Jordan Levine
| Born | June 30, 1986 |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 180 pounds (82 kg) |
| Position | midfielder |
| NLL draft | 47th overall, 2008 2008 – |
Jordan Levine (born June 30, 1986) is a midfielder lacrosse player for the
Early life
Levine, who is 5 feet, 8 inches tall, played baseball, basketball, and football at school.[2][3] He started playing lacrosse when he was 13.[3] As a high school senior he was captain of his Bethpage High School team, and was named All-Nassau County in football and basketball (where he played point guard).[3][4]
College
As a freshman season at
Dartmouth's head coach Bill Wilson said in September 2007:
The biggest X-factor for Albany is Jordan Levine.... He's willing to go to the goal at any time. He's willing to push the tempo any time, and if you let him take his right hand down the alley, he can shoot on the run as well as most guys.... he sneaks up on you, and he's the fastest guy we saw all year.[8]
Albany head coach Scott Marr called him "an outstanding athlete".[9] In February 2008, Quint Kessenich of ESPN wrote: "Jordan Levine is legit".[10]
His career totals were 57 goals, 56 assists (eighth on Albany's all-time list), and 321 ground balls.[5]
Pro career
He was selected by the New Jersey Pride as the 10th pick in the first round of the 2008 MLL Collegiate Player draft.[3][11] As a rookie, he had 14 points on 5 goals and 9 assists for Toronto.[5][11]
He played for the
In February 2010 he was traded from Toronto to the Washington Bayhawks along with attackman Jeff Zywicki and defenseman Nick O’Hara for Kevin Huntley, midfielder Josh Sims, and two draft picks.[3][5][11] Washington General Manager Spencer Ford said: "Jordan Levine is an unbelievable transition midfielder who can play D, run between the lines and score. He will help us in a big way."[5][11]
References
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- ^ "UAlbany Midfielder Jordan Levine Named to USILA Division I All-America Lacrosse Team – UAlbanySports.com—Official Web site of University at Albany Athletics". Ualbanysports.com. February 19, 2008. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ "Big Red Are One Big Machine :: Cornell, Duke headline top half of NCAA tournament bracket". Cstv.com. May 10, 2007. Archived from the original on October 27, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ "UAlbany keeps an upper hand on Siena". Dailygazette.com. April 3, 2008. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ "Danowski, Duke need no time to warm up – College Sports – ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. February 25, 2008. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Lacrosse Magazine :: A Publication of US Lacrosse : MLL Trade: Huntley to Join Dad in Toronto". Laxmagazine.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2010.