Marcus Jordan

Marcus James Jordan (born December 24, 1990) is an American former college basketball player who played for the UCF Knights men's basketball team.[1] He is the second oldest child of retired Hall of Fame basketball player Michael Jordan.

Marcus Jordan
Personal information
Born (1990-12-24) December 24, 1990
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeUCF (2009–2012)
PositionShooting guard
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Personal life

Jordan was born on December 24, 1990, to Michael Jordan and Juanita Vanoy. He has an older brother, Jeffrey, and a younger sister Jasmine, as well as younger paternal twin half-sisters Ysabel and Victoria. Jordan grew up in Highland Park, Illinois.[2]

In 2010, while a college sophomore and underage, Jordan tweeted about spending approximately $50,000 at nightclubs in Las Vegas, prompting an investigation by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.[3] In 2012, Jordan was arrested after a drunken argument with two women outside a hotel in Omaha. He was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and obstructing justice, then released.[4] Jordan later pled no contest to disturbing the peace and paid a fine of $250 plus court costs.[5]

Jordan opened a high-end sneaker store named the "Trophy Room" in May 2016. Located in the Disney Springs retail area of Disney World in Orlando, Florida,[6] the store closed and the business transitioned to online-only sales three years later.[7]

Since 2022, he has been in a relationship with Larsa Pippen.[8]

Basketball career

High school

Jordan originally played high school basketball with his older brother Jeffrey Jordan at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois. In Marcus's sophomore year, the pair led the school to the conference championships and the best season in school history.

Jordan transferred to Whitney Young Magnet High School in Chicago for his junior and senior seasons. He led the Whitney Young Dolphins to the Illinois 4A Championship in 2009, scoring a game-high 19 points in a 69–66 victory over Waukegan.[9] He also was named the state tournament's most valuable player. Upon his 2009 graduation, Jordan was rated by ESPNU as the 60th-best high school senior shooting guard in the country, averaging 10.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game.[1]

College

Jordan played college basketball at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida.[10] During his freshman year, UCF was in the final year of a five-year contract with Adidas, but Jordan insisted on wearing Nike Air Jordan shoes out of loyalty to his father. This eventually prompted Adidas to terminate its sponsorship deal with UCF.[11]

Jordan scored 8.0 points per game in his true freshman year in 2009–10 and scored 1152 points in his college career.[12] On November 12, 2010, the opening game of the 2010–11 season, Jordan led UCF to victory against University of West Florida scoring a career high 28 points on 8–11 field-goal shooting and 5–7 from the 3-point line.[13] He also had a team-high 18 points in upsetting number-16 ranked Florida on December 1, 2010.[14]

In August 2012, Jordan left the UCF basketball team, following in the footsteps of his brother, Jeffrey, who departed the team in January of the same year, but he continued to take classes at the school.[15] He graduated in 2013 with a degree in hospitality management.[16]

References
  1. Player Bio: Marcus Jordan Archived 2011-08-04 at the Wayback Machine. UCF OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE.
  2. Rodkin, Dennis (31 January 2017). "Michael Jordan's manse nears 5 years on market". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. Limón, Iliana (28 August 2010). "Marcus Jordan's Tweets about Vegas spending spree under investigation". OrlandoSentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  4. "Marcus Jordan, son of NBA legend, arrested in Omaha". Reuters. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. "Michael Jordan's son fined $250 for disturbing peace during argument outside Nebraska hotel". CBS News. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  6. Low, Carver (May 5, 2016). "Marcus Jordan opening new shoe store". Hotnewhiphop. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  7. Arnold, Kyle (25 April 2019). "Michael Jordan-themed Trophy Room store closing at Disney Springs and moving online". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  8. "Marcus Jordan Calls Larsa Pippen 'Best Mom & Wife' on Birthday Flowers Note". Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  9. "Jordan's Son Wins State Championship". Rivals.com. 2009-03-22. Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  10. "Marcus Jordan chooses UCF". ESPN.com. 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  11. Penner, Mike (2009-11-08). "Marcus Jordan's school gets no reward for brand loyalty". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
  12. "UCF Knights - Official Athletics Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  13. "UCF 115, West Florida 61". ESPN. 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
  14. "(16) Florida 54 (5-2, 1-1 away); UCF 57 (6-0, 5-0 home)". ESPN. 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
  15. Marcus Jordan to Leave UCF, Won’t Play Senior Season
  16. "Michael Jordan's son aims high with new retail line". CNBC. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
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