DeAndre Jordan
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| DeAndre Jordan | |
|---|---|
| College | Texas A&M |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Center |
| Class | Freshman |
| Career | 2007 – present |
| Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | July 21, 1988 Houston, Texas |
| High school | Christian Life Center |
Hyland DeAndre Jordan, Jr. (born July 21, 1988 in Houston, Texas) is an American basketball center. He played a year of college basketball at Texas A&M University.
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[edit] Early years
Jordan was born July 21, 1988 to Kimberly Jordan of Houston, Texas.
In high school, Jordan averaged 15.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks as a sophomore; 16.5 points, 14.0 rebounds and 7.0 blocks as a junior and 26.1 points, 15.2 rebounds and 8.1 blocks per game as a senior. He was a Parade All-American, named to the first-team All-Greater Houston squad by the Houston Chronicle and was a two-time all-state selection. At Christian Life Center, Jordan posted a career high of 37 points in a game and also set the school record for most blocks in a game with 20. Coming out of high school, Jordan was rated as the number 8 overall prospect, the number 2 center in the country and the number 1-ranked prep player in Texas by Rivals.com.[1] In the summer of 2007, Jordan played for Team USA at the 2007 Under 19 World Champions in Serbia where they finished 2nd with a 8-1 record.
Jordan was recruited by Florida, Florida State, Indiana, Texas, LSU and Kentucky, among others.
[edit] College career
Before Jordan arrived in College Station, Aggies head basketball coach Billy Gillispie left the school to take the head coaching position at Kentucky. Jordan chose to honor his commitment to the university. He finished his freshman season averaging 7.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game.[2]
After his freshman season, he declared for the 2008 NBA Draft.
