2008 Woodie Awards
Staying grounded, Jordan flies high
Brian Loew
Issue date: 11/30/06 Section: Sports
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On Thanksgiving Day, amid the turkey, family and football there was an unexpected guest in my living room - Jared Jordan and the Brady Bunch. The Old Spice Classic in Orlando was televised on ESPN2 and for the first time in my recollection we did not watch football; we watched Marist College men's basketball.
As different faces popped up on the screen, I faced a barrage of questions: "Who is that? Do you know him? Is he a nice kid? Who is that again?"
Then my family saw our 6'2" point guard from Hartford, Conn. effortlessly drain a three-pointer. My dad leaned over and said, "Who is this guy?"
Well, Dad, here's my answer.
He is Jared Jordan. He is the General. Or just straight up J.J.
After Sunday's romp of Western Michigan, he became the Most Outstanding Player at the Old Spice Classic, averaging 20.7 points, 9.0 assists and 6.3 rebounds over those three games.
He is the captain and backbone of the Red Foxes. Under his lead, the Marist men are tagged as the preseason conference favorites, the first time in school history.
He is the leader of the team in points per game with 19.3, and he's no slouch in the other categories. Comparative to his average time of play per game, he leads the team with a .422 average from the floor, an .809 average from the line and is averaging 8.5 assists per game. He is second on the team in rebounds, pulling down 37 just behind senior James Smith's 41 total.
He is, as an ESPN analyst noted last year, a "poor man's John Stockton."
He is proving all of those who may have questioned him prior to the start of the season absolutely wrong.
He is one of 25 players nationwide named to the Collegeinsider.com Preseason Mid-Major All-American Team. He is the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Preseason Player of the Year. He is a First Team All-MAAC honoree. He is the Horizon Award recipient from the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. He is he one of the top 20 players in the nation as voted by The Sporting News, and was voted Lindy's "Best Playmaker" of the MAAC.
As different faces popped up on the screen, I faced a barrage of questions: "Who is that? Do you know him? Is he a nice kid? Who is that again?"
Then my family saw our 6'2" point guard from Hartford, Conn. effortlessly drain a three-pointer. My dad leaned over and said, "Who is this guy?"
Well, Dad, here's my answer.
He is Jared Jordan. He is the General. Or just straight up J.J.
After Sunday's romp of Western Michigan, he became the Most Outstanding Player at the Old Spice Classic, averaging 20.7 points, 9.0 assists and 6.3 rebounds over those three games.
He is the captain and backbone of the Red Foxes. Under his lead, the Marist men are tagged as the preseason conference favorites, the first time in school history.
He is the leader of the team in points per game with 19.3, and he's no slouch in the other categories. Comparative to his average time of play per game, he leads the team with a .422 average from the floor, an .809 average from the line and is averaging 8.5 assists per game. He is second on the team in rebounds, pulling down 37 just behind senior James Smith's 41 total.
He is, as an ESPN analyst noted last year, a "poor man's John Stockton."
He is proving all of those who may have questioned him prior to the start of the season absolutely wrong.
He is one of 25 players nationwide named to the Collegeinsider.com Preseason Mid-Major All-American Team. He is the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Preseason Player of the Year. He is a First Team All-MAAC honoree. He is the Horizon Award recipient from the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. He is he one of the top 20 players in the nation as voted by The Sporting News, and was voted Lindy's "Best Playmaker" of the MAAC.
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