, Jordan signed on with the [[Rio Grande Valley Vipers]], an [[NBA Development League]] team based in [[Hidalgo, Texas]].<ref name="terms">{{cite news | title = Wednesday's Sports Transactions| newspaper = [[USA Today]] | date = 2008-12-18 | url = https://www.usatoday.com/sports/transactions/20081217.htm| access-date = 2008-12-19}}</ref> He played his first game in a Vipers uniform the following day, notching two assists in an 89–80 victory over the [[Tulsa 66ers]].<ref name="tulsa">{{cite web | title = Bangura Leads Vipers Past 66ers| publisher = Our Sports Central | date = 2008-12-18| url = http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3753946| access-date = 2008-12-18 }}</ref> Over the season, he led the league in assists per 48 minutes (13.7) and ranked second in assists per game (8.8) and assists per turnover (3.29). He set the Vipers' record for assists in a game (21 in a 122–116 victory over Fort Wayne on Feb. 26).<ref name="monitor"/>

On June 30, 2009, the [[Golden State Warriors]] announced that he would play for their 2009 NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite news|title=Warriors Announce 2009 Summer League Roster & Schedule|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/2009_summer_league_announcement.html?rss=true|access-date=August 19, 2014|work=NBA.com|date=June 30, 2009}}</ref>

In mid-summer 2009, Jordan signed a one-year contract to play for [[Telekom Baskets Bonn]] in Germany,<ref>{{cite news|title=Telekom Bonn brings in Jared Jordan|url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/57553/3735/telekom-bonn-brings-in-jared-jordan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819210643/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/57553/3735/telekom-bonn-brings-in-jared-jordan|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 19, 2014|access-date=August 19, 2014|work=Eurocupbasketball.com|date=August 7, 2009}}</ref> where he averaged 9.0 points and 5.3 assists per game in the [[Basketball Bundesliga|BBL]].

In September 2010 he signed with [[Colossus Rhodes BC|Colossus Rhodes]] in Greece.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehoopsmarket.com/news/kolossos-rhodes-signs-jared-jordan.aspx |title=Kolossos Rhodes signs Jared Jordan |access-date=2010-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926162720/http://www.thehoopsmarket.com/news/kolossos-rhodes-signs-jared-jordan.aspx |archive-date=2010-09-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In July 2011, Jordan returned to Telekom Baskets Bonn under a two-season contract.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/eng/europe/germany/28227/jared_jordan_returns_to_bonn.html |title=Jared Jordan torna a Bonn |language=it |trans-title=Jared Jordan returns to Bonn |first=E. |last=Carchia |work=Sportando.basketball |date=2011-06-08 |accessdate=2022-05-06}}</ref> He left them in February 2014, and signed with [[Brose Baskets]] for the rest of the season with an option for next year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brose Baskets Bamberg announced Jared Jordan |url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/eng/europe/germany/112202/brose-baskets-bamberg-announced-jared-jordan.html |access-date=27 February 2014 |date=27 February 2014 |work=Sportando.basketball |first=E. |last=Carchia}}</ref>

In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with [[San Sebastián Gipuzkoa BC]] of the Spanish [[Liga ACB]].<ref>{{cite news|title=JARED JORDAN, NUEVO FICHAJE DEL GBC|url=http://www.gipuzkoabasket.com/noticias/jared-jordan-nuevo-fichaje-del-gbc-N2745.php|language=es|access-date=19 August 2014|work=gipuzkoabasket.com}}</ref>

On August 6, 2015, Jordan signed with [[JDA Dijon Basket|JDA Dijon]] of the French [[LNB Pro A]] league.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/en/europe/france/171856/jared-jordan-inks-with-jda-dijon.html |title=Jared Jordan Inks with JDA Dijon |first=E. |last=Carchia |work=Sportando.basketball |date=2015-08-06 |access-date=2015-08-06}}</ref> However, the next month he left Dijon before appearing in a game for them.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/en/europe/france/177275/jda-dijon-parts-ways-with-jared-jordan-targets-derwin-kitchen.html |title=JDA Dijon parts ways with Jared Jordan, targets Derwin Kitchen |first=E. |last=Carchia |work=Sportando.basketball |date=2015-09-29 |accessdate=2022-05-06}}</ref> On November 15, 2015, he signed a short-term contract with the German club [[Tigers Tübingen]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://archive.sportando.basketball/en/europe/germany/182058/jared-jordan-signs-a-two-month-contract-with-tubingen-walter-tigers.html |title=Jared Jordan signs a two-month contract with Tubingen Walter-Tigers |first=E. |last=Carchia |work=Sportando.basketball |date=2015-11-15 |accessdate=2022-05-06}}</ref> On December 23, 2015, he re-signed with Tübingen until the end of the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://walter-tigers.de/index.php?id=63&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2568 |title=Eine gute Nachricht! Jared Jordan bleibt bis Mitte 2017 in Tübingen |lang=de |date=2015-12-23 |accessdate=2022-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731192216/http://walter-tigers.de/index.php?id=63&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2568 |archive-date=2016-07-31}}</ref>

Since February 25, 2017, Jordan has led the [[Basketball Bundesliga|BBL]]'s all-time assists list. With his 1,458th assist, he passed the previous record holder, [[Dru Joyce]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://basketball.de/news/news-bbl/jared-jordan-fuehrt-assist-bestenliste|title=Jared Jordan führt Assist-Bestenliste an|date=2017-02-26|website=basketball.de-Redaktion|language=de|access-date=2017-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226215854/http://basketball.de/news/news-bbl/jared-jordan-fuehrt-assist-bestenliste|archive-date=2017-02-26|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season assists leaders]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160911195017/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=1LO Jared Jordan] at [[ACB.com]] {{in lang|es}}
*{{BBL profile}}
*{{FIBA profile|new_id=164699|name=Jared Ahern Jordan}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20151225193732/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6041113/playerview.html archive])

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