Walter Jordan

American basketball player (born 1956)

For the Australian rower, see Walter Jordan (rower). For the United States Marine Corps officer, see Walter Irvine Jordan.

Walter JordanPersonal information

Born|  (1956-02-19) February 19, 1956 (age 68)
Perry, Alabama
Nationality| American
Listed height| 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight| 198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school| Northrop (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
College| Purdue (1974–1978)
NBA draft| 1978: 4th round, 84th overall pick
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Playing career| 1978–1986
Position| Small forward
Number| 40
Career history
1978–1979| Washington Lumberjacks
1979–1980| Utica Olympics
1980| Hawaii Volcanos
1980–1981| Cleveland Cavaliers
1981–1982| Montana Golden Nuggets
1982–1983| Miñón Valladolid
1983| Joventut Badalona
1983–1984| Detroit Spirits
1984–1985| Toronto Tornados
1985–1986| Albany Patroons
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Walter Lee Jordan (born February 19, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'7" small forward born in Perry, Alabama and from Purdue University, Jordan played one season (1980–81) with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. He scored 68 points and grabbed 42 rebounds in 30 games.

## High school years

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Jordan led Northrop High School, in (Fort Wayne, Indiana), to the single-class 1974 Indiana state basketball championship, coached by Robert Dille.[1]

He was named to "Top 50″ All-time Northeast Indiana's Athletes of the Century[2] and was inducted into Afro-American Hall of Fame, Ft. Wayne. He was also named by the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the 1999 Silver Anniversary Team, and inducted into the Hall in 2003.[3]

## College career

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Jordan was a major star at Purdue University from 1975 through 1978. He was two-time team MVP, three-time All-Big Ten and two time 1st Team All-Big Ten. He led the team in scoring three years, led the team in rebounding two years, and ended with a career average of 17 points a game, ranking him 6th (1,813 ppg) on Purdue's career scoring history. He is also Purdue's 3rd all-time rebounder (882 rbs).

He was a member of the 1977 gold medal-winning World University Games team which also featured Larry Bird, Sidney Moncrief, Darrell Griffith, Dave Corzine, Calvin Natt and Freeman Williams.

## Professional career

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In addition to his NBA season, Jordan played in the Spanish League for two seasons; the CBA for five seasons; and the WBA for one season. He was named 1st Team, All-WBA for the 1978–79 season.

## Current activities

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Currently, Jordan lives in Atlanta where he is Executive Director/coach of Team Impact, Inc., an amateur youth basketball program.[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ "IHSAA Boys Basketball State Champions". www.ihsaa.org.
2. ^ "Archived copy". fwnextweb1.fortwayne.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2022.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. ^ "Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame » Walter Jordan". hoopshall.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
4. ^ "FROST ILLUSTRATED – NOTICIAS Y OPINIONES DE LA COMUNIDAD AFROAMERICANA".
5. ^ "My Website > Home". www.teamimpacthoops.net. Archived from the original on February 20, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2022.