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| Who is Hoop Scout? John Jordan is the director and founder of Girlshoopscout.com and Boyshoopscout.com Originally the sites were established to help aid just North Carolina boys and girls in getting recruited by more college coaches. The site and purpose has expanded to include players throughout the nation as well as Europe. Coach Jordan's newest offering is Hoop Scout Exposure Camp and Recruiting College, set to begin operation in July of 2009 Who is John Jordan? - A native of Raleigh NC where in his senior year he was named 1983 National Federation of Christian High Schools Player of the Year. Coach Jordan has never left the sport he loves. His has one of the most diverse backgrounds you will ever find in the sport of basketball. Jordan has been involved on the professional, collegiate and high school level of the game attaining success each step of the way for not just himself but those associated with him. On the collegiate level he served as an assistant coach and was recognized as a top recruiter before even graduating college. He was the student-assistant coach on the 1985 and 86 National College (Rapid City, SD) Men's Basketball Team that captured back to back NLCAA (National Little College Athletic Association) National Championships. Both teams featured three starters that Jordan had recruited from his home state of North Carolina. Jordan also spent a season as associate head coach at NAIA power, Huron University helping secure an NAIA District title with his recruits for the Tribe. As a pro coach he served as an assistant coach under NBA veteran head coach, Eric Mussleman in the now defunct, CBA. He was the head coach and president of basketball operations for the Fargo Beez of the International Basketball Assocation and was a professional agent for over a decade. The players Jordan has coached or worked with read like a whos who of basketball. The list of former greats include; Richard Dumas, Mitchell Wiggins, Kenny Battle, Lorenzo Charles and Lloyd 'Sweet Pea" Daniels. Among current players, Jordan has coached the Portland Trailblazers, Ime Udoka, NBA Slam Dunk guru, Chris "Birdman" Andersen and current WNBA All Star, Becky Hammon. Jordan also co-founded and served as commissioner of two different professional basketball leagues; the CBL (Carolinas Basketball League) and the XBA (Xtreme Basketball Association) and has consulted for professional teams and leagues all over the world. Jordan left the chaotic world of pro ball six years ago to return to his first love which was coaching high school basketball and to watch his daughter, Jamie grow up. In those four years, ( 3 at Statesville Christian and the last 3 at Veritas Christian) Jordan has sent 25 kids on to the college level to with 15 of them going to the NCAA Division I level. His SCS girls team made it to the NCISAA Final Four in 2006 missing the state championship game by only a point. His 2006 boys team won the National Association of Christian Athletes National Title. In his his first at Veritas, 2007, he again took his boys team to the NACA National Title game only losing by one basket. His girl's team made it into the Western North Carolina top 10 for the first time in school history. Jordan has twice had players ranked in the top 50 of their class nationally. (Doneal Mack - Memphis (Statesville Christian), Catalin Baciu - Clemson ( Veritas Christian). Jordan has built a high school reputation for playing "anybody, anywhere, anytime" His list of opponents has included not just the top high school programs in the nation but the top prep schools and in some instances even college teams. Despite playing a tougher schedule than most small college teams face, he has still managed to win over 75% of his games in the last six years. He has twice been a finalist for the National Association of Christian Athletes National Coach of the Year Award. In 2008 Jordan was selected by the Charm City Challenge All Star Classic to serve as the head coach of the United States All Stars in the April event held in Baltimore Maryland. This season Jordan's Veritas boy's team spent 4 weeks ranked in the ESPN Fab 50 of the top high school teams in the nation. An astonishing feat when you take into account that Veritas is considered one of the top academic schools in the entire state of North Carolina. Coach Jordan also sent four of his senior players on to the NCAA Division I college level this season. Sasa Borovnjak (Penn State), Andrew Kyles (The Citadel), Colin Sekal (Wagner) and Ema Reskoska (Radford) College coaches know John Jordan and respect his professional opinion but also know his sincere desire to see young men and young women achieve their college dreams. A testament to that is Jordan's founding of the Matthew 28 project at both Statesville Christian and Veritas Christian. A program wherein students from impoverished nations, not just athletes, are allowed to come to America and attend high school in hopes of eventually attending an American college in hopes of providing themselves and their families back home a better life. In the past 6 years, Jordan has helped bring in over 35 students from foreign lands, many who were not athletes and many who he helped get to other schools besides his own. As one NCAA Division I coach put it, "Jordan's efforts at securing opportunities for kids on the next level are legendary." It was this type of commitment that drove Jordan to start boys and girls hoop scout, in order to give more kids, more opportunities. Coach Jordan lives with his wife of 23 years, Tina and 18 year old daughter, Jamie in Fletcher, NC. For more information on the Jordan's visit their website jordanbball.com |
Coach Jordan with his wife, Tina (L) and Daughter, Jamie (R)
