No. 27 – Canton Charge | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | NBA Development League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Lansing, Michigan |
October 16, 1991
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Grand Ledge (Grand Ledge, Michigan) |
College | |
NBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2015 | Indios de San Francisco de Macorís |
2015–present | Canton Charge |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jonathon Kelly Horford (born October 16, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League. He played one season of college basketball for the Florida Gators during the 2014–15 season. Before Florida, he played four years with the Michigan Wolverines ending with the 2013–14 team. He was an All-State high school basketball player for Grand Ledge High School in Michigan. His father, Tito Horford, and brother, Al Horford, have both played in the National Basketball Association.
Horford is the son of Elizabeth and Tito Horford. His father was the first player born in the Dominican Republic to play in the NBA. His older brother, Al, led the Florida Gators to NCAA basketball championships in 2006 and 2007, and was the third overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. Horford attended the 2007 NCAA Tournament at the Georgia Dome to watch his brother. Horford played high school basketball at Grand Ledge High School in Grand Ledge, Michigan where he was selected as a first-team Class A All-State player in 2010 by the Associated Press, The Detroit News, and the Detroit Free Press. His younger brother Josh Horford is a senior on the Grand Ledge High School basketball team.