Jordan Loveridge

Jordan Loveridge
Loveridge playing for Utah, 2014
KKK MOSiR Krosno
Position Small forward
League Polish Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1993-11-26) November 26, 1993
West Jordan, Utah
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school West Jordan (West Jordan, Utah)
College Utah (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 BC Körmend
2017 BBC Lausanne
2017–2018 BG Göttingen
2018–present KKK MOSiR Krosno
Career highlights and awards

Jordan Loveridge (born November 26, 1993) is an American basketball player for Krosno of the Polish Basketball League. He competed in college for the Utah Utes.

High school career

Loveridge attended West Jordan High School where he was coached by Scott Briggs. He appeared in several games as a freshman and averaged 13.0 points per game as a sophomore. As a junior, Loveridge posted 23.5 points per game.[1] He led West Jordan to the state finals but was told by Utah head coach Jim Boylen he was not good enough to play for them.[2] Loveridge was named Utah Mr. Basketball in 2012. As a senior, he led the Jaguars to a 21-3 record by averaging 22.9 points and 13.1 rebounds per game.[1] Loveridge committed to Utah in September 2011 after new coach Larry Krystkowiak recruited him.[2]

College career

Loveridge had an instant impact as a freshman, averaging 12 points and seven rebounds per game but was left off the All-Pac 12 Rookie Team.[3] He earned Utah's first-ever Pac 12 player of the week nod on December 8, 2013, after a 27 point, seven rebound performance against Idaho State and 21 points and five assists in the 81-64 win over rival BYU.[4] As a sophomore, he averaged 14.7 points per game.[2]

In December 2014, it was announced that Loveridge would miss significant time due to recovery from knee surgery.[5] His scoring production fell to 10 points per game as a junior, but the team made the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.[2] He averaged 11.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game as a senior at Utah.[6] Loveridge finished his college career with 1,568 points, the 13th highest mark in Utah history.[7]

Professional career

Loveridge worked out with a few NBA teams, including the Utah Jazz. In August 2016 he signed with BC Körmend of the Hungarian league. "In a different time of system, I'll be able to show I can do more things," he said.[7] He averaged 10.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game for Kormend. After the season Loveridge inked with BBC Lausanne of the Swiss League.[8] Loveridge joined the German club BG Göttingen in 2017.[9] He signed with Krosno of the Polish Basketball League on August 3, 2018.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Edward, James (March 12, 2012). "West Jordan's Jordan Loveridge named Mr. Basketball". Deseret News. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Facer, Dirk (March 2, 2016). "Ute senior Jordan Loveridge has proven to be a valuable Utah man". Deseret News. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  3. ↑ Jones, Tony (March 11, 2013). "Utah Hoops - Jordan Loveridge snubbed from Pac-12 all-freshman team". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Utah's Loveridge voted Pac-12 men's basketball Player of the Week". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Report: Utah F Jordan Loveridge likely out one month after knee surgery". Sports Illustrated. December 5, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  6. ↑ McDonald, Ryan (August 12, 2016). "Former University of Utah forward Jordan Loveridge to play for Hungarian club Egis Kormend". Deseret News. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Goon, Kyle (August 12, 2016). "Utah basketball: Jordan Loveridge signs contract with Hungarian team Egis Kormend". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  8. ↑ Maffioli, Luca (February 24, 2017). "Jordan Loveridge (ex Kormend) agreed terms with Lausanne". EuroBasket. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  9. ↑ "BG Goettingen extend Jordan Loveridge, part ways with Paul Watson". Sportando. October 17, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Krosno signs Jordan Loveridge". Sportando. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
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