Charles Jordan (basketball)

Charles Jordan

Jordan in 1972
Personal information
Born	(1954-01-31)January 31, 1954 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died	November 10, 2023(2023-11-10) (aged 69)
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Shortridge (Indianapolis, Indiana)
College	Canisius (1973–1975)
NBA draft	1975: undrafted
Playing career	1975–1983
Position	Small forward
Number	34
Career history
1975–1976	Indiana Pacers
1978–1979	ASVEL
1979–1982	Fortitudo Bologna
1982–1983	Mangiaebevi Ferrara
Stats at Basketball Reference

Charles C. Jordan (January 31, 1954 – November 10, 2023) was an American professional basketball player who played for one season for the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association (ABA).^[1] He then spent the remainder of his career overseas, including stops in France and Italy.^[2]

Jordan played college basketball for the Canisius Golden Griffins. He did not play his senior year at Canisius University because the NCAA declared both he and Larry Fogle ineligible for having received "improper financial aid" sometime during his career at the school.^[3] Jordan played one year with the Indiana Pacers in the ABA in 1975–76. He also briefly coached at a university in Spain.^[4]

Jordan's younger brother, C.J., played college basketball as a 5-foot-10-inch (1.78 m) point guard for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.^[5]

Jordan died on November 10, 2023, at the age of 69.^[6]

References

1. Charles Jordan NBA stats. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on September 2, 2014.
2. Charles Jordan profile. Lega Basket. Retrieved on September 2, 2014.
3. "Canisius Drops Two". Southern Illinoisian. AP. March 2, 1975. p. 12. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Benbow, Dana Hunsinger (August 21, 2015). "ABA Pacers player gets his wish: A new suit". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
5. Hunsinger Benbow, Dana (December 28, 2015). "56-year-old Indianapolis man is basketball phenom". The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
6. Mazzoni, Filippo (November 11, 2023). "La Fortitudo piange Charles Jordan". sport.quotidiano.net. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

External links

• Career statistics from Basketball Reference