Jordan Theodore

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Jordan Theodore
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Jordan Theodore with Olimpia Milan, in 2017.
No. 25–Cazoo Baskonia
Position Point guard
League Liga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1989-12-11) December 11, 1989 (age 34)
Englewood, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican / Macedonian
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school Paterson Catholic
(Paterson, New Jersey)
College Seton Hall (2008–2012)
NBA draft 2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Antalya BSB
2013 Mets de Guaynabo
2013 Huracanes del Atlántico
2013–2015 Mersin BSB
2015 JL Bourg
2015–2016 Skyliners Frankfurt
2016–2017 Banvit
2017–2018 Olimpia Milan
2019 AEK Athens
2019 Beşiktaş
2019–2021 UNICS Kazan
2022 Reyer Venezia
2022–2023 Samara
2023Skyliners Frankfurt
2023–2024 Metropolitans 92
2024–present Baskonia
Career highlights and awards

Jordan Theodore (born December 11, 1989) is an American-born naturalized Macedonian professional basketball player for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior North Macedonia national team. [1] He played college basketball at Seton Hall.

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High school career

Theodore grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, and attended and played high school basketball at Paterson Catholic High School. [2]

College career

Theodore played his entire college basketball career at Seton Hall University, with the Seton Hall Pirates. He finished his senior season with the Pirates, averaging 16.1 points per game and 6.6 assists per game. [3] Theodore broke Golden Sunkett's single-season school record of 197 assists. He had 226 assists in his senior season. The previous record was set 49 years prior, in the 1962–63 season.

Professional career

On July 15, 2012, Theodore signed to play with Antalya BSB of the Turkish BSL. [4] On March 21, 2013, Theodore signed with the Adriatic League club Cedevita. [5] A week later he was released, as his team, Antalya BSB, did not agree to release him. [6]

In May 2013, Theodore has signed with Mets de Guaynabo, of Puerto Rico's top league, the BSN. [7] On July 17, 2013, Theodore signed with Huracanes del Atlántico, of the Dominican League. [8] On October 22, 2013, Theodore returned to the Turkish BSL, signing with Mersin BSB. [9] He finished the Turkish League season with an average of 12.3 points per game, but didn't help the team to avoid relegation.

On January 12, 2015, he signed at JL Bourg-en-Bresse of the French LNB Pro A. [10] On September 17, 2015, he signed with the German BBL team Fraport Skyliners. [11] On July 28, 2016, Theodore signed with the Turkish club Banvit. [12] In February, he won the Turkish Cup with Banvit. [13] Theodore was named the Turkish Cup Final MVP.

Banvit also played in one of the two European-wide secondary leagues, the FIBA Champions League, as well, and in that competition, Theodore was named the Quarter-finals MVP, after his team defeated MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, in a two-leg series. [14] On April 30, Theodore was named the MVP of the FIBA Champions League's 2016–17 season. [15]

On July 15, 2017, Theodore signed a two-year contract with the Italian LBA club Olimpia Milano. [16] On September 24, 2017, Olimpia Milano won the 2017 Italian Supercup. Theodore was named tournament's MVP, after a game in which he had 29 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. [17]

On January 4, 2019, Theodore signed a contract with the Greek Basket League club AEK Athens, which kept him at the club until the end of the 2018-19 Greek Basket League season. [18]

On July 26, 2019, Theodore signed a contract with Beşiktaş Sompo Japan of the Basketbol Süper Ligi. [19]

On December 27, 2019, Theodore signed a contract with UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. [20] He averaged 10.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game. Theodore parted ways with the team on July 16, 2020. [21]

On November 20, 2020, Theodore signed a new contract with UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. [22] On June 23, 2021, he signed with Alvark Tokyo of the Japanese B.League. [23] However, he failed the physical and was released from the team. [24]

On January 18, 2022, Theodore signed with Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. [25]

On April 4, 2023, he signed with Skyliners Frankfurt of the Basketball Bundesliga. [26]

On August 12, 2023, he signed with Metropolitans 92 of the French LNB Pro A. [27]

On January 24, 2024, he signed with Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.

National team career

Theodore gained Macedonian citizenship in 2017, so that he could represent the senior Macedonian national basketball team. [28] With North Macedonia, he played at the 2019 FIBA World Cup European Qualification.

Career statistics

FIBA Champions League

[29]

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 A.E.K. 827.0.365.273.7142.44.51.4.19.4

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.

YearTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 A.E.K. GBL 822.2.632.476.8821.93.51.3012.1

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  1. ↑ Jordan Theodore gets passport from FYROM.
  2. ↑ Medcalf, Myron. "Get to know: Seton Hall's Jordan Theodore", ESPN, December 28, 2011. Accessed March 27, 2016. "So the single parent sent the Seton Hall senior from Englewood, N.J., to Paterson Catholic high school in Paterson, N.J., where he blossomed during the final two years of his prep career."
  3. ↑ "Jordan Theodore at ESPN.com".
  4. ↑ "Antalya BSB agreed to terms with Jordan Theodore".
  5. ↑ "Cedevita signs Jordan Theodore".
  6. ↑ "Jordan Theodore leaves Cedevita, returns to Turkey".
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  9. ↑ "Mersin tab Jordan Theodore".
  10. ↑ "Jordan Theodore moves to JL Bourg".
  11. ↑ "Jordan Theodore moves to Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt".
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