Jordin Canada

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Jordin Canada
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Canada in 2019
No. 3–Atlanta Dream
Position Point guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1995-08-11) August 11, 1995 (age 29)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Listed weight135 lb (61 kg)
Career information
High school Windward School
(Los Angeles, California)
College UCLA (2014–2018)
WNBA draft 2018: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2021 Seattle Storm
2018–2019 Wisła Can-Pack Kraków
2020–2021 Hatay BB
2022–2023 Los Angeles Sparks
2023–2024 Melbourne Boomers
2024–present Atlanta Dream
2025–presentVinyl BC
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Jordin Elizabeth Canada (born August 11, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was selected by the Seattle Storm with the 5th overall pick in the 2018 WNBA draft. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Canada played collegiately with the UCLA Bruins. [1] She is known for her playmaking, speed and crossover skills. [2] In her rookie season with the Storm, she won her first WNBA championship as they swept the Washington Mystics. In 2020, after winning her second WNBA championship, she signed an endorsement deal with Air Jordan. [3]

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Early life

Canada was born in Los Angeles, California, and attended Windward School, where she played for Vanessa Nygaard, a former WNBA player and coach in the USA Basketball program. She earned first-team All League, League MVP, and first-team All-CIF honors in all four years of high school, brought home the Los Angeles Times' All-Area MVP in 2013, and played in the McDonald's All-American Game as a senior in 2014.

College career

Canada started as soon as she got to Westwood, notching a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double in her first career game. [4] She went on to start 30 games in the 2014–15 season, reaching double figures 25 times leading the Bruins in assists per game. The Bruins missed the NCAA Tournament but earned a bid to the 2015 WNIT; UCLA won the tournament, which Canada scoring a career-high 31 points (half of the Bruins' scoring) in a 62–60 win in the finals against West Virginia. [5] She earned tournament MVP honors, along with being named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. [6]

She started 34 games as a sophomore, finishing second in the Pac-12 in assists per game (5.7) and steals per game (2.3), and also led UCLA in minutes and scoring. Canada led UCLA in minutes and scoring, and the Bruins went 22–7 in the regular season, made the 2016 NCAA tournament as a No. 3 seed, and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1999. [7] She was named All-Pac-12 and earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Defensive team, and was an AP All-American honorable mention.

As a junior, Canada continued to grow in to one of the best point guards in the country. She notched her first career triple-double with 11 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds against Southern on Nov. 18, 2016, and nearly did it again two days later, finishing with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists against Cal Poly. Canada scored in double-digits in all but one game in the season, and finished with two points/rebounds double-doubles and six points/assists double-doubles, including three straight in UCLA's run to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2017 NCAA tournament. She earned All-Pac-12, All-Pac-12 defensive, and AP All-American honorable mention honors, and was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. [6]

Canada opened her senior season with another triple-double, logging 26 points, 10 assists, and 11 steals against San Jose State. Once again, she led the Bruins in scoring, assists, and minutes, and UCLA made its third straight NCAA Tournament, this time advancing to the Elite Eight, where it lost to eventual champions Mississippi State. [8]

Canada finished her career first in UCLA history in assists (831) second in points (2,153), third in field goals made (768), second in free throws made (518), third in steals (347), and fifth in 20-point games (42). She holds three of the top five seasons for assists in UCLA history. [9]

Professional career

WNBA

The Seattle Storm took Canada with the fifth overall pick in the 2018 WNBA draft, making her Sue Bird's back-up at point guard. [10] She played in 33 games in her rookie season, making two starts and averaging 5.7 points and 3.3 assists in 16.5 minutes per game. [11] The Storm were championship contenders as they finished the season 26–8 with the number 1 seed, receiving a double bye to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, the Storm defeated the Phoenix Mercury in a hard-fought five-game series to advance to the WNBA Finals. In the Finals, the Storm would win the championship after defeating the Washington Mystics in a three-game sweep, Canada had increased her offensive game off the bench during the postseason to contribute to the Storm's success of winning the 2018 WNBA championship.

With Bird needing to undergo season-ending knee surgery just before the 2019 season began, Canada found herself as Seattle's starting point guard in her second year. [12] Starting in 29 games, her scoring jumped up to 9.8 points per game. She logged her first professional double-double on July 12, 2019 against the Dallas Wings, scoring 14 points and adding 12 assists. She finished the season second in the WNBA in assists and first in steals, earning a spot on the WNBA All-Defensive Team. [11] The Storm finished as the number 6 seed with a 18–16 record being shorthanded with Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart sitting out the season due to injury. They would win the first round elimination game 84–74 against the Minnesota Lynx, but would lose the second round elimination to the Los Angeles Sparks by a score of 92–69.

In the 2020 season, Canada would revert to playing back-up point guard with Bird returning after knee surgery. The season was delayed and shortened to 22 games in a bubble at IMG Academy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Canada started in 11 of 20 games played due to Bird's absence during the season dealing with her knee injury. With a fully loaded roster, the Storm finished 18–4 with the number 2 seed, receiving a double bye to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, they would eliminate the Minnesota Lynx in a three-game sweep, advancing back to the Finals for the second time in three years. In the Finals, the Storm would sweep the Las Vegas Aces to win the championship, ending off their postseason undefeated and also earning Canada her second championship in her first three seasons.

In February 2022, Canada signed a contract with the Los Angeles Sparks. [13] [14]

On February 1, 2024, Canada was traded to the Atlanta Dream alongside the 12th pick in the 2024 WNBA draft in exchange for Aari McDonald and the 8th pick.

Overseas

In 2018, Canada signed with Wisła Can-Pack Kraków of the Polish League for the 2018-19 off-season. [15] In December 2020, Canada signed with Hatay BB of the Turkish league for the 2020-21 off-season. [16]

Canada was named WNBL Most Valuable Player playing for the Melbourne Boomers in the 2023–24 WNBL season. [17]

Unrivaled

On November 18, 2024, it was announced that Canada would appear and play in the inaugural 2025 season of Unrivaled, the women’s 3x3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. [18]

International career

Canada has been a part of USA Basketball since 2011, when she was part of the U16 National Team that won gold at the FIBA Americas U16 Championship. She won another gold medal at the 2015 World University Games, and helped the U23 National Team win the first-ever U24 Four Nations Tournament in 2017.

Canada was a part of the USA team that won the 2019 AmeriCup, leading the team with 5.3 assists per game and adding 7.2 points per game. After the AmeriCup, she was named to the USA National Team Pool. [6]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

WNBA

†Denotes seasons in which Canada won a WNBA championship

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2018 † Seattle 33216.5.357.182.7381.53.30.90.01.75.7
2019 Seattle 302928.8.388.186.7682.45.22.30.22.69.8
2020 † Seattle 201124.2.424.091.7722.35.51.50.02.07.9
2021 Seattle 29318.7.389.214.8412.33.00.70.11.15.8
2022 Los Angeles 322527.0.384.140.8062.35.51.40.22.39.2
2023 Los Angeles 383832.6.404.333.8733.16.02.3°0.22.713.3
2024 Atlanta 201831.2.390.281.7813.55.81.60.32.110.6
Career7 years, 3 teams20212625.5.391.244.8092.44.91.50.22.19.0

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2018 † Seattle 8013.6.477.364.6001.12.30.40.01.56.1
2019 Seattle 2233.0.405.200.7143.55.51.00.02.018.0
2020 † Seattle 6015.5.545.000.6671.81.30.50.00.37.0
2021 Seattle 1010.0.000—1.0000.02.01.00.03.06.0
2024 Atlanta 2227.0.417.250.0001.07.50.50.03.55.5
Career5 years, 2 teams19417.5.457.261.6901.52.80.50.01.57.6

College

NCAA statistics [19]
SeasonCollegeGPGSMPGFG%3PT%FT%REBASTSTLBLKPointsPPG
2014–15 UCLA 343030.1.376.130.77511614869340211.8
2015–16 UCLA 343434.2.406.262.76413419379254916.1
2016–17 UCLA 343234.5.434.354.83417624285260617.8
2017–18 UCLA 353533.7.435.386.804131248114159617.0
Career13713133.1.415.332.7945578313478215315.7

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