Jordair Jett
Personal information | |
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Born | August 17, 1991 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | undrafted |
Playing career | 2015–2019 |
Position | Point guard |
Career history | |
2015–2016 | Townsville Crocodiles |
2016 | Southland Sharks |
2018 | Townsville Heat |
2018–2019 | Illawarra Hawks |
2019 | Nelson Giants |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jordair Jett (born August 17, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Saint Louis Billikens where he was named Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year in 2014, becoming the school's first conference player of the year since 1980.[1]
Early life
Jett grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota and was raised by his single mother in a home with a sister, brother and two cousins Jett considers brothers. His mother, a track star, used to take him to the park where he'd watch his brother and cousins play basketball and football. By the age of nine, Jett was playing organized basketball.[2]
High school career
For his first two years of high school, Jett attended
College career
As a freshman at Saint Louis in 2010–11, Jett played in all 31 games and drew 10 starting assignments, and led the team with 44 steals, which is second most all-time at SLU by a freshman (Larry Hughes, 69). He also averaged 7.5 points and 3.1 assists per game.[6]
As a sophomore in 2011–12, Jett was named to the A-10 All-Defensive team and appeared in all 34 contests. He helped the Billikens reach the third round of the
As a junior in 2012–13, Jett earned third-team All-Conference selection and was named to the A-10 All-Defensive team for the second year in a row. He helped the Billikens win the
As a senior in 2013–14, Jett was named the
Professional career
After graduating from college, an off-season knee injury requiring surgery undermined Jett's plans for several
Later that month, on July 31, Jett signed with the Townsville Crocodiles for the 2015–16 NBL season.[12] On November 4, 2015, he scored a season-high 24 points in an 89–77 win over the Perth Wildcats.[13] He topped his season high two times throughout the season, scoring 26 points on December 2 against the Cairns Taipans,[14] and 29 points on January 16 against the Adelaide 36ers.[15] The Crocodiles finished the season in seventh place with an 11–17 record. Jett appeared in all 28 games for the Crocodiles in 2015–16, averaging 15.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game. At the annual club awards night, he won the Kevin Sugars Medal for being named MVP, in addition to being named the club's Defensive Player of the Year.[16]
On February 5, 2016, Jett signed with the Southland Sharks for the 2016 New Zealand NBL season.[17][18] He was named back-to-back Player of the Week for Rounds 3 and 4[19][20] before missing the rest of the season with a knee injury.[21][22][23] In six games for the Sharks, he averaged 22.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game.[24]
In March 2018, Jett returned to Australia and signed with the Townsville Heat of the
On June 28, 2018, Jett signed with the Illawarra Hawks for the 2018–19 NBL season, returning to the league for a second stint.[28] He appeared in all 28 games for the Hawks, averaging 12.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game.[29]
On April 3, 2019, Jett signed with the Nelson Giants for the 2019 New Zealand NBL season, returning to the league for a second stint.[30] He appeared in all 18 games for the Giants, averaging 18.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game.
References
- ^ "Jordair Jett is the A-10 Player of the Year". FoxSports.com. March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
- ^ a b Nagy, Boti (December 8, 2015). "Townsville Crocs' star Jordair Jett set for take off in the NBL". AdelaideNow.com.au. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ Otto, Craig (September 30, 2005). "Turnovers, tackling, injuries derail LHS gridders". LacrosseTribune.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ Sinker, Howard (February 7, 2013). "Another one who left town: Jordair Jett". StarTribune.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ Leighton, Tim (March 28, 2009). "Jordair Jett leads St. Bernard's boys basketball team to school's first state title game". TwinCities.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Jordair Jett Biography". slubillikens.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ Dauster, Rob (February 8, 2014). "Jordair Jett leads No. 13 Saint Louis to 16th consecutive victory (VIDEO)". NBCSports.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ "Billikens Unveil Men's Basketball All-Century Team". slubillikens.com. January 14, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ Kennedy, Alex (April 8, 2015). "NBA PM: The Basketball Tournament is Back". BasketballInsiders.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
Several other schools that will be involved... Saint Louis (with Jordair Jett and Willie Reed)
- ^ "MAJERUS SLU CREW HONOR LATE COACH IN TBT". TheTournament.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ "Stats for (11) Houston Live's 84-80 win over (7)..." Twitter. July 18, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ "CROCODILES READY TO JETT INTO NBL SEASON". Crocodiles.com.au. July 31, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ O'Neil, Rohan (November 4, 2015). "Rookie big man Nick Kay key in Crocs crucial home win over Wildcats". TownsvilleBulletin.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ "R9 REPORT: HUNGRY, DESPERATE CROCS RESPOND TO BLITZ SNAKES". Crocodiles.com.au. December 2, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ "R15 REPORT: CROCS FIND FORM BUT THIRD QUARTER COSTLY AGAINST SIXERS". Crocodiles.com.au. January 17, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ "TOWNSVILLE CROCODILES 2015/16 AWARD WINNERS". Crocodiles.com.au. February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ Savory, Logan (February 5, 2016). "Southland Sharks sign former Saint Louis Billikens college basketball star Jordair Jett". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ Anderson, Niall (February 5, 2016). "Jordair Jett Joins Southland". NZhoops.co.nz. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ "PLAYER OF THE WEEK GOES TO JETT". Basketball.org.nz. March 30, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ "JETT WINS SECOND STRAIGHT PLAYER OF THE WEEK". Basketball.org.nz. April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ Savory, Logan; Hinton, Marc (April 3, 2016). "Southland Sharks win without star player Jordair Jett". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ^ Savory, Logan (April 5, 2016). "Concern as Southland Sharks star import Jordair Jett struggles with knee injury". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ^ "Mitch Norton to replace crocked Jordair Jett for Southland Sharks". Stuff.co.nz. April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ "Player statistics for Jordair Jett". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ Slatter, Trent (March 14, 2018). "Former Crocs cult hero Jordair Jett to play for Townsville in QBL". townsvillebulletin.com.au. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ^ "2018 QBL Season Review". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. August 29, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ^ "Player statistics for Jordair Jett". SportsTG.com. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ^ "Jordair Jett returns to the NBL with Illawarra Hawks". NBL.com.au. June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "Jordair Jett (ex Hawks) agreed terms with Giants". australiabasket.com. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "The Mike Pero Nelson Giants have secured the..." facebook.com. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
External links
- Jordair Jett at crocodiles.com.au
- Jordair Jett at slubillikens.com
- Jordair Jett at foxsportspulse.com