Marcus Jordan

Marcus James Jordan (born December 24, 1990) is an American former college basketball player who played for the UCF Knights men's basketball team of American Athletic Conference.[1] He is the second oldest son of retired Hall of Fame basketball player Michael Jordan.

Marcus Jordan
Personal information
Born (1990-12-24) December 24, 1990
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeUCF (2009–2012)
PositionShooting guard
Career highlights and awards

Personal life

Jordan was born December 24, 1990, to Michael Jordan and Juanita Vanoy. He has an older brother, Jeffrey, and three younger sisters—Jasmine, Ysabel, and Victoria. Marcus grew up in Highland Park, Illinois.[2]

While underage, Jordan tweeted about spending $35,000 at a nightclub in Las Vegas, prompting an investigation.[3] In 2012, Jordan was arrested in Omaha and charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and obstructing justice.[4]

Jordan opened a shoe store "Trophy Room" on May 23, 2016[5] which was located in Orlando, Florida at Disney World.[5] On May 31, 2019, the physical storefront closed and the store transitioned to online-only sales.[6]

Basketball career

High school

Marcus Jordan originally played high school basketball with his older brother Jeffrey Jordan at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois. In Marcus' sophomore year, the pair led the school to the conference championships and the best season in school history. Marcus then transferred to Whitney Young High School in Chicago for his junior and senior seasons.

On March 22, 2009, he led the Whitney Young Dolphins to the Illinois State 4A Championship title. Jordan scored a game-high 19 points leading Whitney Young to a 69–66 victory over Waukegan.[7]

Jordan was rated as the 60th-best shooting guard in the country as a high school senior by ESPNU, averaging 10.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game, and earning state tournament MVP honors.[1]

College

Marcus Jordan played college basketball at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida.[8] During his freshman year, UCF was in the final year of a five-year contract with Adidas, but Jordan insisted on wearing Nike Air Jordan shoes out of loyalty to his father. This eventually prompted Adidas to terminate its sponsorship deal with UCF.[9]

Jordan scored 8.0 points per game in his true freshman year in 2009–10 and scored 1152 points in his college career. [10] On November 12, 2010, the opening game of the 2010–11 season, Jordan led UCF to victory against University of West Florida scoring a career high 28 points on 8–11 field-goal shooting and 5–7 from the 3-point line.[11] He also had a team-high 18 points in upsetting number-16 ranked Florida on December 1, 2010.[12]

In August 2012, Jordan decided to leave the UCF basketball team, but he continued to take classes at the school.[13]

References
  1. Player Bio: Marcus Jordan Archived 2011-08-04 at the Wayback Machine. UCF OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE.
  2. Rodkin, Dennis (31 January 2017). "Michael Jordan's manse nears 5 years on market". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. Limón, Iliana. "Marcus Jordan's Tweets about Vegas spending spree under investigation". OrlandoSentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  4. "Marcus Jordan, son of NBA legend, arrested in Omaha". Reuters. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. Low, Carver (May 5, 2016). "Marcus Jordan opening new shoe store". Hotnewhiphop. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  6. Arnold, Kyle. "Michael Jordan-themed Trophy Room store closing at Disney Springs and moving online". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  7. "Jordan's Son Wins State Championship". Rivals.com. 2009-03-22. Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  8. "Marcus Jordan chooses UCF". ESPN.com. 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  9. Penner, Mike (2009-11-08). "Marcus Jordan's school gets no reward for brand loyalty". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
  10. "UCF Knights - Official Athletics Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  11. "UCF 115, West Florida 61". ESPN. 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
  12. "(16) Florida 54 (5-2, 1-1 away); UCF 57 (6-0, 5-0 home)". ESPN. 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
  13. Marcus Jordan to Leave UCF, Won’t Play Senior Season
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