Jordan Theodore
 Jordan Theodore with JL Bourg-en-Bresse. | |
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League |
LBA EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 11, 1989 Englewood, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American / Macedonian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Paterson Catholic (Paterson, New Jersey) |
| College | Seton Hall (2008–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Antalya BSB |
| 2013 | Mets de Guaynabo |
| 2013 | Huracanes del Atlántico |
| 2013–2015 | Mersin BSB |
| 2015 | JL Bourg-en-Bresse |
| 2015–2016 | Fraport Skyliners |
| 2016–2017 | Banvit |
| 2017–present | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Jordan Theodore (born December 11, 1989) is an American-Macedonian professional basketball player for EA7 Emporio Armani Milano of the Italian LBA and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Macedonian national team.[1] He played college basketball at Seton Hall.
High school
Theodore grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, and attended and played high school basketball at Paterson Catholic High School.[2]
College career
Theodore played his entire college basketball career at Seton Hall University, with the Seton Hall Pirates. He finished his senior season with the Pirates, averaging 16.1 points per game and 6.6 assists per game.[3] Theodore broke Golden Sunkett's single-season school record of 197 assists. He had 226 assists in his senior season. The previous record was set 49 years prior, in the 1962–63 season.
Professional career
On July 15, 2012, Theodore signed to play with Antalya BSB of the Turkish BSL.[4]
On March 21, 2013, Theodore signed with KK Cedevita.[5] A week later he was released, as his team, Antalya BSB, did not agree do release him.[6]
On May 2013, Theodore has signed with Mets de Guaynabo from Puerto Rico.[7]
On July 17, 2013, Theodore signed with Huracanes del Atlántico.[8]
On October 22, 2013, Theodore returned to the Turkish BSL, signing with Mersin BSB.[9] He finished the season with 12.3 points per game, but didn't helped the team to avoid relegation.
On January 12, 2015, he signed at JL Bourg-en-Bresse of the LNB Pro A.[10]
On September 17, 2015, he signed with German team Fraport Skyliners.[11]
On July 28, 2016, Theodore signed with Banvit.[12] In February, he won the Turkish Cup with Banvit.[13] Theodore was named the Turkish Cup Final MVP.
Banvit also played in the European-wide 3rd-tier level Basketball Champions League as well, and in that competition, Theodore was named the Quarter-finals MVP, after his team defeated MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, in a two-leg series.[14] On April 30, Theodore was named the MVP of the Champions League 2016–17 season.[15]
On July 15, 2017, Theodore signed a two-year contract with Italian club EA7 Emporio Armani Milano.[16]
National team
Theodore gained Macedonian citizenship in 2017, so that he could represent the senior Macedonian national basketball team.[17]
References
- ↑ Jordan Theodore gets passport from FYROM.
- ↑ Medcalf, Myron. "Get to know: Seton Hall's Jordan Theodore", ESPN, December 28, 2011. Accessed March 27, 2016. "So the single parent sent the Seton Hall senior from Englewood, N.J., to Paterson Catholic high school in Paterson, N.J., where he blossomed during the final two years of his prep career."
- ↑ "Jordan Theodore at ESPN.com".
- ↑ "Antalya BSB agreed to terms with Jordan Theodore".
- ↑ "Cedevita signs Jordan Theodore".
- ↑ "Jordan Theodore leaves Cedevita, returns to Turkey".
- ↑ "BSN brief: Mets with new owner; 'Open Clinic' in Santurce" (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Jordan Theodore replaces Isaiah Swann in Huracanes del Atlántico" (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Mersin tab Jordan Theodore".
- ↑ "Jordan Theodore moves to JL Bourg".
- ↑ "Jordan Theodore moves to Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt".
- ↑ "Jordan Theodore Banvit'te". www.banvitbasketbol.com (in Turkish). July 28, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ↑ Banvit - Anadolu Efes
- ↑ "Superman Theodore is MVP of the Play-Off Quarter-Finals". Basketballcl.com. 29 March 2017.
- ↑ "Theodore named MVP of the Season". Basketball Champions League. 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "EA7 Milan picks up playmaker Theodore". Euroleague.net. July 15, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ↑ Jordan Theodore gets passport from FYROM.