Jordan Caroline

Jordan Caroline (born January 15, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Southern Illinois Salukis and the Nevada Wolf Pack.

Jordan Caroline
Caroline with Nevada in 2017
Hapoel Eilat
PositionSmall forward
LeagueIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1996-01-15) January 15, 1996
Champaign, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2019 / Undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020South Bay Lakers
2020–presentHapoel Eilat
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Caroline's maternal grandfather was J. C. Caroline, who was a running back for Illinois and led the nation in rushing as a sophomore in 1953 before playing 10 seasons for the Chicago Bears, primarily as a defensive back. His father, Simeon Rice, was an All-America defensive end at Illinois in 1994 and 1995 and was picked third in the NFL draft and played 12 NFL seasons. His mother Jayna Caroline, was a track athlete in high school and graduated from Illinois. Growing up, Jordan never felt any pressure to play football though did dabble in the sport as well as swimming, though he focused on basketball. In middle school he played on the same AAU program, Team Trouble, as future Loyola-Chicago forward Donte Ingram. Caroline went to Edison Middle School in Champaign, IL. Caroline played two years of high school basketball for Champaign Central High School before transferring to Montverde Academy. Playing alongside Ben Simmons and D'Angelo Russell, Caroline helped the team to back-to-back national titles in 2013 and 2014.[1]

College career

Caroline was named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team at Southern Illinois.[2] He averaged 9.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game as a freshman. After the season, decided to transfer and received scholarship offers from Cincinnati, Xavier and Minnesota before picking Nevada.[1]

Caroline was named Most Outstanding Player of the South Point Holiday Hoops Classic in December 2016 after contributing 20 points and 12 rebounds in a 67-66 win over UC Santa Barbara.[3] Caroline earned Second-team All-Mountain West and Mountain West Tournament MVP honors his sophomore season in leading Nevada to a tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth.[4] He averaged 15.0 points and 9.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Coming into his junior season, Caroline was named to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[5] As a junior, he averaged 17.7 points and a Pack-leading 8.6 rebounds per game while shooting 47.4 percent from the field. Caroline was a first-team All-Mountain West selection by the conference coaches and media, first-team NABC District 17 and a USBWA District VIII selection. He was named to the Mountain West All-Tournament Team and led the Wolf Pack to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 after comeback wins over Texas and Cincinnati. Caroline tested the waters of the 2018 NBA draft, but ultimately opted to return to Nevada for his senior season.[4]

Coming into his senior season, Caroline was named to the Preseason MWC Team.[6] On March 2, 2019, Caroline scored his 2,000th career point in a loss to Utah State.[7] He punched a glass fire extinguisher near the locker room after the game as part of a fracas in the handshake line.[8] Caroline finished his senior season averaging 17.0 points per game, 9.6 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game despite straining his Achilles late in the season.[9] Caroline also broke the Mountain West record for the most double doubles in a career previously held by Utah’s Andrew Bogut.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, a day later on June 20, Caroline signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.[10] On September 5, 2019, Caroline was reported to have underwent successful surgery on his left 5th metatarsal and was expected to be sidelined for about ten to twelve weeks.[11] On October 4, the Lakers waived Caroline.[12] He was then added to the roster or the Lakers’ NBA G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers.[13] On January 3, 2020, Caroline posted 20 points, five rebounds and an assist in a loss to the Sioux Falls Skyforce.[14] Caroline had a groin injury in January and missed the remainder of the G League season. He averaged 11.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.[15]

On May 15, 2020, Caroline signed with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[16]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Southern Illinois 333225.6.448.667.6606.2.9.7.29.2
2016–17 Nevada 353435.1.463.337.5909.21.91.1.315.0
2017–18 Nevada 373634.9.474.324.7098.62.2.7.217.7
2018–19 Nevada 333335.5.452.368.6289.61.9.6.317.0
Career 13813532.9.461.348.6468.41.8.8.314.8

See also

References
  1. Ryan, Shannon (March 21, 2018). "Nevada's Jordan Caroline, the son and grandson of Illinois legends, never got a call from 'dream school'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  2. "Tuttle Highlights 2014-15 All-Missouri Valley". Missouri Valley Conference. March 3, 2015. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  3. Moody, Darrell (December 26, 2016). "Jordan Caroline rules as tournament MVP". The Record-Courier. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  4. "Jordan Caroline to Return for Senior Season for Nevada Wolf Pack". KTV. May 27, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  5. "Mountain West Announces 2017-18 Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team". Mountain West Conference. October 18, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  6. Roberts, Rachel (October 16, 2018). "The Mountain West preseason basketball poll is out. And Boise State is not happy". The Idaho Statesman. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  7. "Utah State beats No. 12 Nevada to take Mountain West lead". ESPN.com. March 3, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  8. Borzello, Jeff (March 4, 2019). "MWC: Court rush not factor in USU-Nevada fracas". ESPN. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  9. Murray, Chris (June 21, 2019). "Nevada alum Jordan Caroline signs deal with Los Angeles Lakers". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  10. "Lakers Sign Jordan Caroline". NBA.com. June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  11. "Lakers Medical Updates on Kyle Kuzma, Talen Horton-Tucker and Jordan Caroline". NBA.com. September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  12. "Lakers Sign David Stockton". NBA.com. October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019. In a related move, the team has waived forward Jordan Caroline.
  13. "South Bay Lakers Set Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  14. "Jordan Caroline: Drops 20 points". CBS Sports. January 4, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  15. "Jordan Caroline: Heads overseas". CBS Sports. May 17, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  16. "Jordan Caroline signs with Hapoel Eilat". Sportando. May 15, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
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