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- 1 2 "Lafayette Tabs Jordan as Men’s Basketball Coach," Lafayette College Athletics, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ↑ "Mike Jordan College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ↑ Michael Jordan kommt nach Hagen (german) phoenix-hagen.de accessed January 2, 2010
- ↑ "Mike Jordan - Men's Basketball Coach". Colgate University Athletics.
- ↑ "Mike Jordan - Assistant Men's Basketball Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches". Drexel University Athletics.
