Jordan Cohen
{{short description|American-Israeli basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jordan Cohen
ג'ורדן כהן
| image =
| caption =
| position = Point guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 185
| league = Israeli Basketball Premier League
| team = Maccabi Ramat Gan
| number = 1
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|7|31}}
| birth_place = Tarzana, California
| high_school = Campbell Hall High School
| nationality = American
| college = Lehigh
| draft_year =
| career_start = 2020
| years1 = 2020
| team1 = Maccabi Haifa
| years2 = 2020–2022
| team2 = Maccabi Ashdod
| years3 = 2022–2023
| team3 = Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim
| years4 = 2023–present
| team4 = Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan
| highlights =
}}
Jordan Cohen ({{Langx|he|ג'ורדן כהן}}; born July 31, 1997) is an American basketball player for Maccabi Ramat Gan in the Israel Basketball Premier League, who plays the point guard position.{{Cite web|url=https://balkanleague.net/en/player.php?id=1491|title=Jordan Cohen | Maccabi Haifa|website=balkanleague.net}}{{Cite web|url=http://basket.co.il/player.asp?PlayerId=12610&lang=en|title=ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 2020–21 Season | Maccabi Haifa | Jordan Cohen|website=basket.co.il}}
Early life
Cohen was born in Tarzana, California, and is Jewish.{{Cite web|url=https://thebrownandwhite.com/2020/08/27/jordan-cohen-signs-professionally/|title=Jordan Cohen signs professionally|website=The Brown and White|date=August 27, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://lehighsports.com/news/2020/9/14/mens-basketball-cohen-excited-for-professional-basketball-opportunity-in-israel.aspx|title=Cohen excited for professional basketball opportunity in Israel|date=September 14, 2020|website=Lehigh University Athletics}} He is 6" 2" tall, and weighs 185 pounds.{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Jordan-Cohen/Israel/Maccabi-Hunter-Haifa/402636|title=Jordan Cohen Basketball Player Profile, Maccabi Haifa, Lehigh, News, Winner League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards |website=Eurobasket LLC}}{{Cite web|url=https://thebrownandwhite.com/2020/03/01/jordan-cohen-helps-pave-way-for-reed-fenton-and-future-guards/|title=Jordan Cohen paves the way for future guards|date=March 1, 2020|website=The Brown and White}} He attended Campbell Hall High School ('16) in Studio City, California.
Maccabiah Games and college
Cohen played basketball on Team USA in the 2017 Maccabiah Games, as the youngest player on the team. He averaged 6.2 points per game, as the team won the gold medal.{{Cite web|url=https://lehighsports.com/news/2017/7/17/mens-basketball-cohen-wins-gold-medal-at-maccabiah-games|title=Cohen wins Gold Medal at Maccabiah Games|website=Lehigh University Athletics|date=July 17, 2017}} He played on the team with among others Sam Singer and Travis Warech.{{Cite web|url=http://www.basketballinsiders.com/2017-world-maccabiah-games/|title=2017 World Maccabiah Games|first=Jake|last=Rauchbach|website=basketballinsiders.com|date=July 5, 2017}}
He attended and played basketball for Lehigh University, where Cohen majored in Finance ('20).{{Cite web|url=https://patriotleague.org/news/2020/3/3/patriot-league-announces-mens-basketball-scholar-athlete-of-the-year-and-academic-all-league-team-3-4-20.aspx|title=Patriot League Announces Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Academic All-League Team |date=March 4, 2020|website=patriotleague.org}} Playing for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks he averaged 9.3 points per game as a sophomore. He was team captain his junior and senior years.{{Cite web|url=https://thebrownandwhite.com/2020/04/30/a-humble-leader-jordan-cohen-looks-back-on-his-basketball-career/|title=Jordan Cohen looks back on his basketball career|date=April 30, 2020|work=The Brown and White}} His senior season he averaging 14.2 points per game, and ranked sixth in the Patriot League in three-point percentage (38.1 percent). His junior year and senior years he was named Third-Team All-Patriot League. He was named to the Academic All-Patriot League team for his last three years.
Professional career
In August 2020 Cohen signed a one-year contract with Maccabi Haifa, in the Israel Basketball Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport.de/basketball/pe710840/jordan-cohen/|title=Jordan Cohen; Maccabi Haifa|website=sport.de}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youthbasket.com/team/Israel/Maccabi-Hunter-Haifa/2732|title=Maccabi-Hunter-Haifa basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket|website=youthbasket.com}}
Since 2023, Cohen is signed in Maccabi Ramat Gan.https://www.israelhayom.co.il/sport/israeli-basketball/article/13668244 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
He was a member of the Israeli 3x3 Open Men's team in 2024.
References
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{{Israeli Basketball Super League Sixth Man of the Year}}
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel
Category:Basketball players from Los Angeles
Category:Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball players
Category:Maccabiah Games medalists in basketball
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Maccabi Haifa B.C. players
Category:People from Tarzana, Los Angeles
Category:Competitors at the 2017 Maccabiah Games
Category:Maccabiah Games gold medalists for the United States
Category:Jewish American basketball players