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Nwora scored over 500 points in his final high School season at Vermont Academy where he averaged 18.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in the 2016-2017 season.<ref>https://gocards.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7227</ref> |
Nwora scored over 500 points in his final high School season at Vermont Academy where he averaged 18.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in the 2016-2017 season.<ref>https://gocards.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7227</ref> |
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College Career |
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Jordan Nwora was a promising young star for Louisville Basketball, until his career was cut short. On February 24th, 2020, Trent Forest ended his whole career with a poster dunk “on his head”. He is unlikely to recover from this complete embarrassment. It is rumored he is planning on suing for the murder of his career. The perks however is he was given a new father, Trent Forest, and was also baptized on that day. |
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Nwora joined the Louisville Cardinals in 2018. In his freshman season, he averaged 5.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.<ref>https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jordan-nwora-1.html</ref><ref>http://stats.washingtonpost.com/cbk/players.asp?id=142102</ref><ref>https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2018/07/10/jordan-nwora-more-than-just-shooter-nigerian-team/771083002/</ref> |
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During his sophomore season, Nwora became a permanent starter on the team six games into the season. |
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<ref>https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/2019-starters.html</ref> |
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He averaged 17.0 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game, |
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<ref>http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4277883/jordan-nwora</ref> becoming the second Most Improved Player in the NCAA, and named Most Improved Player in the [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]. |
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<ref>http://www.sportsviewamerica.com/2019/03/12/college-basketball-louisvilles-jordan-nwora-named-acc-most-improved-player-all-acc/</ref> |
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He was named the preseason ACC player of the year. On January 29, 2020, Nwora scored a career-high 37 points and added nine rebounds in a 86-69 win against [[Boston College Eagles men's basketball|Boston College]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Nwora scores 37, leads No. 6 Louisville past BC 86-69 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401168512 |accessdate=January 30, 2020 |work=[[ESPN]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=January 29, 2020}}</ref> |
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==National team career== |
==National team career== |
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| No. 33 – Louisville Cardinals | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 9, 1998 Buffalo, New York |
| Nationality | Nigerian / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | The Park School of Buffalo (Snyder, New York) |
| College | Louisville (2017–present) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jordan Nwora (born September 9, 1998) is a Nigerian-American college basketball player for the Louisville Cardinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[1][2][3][4]
Early life
Jordan was born on September 9, 1998 in Buffalo, New York to a Nigerian father and American mother. His father Alexander Nwora, a basketball coach, helped Jordan in developing his basketball abilities.[5]
High school career
Nwora started playing basketball at The Park School of Buffalo (Buffalo, New York).[6] As a junior at The Park School he shot 42 percent from three-point range leading the Pioneers to the New York State Federation Class B championship. In his stay at The Park School, Nwora averaged 21.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 0.7 assists.[7] Nwora scored over 500 points in his final high School season at Vermont Academy where he averaged 18.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in the 2016-2017 season.[8]
College Career Jordan Nwora was a promising young star for Louisville Basketball, until his career was cut short. On February 24th, 2020, Trent Forest ended his whole career with a poster dunk “on his head”. He is unlikely to recover from this complete embarrassment. It is rumored he is planning on suing for the murder of his career. The perks however is he was given a new father, Trent Forest, and was also baptized on that day.
National team career
Nwora was called up to be part of the D'Tigers for the 2019 FIBA world cup qualifier between June 28-30th 2018, by his father Alexander Nwora who is the head coach of the team. In the tournament he averaged 21.7 points, 8 rebounds and 2.7 assists.[9] During the 2019 FIBA Worldcup qualifiers in Lagos, Nwora scored 36 points against Mali to be the highest scoring player for Nigeria in history,[10] breaking Ike Diogu's record of 31 points.
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Louisville | 28 | 0 | 12.0 | .464 | .439 | .769 | 2.2 | .4 | .6 | .1 | 5.7 |
| 2018–19 | Louisville | 34 | 29 | 31.9 | .446 | .374 | .765 | 7.6 | 1.3 | .9 | .4 | 17.0 |
| Career | 62 | 29 | 22.9 | .450 | .388 | .766 | 5.2 | .9 | .8 | .2 | 11.9 | |
Personal life
Jordan Nwora is the first son of Amy Nwora, an American and Alexander Nwora the Erie Community College and Nigerian National Basketball Team Head Coach[11] His 3 siblings are also into Basketball as his sister Ronni Nwora is a high school Basketball player for The Park School of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.[12]
During the 2019 FIBA Worldcup qualifier in Lagos, Jordan and his father Alexander became the first Nigerian Son and Father to represent a national team side at the same time.[13][14]
Reference
- ^ http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/news/air-jordan-nwora-came-saw-and-conquered-nigeria
- ^ https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/jordan-nwora-why-i-chose-nigeria-over-usa-in-basketball/
- ^ https://gocards.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7227
- ^ https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2018/07/10/jordan-nwora-more-than-just-shooter-nigerian-team/771083002/
- ^ https://newtelegraphonline.com/2018/07/playing-for-nigeria-my-decision-not-dads-nwora-basketball-star/
- ^ https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jordan-Nwora/Summary/76982#HighSchool
- ^ http://www.maxpreps.com/m/career/gendersport/stats.aspx?careerid=78c4faff-244b-e411-b4d2-002655e6c45a&gendersport=boys,basketball
- ^ https://gocards.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7227
- ^ http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/player/Jordan-Nwora
- ^ http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/news/air-jordan-nwora-came-saw-and-conquered-nigeria
- ^ http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/news/alex-and-jordan-nwora-a-new-fathersoncoachplayer-relationship-in-african-basketball
- ^ https://www.ncsasports.org/womens-basketball-recruiting/new-york/snyder/the-park-school-of-buffalo/ronni-nwora
- ^ http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/african-qualifiers/news/alex-and-jordan-nwora-a-new-fathersoncoachplayer-relationship-in-african-basketball
- ^ "D'Tigers Coach Nwora Names Son, 11 Others In Squad For FIBA World Cup Qualifiers - Complete Sports Nigeria". 28 June 2018.