Larry Jordan (basketball)

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Larry Jordan
Charlotte Hornets
PositionVice President of Player Personnel
Personal information
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school Emsley A. Laney
(Wilmington, North Carolina)
College UNC Wilmington
Position Shooting guard
Career history
1988 Chicago Express

Larry Jordan (born 1962) is an American businessman, basketball executive and former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for University of North Carolina Wilmington [1] [2] before playing professionally in the World Basketball League. [3] He is an older brother of former basketball player Michael Jordan. [4] [5] [6]

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Playing career

Noted for his vertical leap, [7] he was drafted in the third round of the 1987 World Basketball League draft by the Chicago Express. [1] [8] He helped the team to a 27–27 record. In the playoffs, it reached the WBL finals where it lost to the Las Vegas Silver Streaks, 102–95. [9]

Executive career

In 2011, Jordan joined the staff of the Charlotte Bobcats, now known as Charlotte Hornets. In July 2013, he was promoted to team director of player personnel. [10] In 2021, Jordan was promoted to the position of vice president of player personnel. [11]

Personal life

Jordan is the third of five children born to Deloris (née Peoples) and James R. Jordan Sr. He has two brothers, James R. Jordan Jr. and Michael Jordan, and two sisters, Deloris and Roslyn. [12] [13] James retired in 2006 as the command sergeant major of the 35th Signal Brigade of the XVIII Airborne Corps in the U.S. Army. [14] His son, Justin Jordan, played NCAA Division I basketball for the UNC Greensboro Spartans and is a scout for the Charlotte Hornets. [15] [16]

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