Jordan Floyd
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1997)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jordan Floyd
| image = Jordan Floyd (cropped).jpg
| caption = Floyd with Orlandina in 2021
| position = Shooting guard / point guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 170
| league = GBL
| team = Maroussi
| number = 13
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|5|22}}
| birth_place = Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S.{{cite web |title=National Player of the Year, King Graduate Jordan Floyd Ready for Next Adventure |url=http://www.kingtornado.com/news/2020/7/27/mens-basketball-national-player-of-the-year-king-graduate-jordan-floyd-ready-for-next-adventure.aspx |website=King University |access-date=November 19, 2024 |date=July 27, 2020 |quote=Floyd was born and raised in Stone Mountain, Ga.}}
| high_school = Westover
(Albany, Georgia)
| college =
- Albany State (2015–2016)
- King (2016–2020)
| draft_year = 2020
| career_start = 2020
| years1 = 2020–2021
| team1 = Orlandina
| years2 = 2021–2022
| team2 = Kolossos Rodou
| years3 = 2022–2023
| team3 = JL Bourg
| years4 = 2023–2024
| team4 = Bursaspor
| years5 = 2024
| team5 = Zhejiang Lions
| years6 = 2024–2025
| team6 = Nanjing Monkey Kings
| years7 = 2025–present
| team7 = Maroussi
| highlights =
- Division II All-American – NABC (2020)
- NCAA Division II Scoring Leader (2020)
- 2× Conference Carolinas Player of the Year (2018, 2020)
- 2× First-team All-Conference Carolinas (2018, 2020)
}}
Jordan Mailk Floyd{{cite web |title=Floyd Jordan Mailk |url=https://www.legapallacanestro.com/floyd-jordan-mailk |website=Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro |access-date=November 19, 2024}} (born May 22, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Maroussi of the Greek Basketball League (GBL). He played college basketball for the King Tornado and the Albany State Golden Rams.
High school career
Floyd was a four-year varsity basketball starter for Westover Comprehensive High School in Albany, Georgia. He was a first-team all-state and 4A-1 all-region first team selection as a senior.{{cite web |last1=Moroney |first1=Pat |title=4A-1 coaches vote on postseason awards |url=https://wfxl.com/sports/content/4a-1-coaches-vote-on-postseason-awards?id=1182683 |publisher=WFXL |accessdate=June 24, 2020 |date=March 25, 2015}} Floyd had expected to play NCAA Division I basketball following high school, but his recruitment slowed down after he broke his wrist in his senior season.{{cite web |last1=Woodson |first1=Brian |title=King's Floyd playing with a purpose after missing last season with an injury |url=https://www.heraldcourier.com/sports/college-basketball-kings-floyd-playing-with-a-purpose-after-missing-last-season-with-an-injury/article_f22114e4-359f-11ea-a69b-878a0b08697c.html |website=Bristol Herald Courier |accessdate=June 24, 2020 |date=January 12, 2020}} On April 30, 2015, he signed his National Letter of Intent to play NCAA Division II basketball for Albany State.{{cite web |last1=Powell |first1=Chauntel |title=Westover's Jordan Floyd signs with Albany State |url=https://www.albanyherald.com/news/westover-s-jordan-floyd-signs-with-albany-state/article_d2613909-91c7-5dc7-a2c8-92d2105f4ead.html |website=The Albany Herald |accessdate=June 24, 2020 |date=April 30, 2015}} Floyd also played baseball in high school.{{cite web |title=Jordan Floyd - 2019-20 - Men's Basketball |url=https://www.kingtornado.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jordan-floyd/4622 |publisher=King University |accessdate=June 24, 2020}}
College career
As a freshman at Albany State, Floyd averaged 9.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, before transferring to King, another Division II program. In his sophomore season, he averaged 9.3 points and 2.7 assists per game. As a junior, Floyd averaged 21.7 points, 2.3 assists and two rebounds per game and was unanimously selected as Conference Carolinas Player of the Year.{{cite web |title=King Magazine |url=https://www.king.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/King-Mag-2018.pdf |publisher=King University |accessdate=June 24, 2020}} He led his team to the regular season conference title.{{cite web |last1=Grennell |first1=Michael |title=Top-seeded King stunned in Conference Carolinas quarterfinals |url=https://www.heraldcourier.com/sports/top-seeded-king-stunned-in-conference-carolinas-quarterfinals/article_17c716ee-1c39-11e8-b825-9799c7d773d3.html |website=Bristol Herald Courier |accessdate=June 24, 2020 |date=February 27, 2018}} Floyd fractured his left ankle in his only game in the following season and was granted a medical redshirt.
As a senior, Floyd averaged a Division II-high 31.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game for King. Floyd set the school single-game scoring record with 43 points in a win over Mount Olive.{{cite web |title=King's Jordan Floyd leads D-II in scoring |url=https://wcyb.com/sports/content/kings-jordan-floyd-leads-d-ii-in-scoring |publisher=WCYB-TV |accessdate=June 24, 2020 |date=January 6, 2020}} He eclipsed his own record by scoring a career-high 47 points in a February 20, 2020, win over Erskine.{{cite web |title=Jordan Floyd scores school-record 47 points in King U's hoops win |url=https://www.heraldcourier.com/sports/briefs-jordan-floyd-scores-school-record-47-points-in-king-us-hoops-win/article_b7e615a0-53a3-11ea-9171-afdf624f5910.html |website=Bristol Herald Courier |accessdate=June 24, 2020 |date=February 20, 2020}} On March 3, 2020, he became King's all-time leading scorer, surpassing Mark Dockery.{{cite web |last1=Goetz |first1=Casey |title=Jordan Floyd becomes King's all-time leading scorer |url=https://wcyb.com/sports/content/jordan-floyd-becomes-kings-all-time-leading-scorer |publisher=WCYB-TV |accessdate=June 24, 2020 |date=March 3, 2020}} Floyd was named Ron Lenz National Player of the Year, as well as Conference Carolinas Player of the Year for his second time.{{cite web |title=Jordan Floyd wins National Player of the Year award |url=https://wcyb.com/sports/content/jordan-floyd-wins-national-player-of-the-year-award |publisher=WCYB-TV |accessdate=June 24, 2020 |date=March 25, 2020}} He earned Division II All-American honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches.{{cite web |title=King's Jordan Floyd earns All-America honors |url=https://www.heraldcourier.com/sports/local-briefs-kings-jordan-floyd-earns-all-america-honors/article_3b86f6bc-6e3a-11ea-a39e-232acdaf20d8.html |website=Bristol Herald Courier |accessdate=June 24, 2020 |date=March 24, 2020}}
Professional career
On June 21, 2020, Floyd signed a one-year contract with Orlandina of the Serie A2 Basket.{{cite web |title=L'Orlandina piazza un altro colpo, dagli USA arriva Jordan Floyd! |url=https://www.orlandinabasket.it/lorlandina-piazza-un-altro-colpo-dagli-usa-arriva-jordan-floyd/ |publisher=Orlandina Basket |accessdate=June 22, 2020 |language=Italian |date=June 21, 2020}}
On October 22, 2021, Floyd signed with Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/jordan-floyd-signs-with-kolossos/|title=Jordan Floyd signs with Kolossos|last=|first=|date=October 22, 2021|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=October 22, 2021 |last1=Maggi |first1=Alessandro }} In 23 games, he averaged 14.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 0.8 steals, playing around 22 minutes per contest as the team's 6th man.
On June 4, 2022, Floyd signed with JL Bourg of the LNB Pro A.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/jl-bourg-signs-jordan-floyd-kevin-kokila/|title=JL Bourg signs Jordan Floyd, Kevin Kokila|last=|first=|date=June 4, 2022|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=June 6, 2022 |last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }}
On July 27, 2023, Floyd signed with Bursaspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).{{Cite tweet |user=BsBasketbol |number=1684619575399514113 |title=Welcome Jordan Floyd}} On March 28, 2024, he signed with Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association.{{cite web |title=再添强援 广厦男篮官宣签下后卫球员乔丹·弗洛伊德 |url=https://www.chinanews.com.cn/ty/2024/03-28/10188626.shtml |website=中新网 |access-date=March 1, 2025 |date=March 28, 2024}}
On November 20, 2024, Floyd signed with Nanjing Monkey Kings.{{cite web |title=乔丹·弗洛伊德替换穆迪，同曦再次调整外援配置 |url=https://www.yangtse.com/zncontent/4153783.html |website=扬子晚报网 |access-date=March 1, 2025 |date=November 20, 2024}} On February 28, 2025, he signed with Maroussi of the Greek Basketball League.{{cite web |title=Μαρούσι: Ανακοίνωσε τον Τζόρνταν Φλόιντ μέχρι το τέλος της σεζόν |url=https://www.gazzetta.gr/basketball/basket-league/2424269/maroysi-anakoinose-ton-tzorntan-floint-mehri-telos-tis-sezon |website=Gazzetta |access-date=March 1, 2025 |date=February 28, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.kingtornado.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jordan-floyd/4622 King Tornado bio]
- [https://asugoldenrams.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jordan-floyd/1084 Albany State Golden Rams bio]
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Category:JL Bourg Basket players
Category:King Tornado men's basketball players
Category:Kolossos Rodou B.C. players
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Category:Orlandina Basket players
Category:Sportspeople from Stone Mountain, Georgia