Reggie Jordan

{{Short description|American basketball player and coach}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Reggie Jordan

| image =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 195

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|01|26}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| highschool = Proviso East
(Maywood, Illinois)

| college =

• Southwestern College (1987–1989)
• New Mexico State (1989–1991)

| draft_year = 1991

| career_start = 1991

| career_end = 2010

| career_number = 23, 22, 31, 10

| career_position = Point guard / shooting guard

| years1 = 1991–1993

| team1 = Grand Rapids Hoops

| years2 = {{nbay|1993|end}}

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers

| years3 = 1994–1995

| team3 = Yakima Sun Kings

| years4 = 1995

| team4 = Apollon Patras B.C.

| years5 = 1995–1996

| team5 = Sioux Falls Skyforce

| years6 = {{nbay|1995|end}}

| team6 = Atlanta Hawks

| years7 = {{nbay|1996|full=y}}

| team7 = Portland Trail Blazers

| years8 = {{nbay|1996|end}}–{{nbay|1998|end}}

| team8 = Minnesota Timberwolves

| years9 = {{nbay|1999|full=y}}

| team9 = Washington Wizards

| years10 = 2000–2001

| team10 = Chicago Skyliners

| years11 = 2001–2002

| team11 = Dafnis B.C.

| years12 = 2002–2003

| team12 = Rockford Lightning

| years13 = 2003–2004

| team13 = Las Vegas Rattlers

| years14 = 2004–2005

| team14 = Michigan Mayhem

| years15 = 2005

| team15 = Lechugueros de León

| years16 = 2005–2006

| team16 = Cometas de Querétaro

| years17 = 2007–2008

| team17 = Halcones Rojos Veracruz

| years18 = 2008–2009

| team18 = Lobos UAdeC Saltillo

| years19 = 2009

| team19 = Rayos de Hermosillo

| years20 = 2009–2010

| team20 = Lobos Grises UAD

| cyears1 = 2010–2012

| cteam1 = Fuerza Regia

| cyears2 = 2010–2012

| cteam2 = Fuerza Regia de Monterrey

| cyears3 = 2022–present

| cteam3 = Ensenada Lobos (assistant)

| highlights =

• 4× LNBP All-Star (2003–2006)
• CIBACOPA All-Star (2009)
• CBA champion (1995)
• All-CBA First Team (1996)
• CBA All-Defensive Team (1996)
• CBA steals leader (1996)
• First-team All-Big West (1991)

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's basketball}}

{{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Americas Championship}}

{{MedalGold| 1993 San Juan | Team competition}}

{{MedalGold| 1997 Montevideo | Team competition}}

}}

Reginald Jordan (born January 26, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he attended Proviso East High School, in Maywood, Illinois. The {{convert|6|ft|4|in|m|adj=on}}, {{convert|195|lb|kg|adj=on}} guard went to Southwestern Junior College, and then to New Mexico State University. Jordan was never drafted by an NBA team but played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and won 2 championships with the Yakima Sun Kings and the Sioux Falls Skyforce. Jordan also played in Greece's top league for 2 seasons 1994–95, 2002. Jordan also managed to play in 6 NBA seasons from 1993 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2000. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Washington Wizards. In the CBA, he also played for the Grand Rapids Hoops and Rockford Lightning.2003–2004 CBA Official Guide and Register, page 260

In his NBA career, Jordan played in 186 games. On February 3, 1994, in his fifth NBA game, Jordan scored a career-high 28 points for the Lakers versus the Utah Jazz while on a 10-day contract.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/92006223/?clipping_id=127938868|title=Lakers get boost from unlikely duo|work=The San Bernardino County Sun|first=Mike|last=Davis|date=February 7, 1994|access-date=July 9, 2023|page=15|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|url=https://www.mlive.com/sports/grand-rapids/2010/07/grand_rapids_hoops_legend_regg.html|title=Grand Rapids Hoops legend Reggie Jordan again locked out of local scene, this time as a coach|work=MLive|first=David|last=Mayo|date=July 16, 2010|access-date=July 9, 2023}} Jordan was selected to the All-CBA First Team and All-Defensive Team in 1996.{{cite web |title=Reggie Jordan minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-jordareg001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=February 28, 2025}} He was part of the inaugural roster of the Rayos de Hermosillo in 2009.{{cite news|url=https://cibacopa.org/noticias/realizara-rayos-movimientos-en-su-roster/|title=Realizará Rayos movimientos en su roster|publisher=CIBACOPA|date=April 14, 2017|access-date=July 9, 2023|language=es}} Jordan finished his professional career playing five seasons in Mexico before retiring in May 2010.

Jordan served as the head coach of the Fuerza Regia de Monterrey from 2010 to 2012. Afterwards, he served as a basketball trainer in Chicago. In 2022, he was hired as an assistant coach for the Ensenada Lobos of the Circuito de Baloncesto del Pacífico (CIBAPAC).{{cite news|url=https://agpnoticias.com/news/ex-nba-reggie-jordan-llega-para-ajustar-y-mejorar-a-ensenada-lobos/|title=Ex NBA, Reggie Jordan, llega para ajustar y mejorar a Ensenada Lobos|work=AGP Noticias|date=October 14, 2022|access-date=July 9, 2023|language=es}}