Jordan Horston
| No. 25 – Tennessee Lady Volunteers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| League | Southeastern Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 21, 2001 Dallas, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 139 lb (63 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Columbus Africentric (Columbus, Ohio) |
| College | Tennessee (2019–present) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals | |
Jordan Lynn Horston (born May 21, 2001) is an American basketball player for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference.
High school career
Horston attended Columbus Africentric High School in Ohio, where she played four varsity seasons.
As a high school senior, she helped her team win their second straight state title, despite suffering from a 102 °F (39 °C) fever the previous night. Despite having an off shooting night (3-for-20 from the field), she put up 10 rebounds and 6 assists and wore a surgical mask when on the bench to contain her cough.[1]
The no. 2 overall prospect and the top guard in the country, Horston committed to playing college basketball at Tennessee.[2][3] She was also a participant in the McDonald's All-American Game, where she put up 14 points and was named the game's MVP.[4]
College career
Freshman season
Initially committing Tennessee to play for Holly Warlick, Horston learned of Warlick's firing while at the McDonald's All-American Game.[4] Playing for Kellie Harper, she was named to the SEC All Academic team and SEC All-Freshman Team after averaging 10.1 points and 4.6 assists per game, leading the Lady Volunteers in assists and steals.[5] She had the game-winner against Auburn on March 1, hitting a running with 0.6 seconds remaining.[6]
National team career
Horston represented the United States at the FIBA U17 Women's World Cup and FIBA Americas U16 Women's Championship, winning the most valuable player award at the World Cup.[7]
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career high | ° | League leader | ||||
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Tennessee | 31 | 22 | 26.4 | .394 | .300 | .593 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 10.1 |
| 2020–21 | Tennessee | 25 | 13 | 27.0 | .350 | .280 | .729 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 8.6 |
| Career | 56 | 35 | 26.7 | .376 | .293 | .657 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 9.4 | |
Personal life
Horston is the daughter of Leigh and Malika Horston and has one sister.
Horston is an advocate for mental health due to personal health issues that have caused some uncharacteristic things in her life, that was discovered in her freshman year in college. She started #TheOddsBeatem foundation to bring awareness to people dealing with their own odds! Jordan grew up in Ohio and watched her grandmother who had an aneurysm two weeks after her mother was born, never give up due to being partially paralyzed and wheelchair bound. It was her inspiration to not allow mistakes and odds to cause her to not keep working through obstacles.
References
- ^ "Tennessee recruit Jordan Horston battled a bug and came out on top". ESPN. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Horston chooses Tennessee over UConn". SNY. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "How did the Lady Vols get commitment from No. 2-ranked recruit Jordan Horston?". Knox News. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Tennessee recruit Jordan Horston wins MVP at McDonald's All American Game". ESPN. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Lady Vols: Rennia Davis named to First Team All-SEC, Jordan Horston named All-Freshman and All SEC Academic team!". Knox News. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Lady Vols top Auburn on Jordan Horston's buzzer-beater". The Daily Times. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Horston named U17 Women's World Cup TISSOT MVP, leads All-Star Five". FIBA. Retrieved 21 May 2021.