DeAndre Jordan
Jordan with the Clippers in 2011
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| No. 6 – Los Angeles Clippers | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | NBA |
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| Born |
July 21, 1988 Houston, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Christian Life Center Academy (Humble, Texas) |
| College | Texas A&M (2007–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35th overall |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers | |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–present | Los Angeles Clippers |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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Hyland DeAndre Jordan Jr. (born July 21, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for Texas A&M University before being selected by the Clippers in the second round of the 2008 NBA draft with the 35th overall pick. Jordan is both a two-time All-NBA and two-time NBA All-Defensive Team member, and has twice led the league in rebounding. In 2017, he was named an NBA All-Star for the first time.
Jordan was born in Houston, Texas, to Kimberly and Hyland Jordan.
Jordan attended Episcopal High School through his junior year. Jordan averaged 15.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks as a sophomore; and 16.5 points, 14.0 rebounds, 7.0 blocks as a junior. Jordan transferred to Christian Life Center Academy for his senior year, where he averaged 26.1 points, 15.2 rebounds and 8.1 blocks per game. He was a third-team Parade All-American, named to the first-team All-Greater Houston squad by the Houston Chronicle and was a two-time all-state selection. At Christian Life Center, Jordan posted a career high of 37 points in a game and also set the school record for most blocks in a game with 20.
Coming out of high school, Jordan was rated as the number 8 overall prospect, the number 2 center in the country and the number 1-ranked prep player in Texas by Rivals.com. Jordan was recruited by Florida, Florida State, Indiana, Texas, Texas A&M, LSU, Kentucky and others.
In the summer of 2007, Jordan played for Team USA at the 2007 Under 19 World Championships in Serbia. Jordan played only 9 minutes per game. The team finished 2nd with an 8–1 record.
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