Jeffrey Jordan

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Jeffrey Jordan


caption =
college = Illinois
conference = Big Ten
sport = Basketball
position = Point guard
class = Freshman - 2011
career_start = 2007
nickname =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1

weight_lb = 185
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1988|11|18
birth_place =
highschool = Loyola Academy, Wilmette, Illinois
former_school(s)=
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Jeffrey Michael Jordan (born November 18, 1988 [celebritywonder.com, [http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/michaeljordan.html Michael Jordan Profile] , accessed January 21, 2007. ] ) is an American college basketball player for the University of Illinois. He played high school basketball for Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois. Jordan is the son of former NBA MVP Michael Jordan who played for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards.

Jeffrey Jordan has been the subject of local and national media attention, [espn.com, [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/news/story?id=2513464 Junior Jordans at Nike Camps have pedigrees] , accessed January 19, 2007. ] [sportsillustrated.cnn.com, [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/sioncampus/07/11/college/index.html SI on Campus.com] , accessed January 19, 2007.] [msnbc.com, [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8502294/ Heir Jordan out to prove he can play like Mike] , accessed January 19, 2007. ] and had three of his games broadcast nationally on ESPN in 2007. [espn.com, [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&id=2719814 MJ the dad watches his sons make their mark] , accessed January 19, 2007. ] Jordan also played football in his sophomore year at Loyola Academy. His younger brother Marcus attended Loyola Academy but transferred to Whitney Young High School in Chicago, Illinois and also plays basketball.

Jordan graduated from Loyola Academy on May 26, 2007. He received scholarship offers from Valparaiso and Loyola University Chicago, and was actively recruited as a preferred walk-on by Davidson, Penn State, Northwestern, and University of Illinois. [chicagotribune.com, [http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/cs-070406prepbits,1,3769132.story?coll=chi-sportstop-hed Penn State joins battle for Jordan] , accessed April 7, 2007.] chicagotribune.com, [http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070426jordan,1,2562898.story?coll=cs-home-headlines (Face)book it: Illini Jordan's preferred choice] , accessed April 26, 2007.] Jordan has decided to play as a preferred walk-on at the University of Illinois. Jeff Jordan enrolled at the university in 2007 as a psychology major with an academic scholarship. [fightingillini.com, [http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/jordan_jeff00.html Jeff Jordan] , accessed October 29, 2007.]

References

External links

* [http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/jordan_jeff00.html Jeff Jordan's profile at University of Illinois Athletics]
* [http://www.illinibasketballhistory.com/players/jjordan.html Illinibasketballhistory.com]