Jordan Minor
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jordan Minor
| image = File:Jordan Minor.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Minor with Virginia in 2024
| position = Power forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lbs = 240
| league = NBA G League
| team = Long Island Nets
| number = 22
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|3|11}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = American
| high_school = * Boston College HS
(Boston, Massachusetts)
| college = * Merrimack (2019–2023)
- Virginia (2023–2024)
| draft_year = 2024
| career_start = 2024
| years1 = 2024–present
| team1 = Long Island Nets
| highlights = * NEC co-Player of the Year (2023)
- NEC Defensive Player of the Year (2023)
- First-team All-NEC (2023)
- NEC Champion (2023)
- Second-team All-NEC (2022)
}}
Jordan Minor (born March 11, 2000) is an American basketball player for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Merrimack Warriors and the Virginia Cavaliers.
High school career
Minor attended Boston College High School for three seasons before transferring to Brimmer and May School.{{cite news |last1=Joyce |first1=Thomas |title=Kingston native shines in College basketball opening weekend |url=https://plymptonhalifaxexpress.com/kingston-native-shines-in-college-basketball-opening-weekend/ |access-date=February 28, 2023 |work=Plympton-Helifax Express |date=January 15, 2021}} In April 2019, he committed to play college basketball at Merrimack, choosing the Warriors over UMass and Brown.{{cite news |title=Jordan Minor ’19 Commits to Play Division 1 at Merrimack |url=https://bmgator.org/16498/news/minor-commits-to-division-1-merrimack/ |access-date=February 28, 2023 |work=The Gator |date=April 22, 2019}}
College career
As a freshman, Minor averaged 6.2 points per game.{{cite web |last1=Zacher |first1=Benjamin |title=Northeast Basketball: Preseason power rankings for 2020-21 season |url=https://bustingbrackets.com/2020/11/24/northeast-basketball-preseason-power-rankings-2020-21-season/5/ |website=BustingBrackets.com |access-date=February 28, 2023 |date=November 24, 2020}} He averaged 12 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game as a sophomore and was named to the Third Team All-Northeast Conference.{{cite news |last1=Lawson |first1=Theo |title=The Fearsome 14: Scouting the best players on each team Gonzaga will face during the nonconference season |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/nov/07/the-fearsome-14-scouting-the-best-players-on-each-/ |access-date=February 28, 2023 |work=The Spokesman-Review |date=November 7, 2021}} As a junior, Minor averaged 15.1 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, earning Second Team All-NEC honors.{{cite web |last1=Shalin |first1=Dan |title=Merrimack Men's Hoops Picked To Win NEC By Lindy's Sports |url=https://patch.com/massachusetts/northandover/merrimack-mens-hoops-picked-win-nec-lindys-sports |website=Patch.com |access-date=February 28, 2023 |date=September 22, 2022}} He missed six games during his senior season due to an undisclosed injury.{{cite news |last1=Hass |first1=Trevor |title=Merrimack men’s basketball kept the faith and staged a stunning turnaround |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/02/20/sports/merrimack-mens-basketball-kept-faith-staged-stunning-turnaround/ |access-date=February 28, 2023 |work=The Boston Globe |date=February 20, 2023}} Minor was named NEC co-Player of the Year as a senior, alongside Josh Cohen of Saint Francis University.{{cite press release|url=https://northeastconference.org/news/2023/2/22/MBB_All_NEC_23_Release.aspx |title=Two Of A Kind: SFU’s Josh Cohen & Merrimack’s Jordan Minor Share #NECMBB Player of the Year Honors |publisher=Northeast Conference |date=February 28, 2023 |accessdate=February 28, 2023}} Minor averaged 17.4 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.6 blocks and 2.3 assists per game. On April 13, 2023, he announced he was transferring to the University of Virginia.{{Cite web |last=Newton |first=Matt |date=April 13, 2023 |title=Merrimack Transfer Jordan Minor Announces Commitment to Virginia |url=https://www.si.com/college/virginia/basketball/merrimack-transfer-jordan-minor-announces-commitment-to-virginia-basketball |access-date=June 21, 2023 |website=Sports Illustrated}} Minor averaged 4.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in his final season.{{cite news |last1=Barber |first1=Mike |title=Virginia adds Duke transfer TJ Power, SDSU's Elijah Saunders |url=https://richmond.com/sports/college/virginia-adds-duke-transfer-tj-power-sdsus-elijah-saunders/article_9a476422-0bf5-11ef-8058-9b5c25bf7554.html |access-date=July 1, 2024 |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=May 7, 2024}}
Professional career
References
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External links
- [https://merrimackathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jordan-minor/11754 Merrimack Warriors bio]
- [https://virginiasports.com/sports/mbball/roster/season/2023-24/player/jordan-minor/ Virginia Cavaliers bio]
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Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Massachusetts
Category:Boston College High School alumni
Category:Long Island Nets players