Jordan Howard (basketball)
Puerto Rican guard for Sichuan Blue Whales.
A Puerto Rican guard, Jordan Isaiah Howard, was born on January 6, 1996. He now plays professionally for the Sichuan Blue Whales in China’s CBA. Howard previously played college ball at Central Arkansas and also suits up for the Puerto Rican national team.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 6 January 1996
- Birthplace
- Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
- Nationality
- Puerto Rican
- League
- CBA
- Team
- Sichuan Blue Whales
- Position
- Point guard
- High school
- Perry (Gilbert, Arizona)
- College
- Central Arkansas (2014–2018)
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High school career
Howard, a Chandler, Arizona native and Perry High School alum, comes from a basketball family. His father Chuck played college football at Indiana and now works at Grand Canyon University. Older brother Desmond played junior college basketball and runs Howard's intense workouts; younger brother Markus starred at Marquette. Howard considered Grand Canyon but ultimately chose Central Arkansas for college.
College career
Howard was named Southland Freshman of the Year and averaged 19.5 points per game as a junior. He scored 35 points against UCLA on November 15, 2017, including a three-pointer to force overtime. He surpassed 2,000 points in a loss to Sam Houston State on January 3, 2018, and set Central Arkansas's Division I record with 41 points against Incarnate Word on January 10. As a senior he averaged 25.8 points per game, third in Division I, and was named Southland Player of the Year. He is the Southland Conference all-time leader in three-point field goals, was a Third Team Academic All-American, and graduated with a degree in filmmaking.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Howard played NBA Summer League with the Golden State Warriors. He was selected 10th in the 2018 NBA G League draft by the Santa Cruz Warriors but did not make the final roster. He signed with the Texas Legends on November 25, 2018, was waived on December 17, and signed with Raptors 905 on January 4, 2019. On July 22, 2019, he signed with Goyang Orion Orions of the Korean Basketball League; he was replaced by Adrian Uter on December 24. On January 29, 2020, he signed with Brujos de Guayama of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional, averaging 18.1 points and 4.1 assists per game. He re-signed with them on October 3, 2021, for the postseason, averaging 7.5 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in the playoffs. On October 26, 2021, he signed with the Mexico City Capitanes of the NBA G League, scoring 38 points in a 113–103 loss to the Westchester Knicks on December 22, 2021, and averaging 15.4 points per game on 46 percent three-point shooting. He signed with SIG Strasbourg on February 12, 2022, with Napoli Basket on June 18, 2022, with Monbus Obradoiro on August 4, 2023, with Osos de Manatí on May 23, 2024, and with the Ningbo Rockets on September 15, 2024.
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