Jared Ahern Jordan (born October 14, 1984) is an
American professional basketball player.
Jordan, who graduated from Kingswood-Oxford School
in West Hartford, Connecticut in 2003, became the
point guard for the Marist College basketball team
until his graduation in 2007. Wearing #25, and
nicknamed "The Magician", he led the nation for two
years in a row in assists, the only NCAA Division I
player to do so since Avery Johnson, the current
coach of the Dallas Mavericks. He racked up 286
assists, an average of 8.7 per game.
He won the 74th Haggerty Award as the 2006-07
All-Met Division I men's college basketball player
of the year.
On June 28, 2007, Jordan was selected 45th in the
2007 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, then
played in the 2007 NBA Summer League.
On September 30, the Clippers traded him to the New
York Knicks for cash. Jordan played a total of eight
minutes in three preseason games for the Knicks, who
waived him on October 25.
On December 3, Jordan signed a contract with BC
Lietuvos Rytas, a pro basketball team in Lithuania.
