1. Jordin Elizabeth Canada was born on August 11,1995 and is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association.
24 Facts About Jordin Canada
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Jordin Canada was selected by the Seattle Storm with the 5th overall pick in the 2018 WNBA draft.
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Jordin Canada is known for her playmaking, speed and crossover skills.
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Jordin Canada was born in Los Angeles, California, and attended Windward School, where she played for Vanessa Nygaard, a former WNBA player and coach in the USA Basketball program.
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Jordin Canada earned first-team All League, League MVP, and first-team All-CIF honors in all four years of high school, brought home the Los Angeles Times' All-Area MVP in 2013, and played in the McDonald's All-American Game as a senior in 2014.
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Jordin Canada started as soon as she got to Westwood, notching a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double in her first career game.
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Jordin Canada earned tournament MVP honors, along with being named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year.
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Jordin Canada started 34 games as a sophomore, finishing second in the Pac-12 in assists per game and steals per game, and led UCLA in minutes and scoring.
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Jordin Canada was named All-Pac-12 and earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Defensive team, and was an AP All-American honorable mention.
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Jordin Canada notched her first career triple-double with 11 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds against Southern on Nov 18,2016, and nearly did it again two days later, finishing with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists against Cal Poly.
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Jordin Canada earned All-Pac-12, All-Pac-12 defensive, and AP All-American honorable mention honors, and was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.
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Jordin Canada opened her senior season with another triple-double, logging 26 points, 10 assists, and 11 steals against San Jose State.
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Jordin Canada finished her career first in UCLA history in assists second in points, third in field goals made, second in free throws made, third in steals, and fifth in 20-point games.
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Jordin Canada holds three of the top five seasons for assists in UCLA history.
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Jordin Canada played in 33 games in her rookie season, making two starts and averaging 5.7 points and 3.3 assists in 16.5 minutes per game.
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Jordin Canada logged her first professional double-double on July 12,2019 against the Dallas Wings, scoring 14 points and adding 12 assists.
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Jordin Canada finished the season second in the WNBA in assists and first in steals, earning a spot on the WNBA All-Defensive Team.
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Jordin Canada started in 11 of 20 games played due to Bird's absence during the season dealing with her knee injury.
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In February 2022, Jordin Canada signed a contract with the Los Angeles Sparks.
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On February 1,2024, Jordin Canada was traded to the Atlanta Dream alongside the 12th pick in the 2024 WNBA draft in exchange for Aari McDonald and the 8th pick.
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On November 18,2024, it was announced that Jordin Canada would appear and play in the inaugural 2025 season of Unrivaled, the women's 3-on-3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.
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Jordin Canada has been a part of USA Basketball since 2011, when she was part of the U16 National Team that won gold at the FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
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Jordin Canada won another gold medal at the 2015 World University Games, and helped the U23 National Team win the first-ever U24 Four Nations Tournament in 2017.
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Jordin Canada was a part of the USA team that won the 2019 AmeriCup, leading the team with 5.3 assists per game and adding 7.2 points per game.