Jordan Hobbs
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 2003)}}
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| caption = Hobbs with Michigan in 2025
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| position = Guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| league = WNBA
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|9|8}}
| birth_place = Springboro, Ohio, U.S.
| high_school = Springboro (Springboro, Ohio)
| college = Michigan (2021–2025)
| draft_league = WNBA
| draft_year = 2025
| draft_round = 3
| draft_pick = 34
| draft_team = Seattle Storm
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Jordan Hobbs (born September 8, 2003) is an American professional basketball player. She played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. Hobbs was selected by the Seattle Storm in the 2025 WNBA draft.
High school career
Hobbs attended Springboro High School in Springboro, Ohio. During her senior year, she averaged 17.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game, leading Springboro to a district championship.{{cite web |url=https://mgoblue.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jordan-hobbs/25578 | title=Jordan Hobbs |website=MGoBlue.com |access-date=April 14, 2025}} On June 8, 2021, she signed her national letter of intent to play college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines.{{cite web |url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2021/6/8/womens-basketball-hobbs-joins-michigans-2021-recruiting-class.aspx | title=Hobbs Joins Michigan's 2021 Recruiting Class |website=MGoBlue.com |first=Sarah |last=VanMetre |date=June 8, 2021 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}
College career
Hobbs enrolled at the University of Michigan in 2021. As a freshman during the 2021–22 season, she appeared in 19 games off the bench and averaged 1.1 points in 4.9 minutes per game. As a sophomore during the 2022–23 season, she appeared in 30 games, with nine starts, and averaged 4.9 points and 1.9 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game. On February 2, 2023, she made her first career start against Illinois, replacing the injured Laila Phelia.{{cite web |url=https://www.michigandaily.com/sports/womens-basketball/michigan-handles-illinois-despite-missing-leading-scorer/ |title=Michigan handles Illinois despite missing leading scorer |newspaper=The Michigan Daily |first=Liza |last=Cushnir |date=February 2, 2023 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}
As a junior during the 2023–24 season, she started all 34 games, and averaged 9.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and a team-best 3.0 assists in 29.0 minutes per game. She scored in double figures 19 times during the season. On December 10, 2023 against Illinois, she scored a then career-high 22 points.{{cite web |url=https://www.michigandaily.com/sports/womens-basketball/michigans-jordan-hobbs-excels-in-new-role-against-illinois/ |title=Michigan’s Jordan Hobbs excels in new role against Illinois |newspaper=The Michigan Daily |first=Sam |last=Novotny |date=December 10, 2023 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}
As a senior during the 2024–25 season, she averaged 13.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 31.4 minutes per game. She scored in double figures 26 times that season. On November 8, 2024 against Lehigh, she scored 17 points and had a career-high 11 rebounds, her first career double-double.{{cite web |url=https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2024/11/freshmen-shine-as-michigan-basketball-blows-out-lehigh-in-home-opener.html |title=Freshmen shine as Michigan basketball blows out Lehigh in home opener |website=MLive.com |first=Andrew |last=Kahn |date=November 8, 2024 |access-date=April 14, 2025}} During the quarterfinals of the 2025 Big Ten tournament against Maryland, she recorded 23 points, four rebounds, three assists and four steals to help Michigan advance to the semifinals.{{cite web |url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2025/3/7/womens-basketball-trio-of-20-point-scorers-lead-way-in-knocking-off-no-15-maryland-in-b1g-tourney-quarters | title=Trio of 20-Point Scorers Lead Way in Knocking Off No. 15 Maryland in B1G Tourney Quarters |website=MGoBlue.com |first=Sarah |last=VanMetre |date=March 7, 2025 |access-date=April 14, 2025}} During the first round of the 2025 NCAA tournament against Iowa State, she scored a career-high 28 points.{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/march-madness-iowa-state-michigan-7c9a1c26c7803a5d8cee705df5ca18ae |title=Hobbs scores 28 as No. 6 Michigan escapes No. 11 Iowa State 80-74 |publisher=AP News |first=Curt |last=Rallo |date=March 21, 2025 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2025/3/21/womens-basketball-u-m-defeats-iowa-state-in-ncaa-tournament-first-round |title=Hobbs Nets Career High, U-M Heats Up Late over Iowa State |website=MGoBlue.com |first=Sarah |last=VanMetre |date=March 21, 2025 |access-date=April 14, 2025}} Following the season she was named an All-Big Ten honorable mention by both the media and coaches.{{cite web |url=https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2025/03/teary-eyed-jordan-hobbs-says-goodbye-to-michigan-after-final-game.html |title=Teary-eyed Jordan Hobbs says goodbye to Michigan after final game |website=MLive.com |first=Aaron |last=McMann |date=March 23, 2025 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}
Professional career
On April 14, 2025, Hobbs was selected with the 34th overall pick by the Seattle Storm in the third round of the 2025 WNBA draft.{{cite web |url=https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2025/04/michigan-senior-gets-drafted-into-wnba.html |title=Michigan senior gets drafted into WNBA |website=MLive.com |first=Andrew |last=Kahn |date=April 14, 2025 |access-date=April 14, 2025}} On May 7, 2025, Hobbs was cut by the Storm.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2025/05/ex-michigan-basketball-player-cut-by-wnba-team-weeks-after-getting-drafted.html |title=Ex-Michigan basketball player cut by WNBA team weeks after getting drafted |website=MLive.com |first=Andrew |last=Kahn |date=May 7, 2025 |access-date=May 7, 2025}}
Career statistics
{{WNBA player statistics legend}}
=College=
{{WNBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22
| style="text-align:left;"| Michigan
| 19 || 0 || 4.8 || 29.2 || 15.4 || 80.0 || .3 || .1 || .2 || – || .2 || 1.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23
| style="text-align:left;"| Michigan
| 30 || 9 || 15.1 || 36.8 || 34.7 || 72.4 || 1.9 || .8 || .3 || .1 || 1.0 || 4.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24
| style="text-align:left;"| Michigan
| 34 || 34 || 28.9 || 42.0 || 38.7 || 80.9 || 4.2 || 3.0 || .6 || .3 || 1.8 || 9.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25
| style="text-align:left;"| Michigan
| 34 || 34 || 31.4 || 42.9 || 33.9 || 81.6 || 4.8 || 2.6 || .7 || .2 || 2.5 || 13.6
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career
| 117 || 77 || 22.2 || 41.2 || 34.9 || 79.8 || 3.1 || 1.8 || .5 || .2 || 1.5 || 8.2
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References
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External links
- [https://mgoblue.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jordan-hobbs/25578 Michigan Wolverines bio]
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