Jordan Floyd

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Jordan Floyd
Jordan Floyd (cropped).jpg
Floyd with Orlandina in 2021
No. 13–Nanjing Monkey Kings
Position Shooting guard / point guard
League CBA
Personal information
Born (1997-05-22) May 22, 1997 (age 27)
Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S. [1]
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school Westover
(Albany, Georgia)
College
NBA draft 2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2021 Orlandina
2021–2022 Kolossos Rodou
2022–2023 JL Bourg
2023–2024 Bursaspor
2024 Zhejiang Lions
2024–present Nanjing Monkey Kings
Career highlights and awards

Jordan Mailk Floyd [2] (born May 22, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Nanjing Monkey Kings of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the King Tornado and the Albany State Golden Rams.

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High school career

Floyd was a four-year varsity basketball starter for Westover Comprehensive High School in Albany, Georgia. He was a first-team all-state and 4A-1 all-region first team selection as a senior. [3] Floyd had expected to play NCAA Division I basketball following high school, but his recruitment slowed down after he broke his wrist in his senior season. [4] On April 30, 2015, he signed his National Letter of Intent to play NCAA Division II basketball for Albany State. [5] Floyd also played baseball in high school. [6]

College career

As a freshman at Albany State, Floyd averaged 9.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, before transferring to King, another Division II program. In his sophomore season, he averaged 9.3 points and 2.7 assists per game. [5] As a junior, Floyd averaged 21.7 points, 2.3 assists and two rebounds per game and was unanimously selected as Conference Carolinas Player of the Year. [7] He led his team to the regular season conference title. [8] Floyd fractured his left ankle in his only game in the following season and was granted a medical redshirt. [5]

As a senior, Floyd averaged a Division II-high 31.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game for King. Floyd set the school single-game scoring record with 43 points in a win over Mount Olive. [9] He eclipsed his own record by scoring a career-high 47 points in a February 20, 2020 win over Erskine. [10] On March 3, 2020, he became King's all-time leading scorer, surpassing Mark Dockery. [11] Floyd was named Ron Lenz National Player of the Year, as well as Conference Carolinas Player of the Year for his second time. [12] He earned Division II All-American honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches. [13]

Professional career

On June 21, 2020, Floyd signed a one-year contract with Orlandina of the Serie A2 Basket. [14]

On October 22, 2021, Floyd signed with Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. [15] In 23 games, he averaged 14.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 0.8 steals, playing around 22 minutes per contest as the team's 6th man.

On June 4, 2022, Floyd signed with JL Bourg of the LNB Pro A. [16]

On July 27, 2023, he signed with Bursaspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Player of the Year, King Graduate Jordan Floyd Ready for Next Adventure". King University. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2024. Floyd was born and raised in Stone Mountain, Ga.
  2. ↑ "Floyd Jordan Mailk". Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  3. ↑ Moroney, Pat (March 25, 2015). "4A-1 coaches vote on postseason awards". WFXL . Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  4. ↑ Woodson, Brian (January 12, 2020). "King's Floyd playing with a purpose after missing last season with an injury". Bristol Herald Courier . Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 Powell, Chauntel (April 30, 2015). "Westover's Jordan Floyd signs with Albany State". The Albany Herald . Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Jordan Floyd - 2019-20 - Men's Basketball". King University . Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  7. ↑ "King Magazine" (PDF). King University . Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  8. ↑ Grennell, Michael (February 27, 2018). "Top-seeded King stunned in Conference Carolinas quarterfinals". Bristol Herald Courier . Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  9. ↑ "King's Jordan Floyd leads D-II in scoring". WCYB-TV. January 6, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jordan Floyd scores school-record 47 points in King U's hoops win". Bristol Herald Courier . February 20, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  11. ↑ Goetz, Casey (March 3, 2020). "Jordan Floyd becomes King's all-time leading scorer". WCYB-TV . Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Jordan Floyd wins National Player of the Year award". WCYB-TV. March 25, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  13. ↑ "King's Jordan Floyd earns All-America honors". Bristol Herald Courier . March 24, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  14. ↑ "L'Orlandina piazza un altro colpo, dagli USA arriva Jordan Floyd!" (in Italian). Orlandina Basket. June 21, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  15. ↑ Maggi, Alessandro (October 22, 2021). "Jordan Floyd signs with Kolossos". Sportando. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  16. ↑ Skerletic, Dario (June 4, 2022). "JL Bourg signs Jordan Floyd, Kevin Kokila". Sportando. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  17. ↑ @BsBasketbol (July 27, 2023). "Welcome Jordan Floyd" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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