Charles Jordan (basketball)

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Charles Jordan
undrafted
Playing career1975–1983
PositionSmall forward
Number34
Career history
1975–1976Indiana Pacers
1978–1979ASVEL
1979–1982Fortitudo Bologna
1982–1983Mangiaebevi Ferrara
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Charles C. Jordan (January 31, 1954 – November 10, 2023) was an American professional basketball player who played for one season for the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association (ABA).[1] He then spent the remainder of his career overseas, including stops in France and Italy.[2]

Jordan played

NCAA declared both he and Larry Fogle ineligible for having received "improper financial aid" sometime during his career at the school.[3] Jordan played one year with the Indiana Pacers in the ABA in 1975–76. He also briefly coached at a university in Spain.[4]

Jordan's younger brother, C.J., played college basketball as a 5-foot-10-inch (1.78 m) point guard for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.[5]

Jordan died on November 10, 2023, at the age of 69.[6]

References

  1. ^ Charles Jordan NBA stats. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on September 2, 2014.
  2. ^ Charles Jordan profile. Lega Basket. Retrieved on September 2, 2014.
  3. Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ Benbow, Dana Hunsinger (August 21, 2015). "ABA Pacers player gets his wish: A new suit". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  5. ^ Hunsinger Benbow, Dana (December 28, 2015). "56-year-old Indianapolis man is basketball phenom". The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  6. ^ Mazzoni, Filippo (November 11, 2023). "La Fortitudo piange Charles Jordan". sport.quotidiano.net. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

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