Jordan Nwora
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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).Also got baptized by Trent Forrest on February 24,2020 against Florida State.[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
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.[9][10][11]
During his sophomore season, Nwora became a permanent starter on the team six games into the season. [12] He averaged 17.0 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game, [13] becoming the second Most Improved Player in the NCAA, and named Most Improved Player in the ACC. [14]
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.[15]
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.[16] During the 2019 FIBA Worldcup qualifiers in Lagos, Nwora scored 36 points against Mali to be the highest scoring player for Nigeria in history,[17] 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[18] 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.[19]
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.[20][21]
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
- ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jordan-nwora-1.html
- ^ http://stats.washingtonpost.com/cbk/players.asp?id=142102
- ^ https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2018/07/10/jordan-nwora-more-than-just-shooter-nigerian-team/771083002/
- ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/2019-starters.html
- ^ http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4277883/jordan-nwora
- ^ http://www.sportsviewamerica.com/2019/03/12/college-basketball-louisvilles-jordan-nwora-named-acc-most-improved-player-all-acc/
- ^ "Nwora scores 37, leads No. 6 Louisville past BC 86-69". ESPN. Associated Press. January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ 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.