Jim Jordan (basketball)
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James "Jim" Jordan was an American basketball
player.
He played collegiately for the University of North Carolina
from 1944 to 1946. Although he originally attended Mount St. Mary's University, where he was the team's leading scorer, the U.S. Navy
transferred him to the ROTC in Chapel Hill. Soon after arriving at UNC, Jordan became one of the best players on the team. He helped the University of North Carolina post a 22-6 record in 1945 and a 30-5 record for the national semi-finalist 1946 team.
He was the only unanimous selection to the 1945 All-Southern Conference Team. He was named second-team All-America in 1945 and first-team All-America in 1946. Because of his national accolades, Jordan's number 8 was honored by the University of North Carolina and currently hangs in the rafters of the Dean Smith Center
.
From 1946 to 1948 he attended the University of Kentucky
and played with the Wildcats' NCAA 1948 championship team. He received his Masters in Education from Kentucky that same year.
Jordan died on October 14, 1999.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player.
He played collegiately for the University of North Carolina
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
The North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is considered one of the most successful programs in NCAA history...
from 1944 to 1946. Although he originally attended Mount St. Mary's University, where he was the team's leading scorer, the U.S. Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
transferred him to the ROTC in Chapel Hill. Soon after arriving at UNC, Jordan became one of the best players on the team. He helped the University of North Carolina post a 22-6 record in 1945 and a 30-5 record for the national semi-finalist 1946 team.
He was the only unanimous selection to the 1945 All-Southern Conference Team. He was named second-team All-America in 1945 and first-team All-America in 1946. Because of his national accolades, Jordan's number 8 was honored by the University of North Carolina and currently hangs in the rafters of the Dean Smith Center
Dean Smith Center
The Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, usually called simply the Smith Center and popularly referred to as the Dean Dome is a multi-purpose arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The arena is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels men's basketball team, and temporary...
.
From 1946 to 1948 he attended the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
and played with the Wildcats' NCAA 1948 championship team. He received his Masters in Education from Kentucky that same year.
Jordan died on October 14, 1999.