Jeffrey Michael Jordan (born November 18, 1988) is an American former basketball player who played for the University of Illinois and the University of Central Florida. The oldest child of basketball player Michael Jordan, he is the cofounder of Heir Jordan, a philanthropic foundation that he runs with his younger brother Marcus.
High school Jeffrey Jordan was the subject of local and national media attention as a high schooler,espn.com, Junior Jordans at Nike Camps have pedigrees, accessed January 19, 2007.sportsillustrated.cnn.com, SI on Campus.com , accessed January 19, 2007.https://msnbc.com, Heir Jordan out to prove he can play like Mike, accessed January 19, 2007. and had three of his high school games shown nationally on ESPN in 2007.espn.com, MJ the dad watches his sons make their mark, accessed January 19, 2007. At Loyola, he was a starter for three years and was All-Catholic League twice. He was chosen for the 2007 Jordan Brand Classic.
College Jordan graduated from Loyola Academy on May 26, 2007. He received scholarship offers from Valparaiso and Loyola University Chicago, and was actively recruited as a preferred walk-on by Davidson, Penn State, Northwestern, and the University of Illinois.https://chicagotribune.com, Penn State joins battle for Jordan, accessed April 7, 2007.chicagotribune.com, (Face)book it: Illini Jordan's preferred choice, accessed April 26, 2007. Jordan decided to play as a preferred walk-on at the University of Illinois and enrolled at the university in 2007 as a psychology major with an academic scholarship.fightingillini.com, Jeff Jordan , accessed October 29, 2007. On January 22, 2009, it was announced by the university that Jordan would receive a full athletic scholarship.
On June 24, 2009, Jordan announced he was leaving the University of Illinois’ basketball team to focus on school and his "life after basketball". During the summer of 2009, he interned at Nike. Jordan later decided to return to the team,fightingillini.com, Jordan Returns to Illini , accessed October 16, 2009. but after the 2009–10 season, he received a release to transfer to the University of Central Florida alongside his brother, Marcus.
In January 2012, Jordan left the UCF team for "personal reasons".
Personal life Jordan is the oldest child of Michael Jordan and his first wife, Juanita Vanoy, who married when Jeffrey was an infant and divorced when he was in high school, sharing custody of Jeffrey and siblings Marcus and Jasmine. Through his father's second wife he has twin half-sisters, Ysabel and Victoria (born February 9, 2014).
Jordan lives in Portland, Oregon, where he entered Nike, Inc.'s management-training program after college. In 2020, he co-founded the Jordan Avakian Group, a Chicago-based consultant group.
Jordan married Radina Aneva in May 2019.
On September 24, 2021, Jordan was arrested in Scottsdale, Arizona for assaulting hospital staff.
In popular culture In the 1996 film Space Jam, which starred Michael Jordan as himself, Jeffrey Jordan was portrayed by Manner Washington.
References
External links Jeff Jordan's profile at University of Illinois Athletics Illinibasketballhistory.com