1. Jordan Ifeanyi Nwora is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Super Ligi and the EuroLeague.
17 Facts About Jordan Nwora
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Jordan Nwora plays internationally for the Nigeria men's national basketball team.
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Jordan Nwora was born on September 9,1998, in Buffalo, New York to a Nigerian father and an American mother.
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Jordan Nwora earned First Team All-Centercourt honors in both his junior and senior seasons playing at The Park School.
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Jordan Nwora averaged 17.0 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game, becoming the second Most Improved Player in the NCAA and named Most Improved Player in the ACC.
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Jordan Nwora was named the preseason ACC player of the year.
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Jordan Nwora trained at Darren Fenn's XGen Elite basketball academy in West Seneca to keep in shape during the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for the draft.
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Jordan Nwora was selected with the 45th overall pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2020 NBA draft.
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Jordan Nwora was assigned to the Salt Lake City Stars for the start of the NBA G League season, making his debut on February 10,2021.
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On February 9,2023, Jordan Nwora was traded to the Indiana Pacers along with George Hill and Serge Ibaka in a four-team trade involving the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns.
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Jordan Nwora joined Tyrese Haliburton, Aaron Nesmith, and Jalen Smith on the Pacers, and later Obi Toppin, all selected in the 2020 NBA draft.
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On October 29,2024, Jordan Nwora received Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for Round 4.
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Jordan Nwora had the game high 35 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists for his team to win.
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Jordan Nwora scored a game-high 33 points in a loss to Germany in the preliminary round of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
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Jordan Nwora led Nigeria in scoring in the tournament after averaging 21 points per game.
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Jordan Nwora is the first son of Amy Nwora and Alexander Nwora, the Erie Community College and Nigerian National Basketball Team head coach.
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Jordan Nwora's godfather is basketball coach Richard Jacob, who recruited his father from Nigeria to play for Daemen College in 1989.