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Marell Jordan
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    170
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Chicago, Ill.
  • High School:
    Lafayette (Ind.) Jefferson
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice
  • gp
    6
  • pts/g
    20.3
  • fg %
    56.6
  • 3pt %
    50.0
  • ft %
    74.2
  • reb/g
    2.8
  • a/g
    2.5

Bio

Sophomore (2019-20): Saw action in 24 contests with 13 starts... Second Team All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference selection after leading the squad in points per game (14.8), total points (356), field goals made (138), steals (38) and steals per contest (1.6)... Tied for the team lead in field goal percentage (52.3 percent, 138 of 264) while averaging 4.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists an outing... Shot 42.6 percent (29 of 68) from three-point range and 83.6 percent (51 of 61) at the free throw line... Scored in double figures 16 times, including seven contests of more than 20 points... Among the HCAC leaders in scoring, field goal percentage and steals... Poured in a season- and game-high 27 points with 10 rebounds in the home loss to conference foe Rose-Hulman (2/15/20)... On the floor for a career-high 49 minutes in the 99-95 triple-overtime win at HCAC opponent Earlham, ending with 22 points, a career-best 12 boards, six assists, four steals and two blocked shots (1/22/20)... Twice dished out six assists in a game... Had four contests with four steals.

Freshman (2018-19): Played in 24 games, starting 12... Tallied a team-high 37 steals... Third on the squad in both scoring and rebounding with 11.0 points and 4.0 boards, respectively, per outing... Double-digits scorer in 14 contests... Exploded for a career- and game-best 30 points with game highs of seven rebounds and five assists in a home loss to HCAC rival Transylvania (1/5/19)... Came off the bench to grab a season-best eight boards to go along with 12 points and three steals at Westminster in Pennsylvania (11/16/18)... Career high in assists was seven in a one-point win at Spalding in which he also had 13 points, six rebounds and a pair of steals (12/17/18). 

Prep: 2018 graduate of Jefferson High School... Two-time letterman in basketball... Honorable mention all-state and first team all-conference pick as a senior when he avereged 15.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.2 steals a game... Named to the Journal & Courier All-Area First Team following his senior campaign. 

Personal: Son of Nicole Walker and Floyd Jordan... Born in Chicago, Illinois... Majoring in criminal justice... Favorite player is Damian Lillard... Fan of the Chicago Bulls and Memphis Grizzlies.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.)
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.)
Feb 13 Earlham (Ind.)
Feb 19 at Mt. St. Joseph
Feb 20 Mt. St. Joseph
Mar 3 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 101-70
  Total Conference
Games 6 -
Games started 5 -
Minutes 172 -
Minutes per game 28.7 -
FG 47-83 0-0
FG Pct 56.6 -
3PT 5-10 0-0
3PT Pct 50.0 -
FT 23-31 0-0
FT Pct 74.2 -
Off rebounds 5 -
Def rebounds 12 -
Total rebounds 17 -
Rebounds per game 2.8 -
Personal fouls 16 -
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 15 -
Turnovers 17 -
Assist to turnover ratio 0.9 -
Steals 14 -
Blocks 2 -
Points 122 0
Points per game 20.3 -
Points per 40 min 28.4 -

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Jan 15 Bluffton L, 71-64 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 16 at Bluffton L, 69-60 0 18 6-9 66.7 0-0 - 3-5 60.0 15
Jan 22 Franklin (Ind.) L, 88-65 1 28 7-12 58.3 0-1 0.0 4-5 80.0 18
Jan 23 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 86-77 1 37 11-19 57.9 2-2 100.0 5-6 83.3 29
Jan 29 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 78-74 1 27 11-19 57.9 1-2 50.0 3-5 60.0 26
Jan 30 Anderson (Ind.) W, 87-71 1 35 8-16 50.0 1-4 25.0 6-7 85.7 23
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 Earlham (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 at Mt. St. Joseph   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 Mt. St. Joseph   - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 101-70 1 27 4-8 50.0 1-1 100.0 2-3 66.7 11

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Jan 15 Bluffton L, 71-64 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 16 at Bluffton L, 69-60 0 18 1 1 2 1 3 2 0
Jan 22 Franklin (Ind.) L, 88-65 1 28 0 2 2 3 1 5 1
Jan 23 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 86-77 1 37 3 3 6 2 2 1 1
Jan 29 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 78-74 1 27 1 1 2 1 2 0 0
Jan 30 Anderson (Ind.) W, 87-71 1 35 0 2 2 4 3 4 0
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 Earlham (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 at Mt. St. Joseph   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 Mt. St. Joseph   - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 101-70 1 27 0 3 3 4 6 2 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Jan 15 Bluffton L, 71-64 - - - -
Jan 16 at Bluffton L, 69-60 0 3 0 0.3
Jan 22 Franklin (Ind.) L, 88-65 1 3 - 3.0
Jan 23 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 86-77 1 3 - 1.0
Jan 29 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 78-74 1 4 - 0.5
Jan 30 Anderson (Ind.) W, 87-71 1 3 - 1.3
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.)   - - - -
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.)   - - - -
Feb 13 Earlham (Ind.)   - - - -
Feb 19 at Mt. St. Joseph   - - - -
Feb 20 Mt. St. Joseph   - - - -
Mar 3 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 101-70 1 0 0 0.7

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2018-19 24 26.4 4.2-10.8 0.7-2.5 1.8-2.7 11.0
2019-20 24 27.4 5.8-11.0 1.2-2.8 2.1-2.5 14.8
2020-21 6 28.7 7.8-13.8 0.8-1.7 3.8-5.2 20.3
2021-22 21 33.5 7.1-15.4 0.9-2.4 3.8-5.1 18.9
2022-23 21 32.7 6.7-14.6 1.1-3.0 3.9-5.1 18.3
Total 96 29.7 6.0-12.9 1.0-2.6 2.9-3.9 15.9

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 24 12 633 102-258 39.5 17-59 28.8 44-65 67.7 265
2019-20 24 13 657 138-264 52.3 29-68 42.6 51-61 83.6 356
2020-21 6 5 172 47-83 56.6 5-10 50.0 23-31 74.2 122
2021-22 21 21 704 150-323 46.4 18-50 36.0 79-108 73.1 397
2022-23 21 21 687 140-306 45.8 23-64 35.9 81-108 75.0 384
Total 96 72 2853 577-1234 46.8 92-251 36.7 278-373 74.5 1524

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2018-19 24 633 26.4 6.4-16.3 1.1-3.7 28.8 2.8-4.1 16.7
2019-20 24 657 27.4 8.4-16.1 1.8-4.1 42.6 3.1-3.7 21.7
2020-21 6 172 28.7 10.9-19.3 1.2-2.3 50.0 5.3-7.2 28.4
2021-22 21 704 33.5 8.5-18.4 1.0-2.8 36.0 4.5-6.1 22.6
2022-23 21 687 32.7 8.2-17.8 1.3-3.7 35.9 4.7-6.3 22.4
Total 96 2853 29.7 8.1-17.3 1.3-3.5 36.7 3.9-5.2 21.4

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2018-19 24 1.0 2.9 4.0 1.3 1.8 1.5 0.3
2019-20 24 0.8 3.9 4.7 2.0 2.3 1.6 0.6
2020-21 6 0.8 2.0 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.3 0.3
2021-22 21 1.3 4.4 5.7 3.2 3.0 2.3 0.5
2022-23 21 1.0 4.0 5.0 3.1 3.3 1.9 1.0
Total 96 1.0 3.7 4.7 2.4 2.6 1.8 0.6

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2018-19 24 12 25 70 95 31 43 37 6
2019-20 24 13 18 94 112 47 54 38 14
2020-21 6 5 5 12 17 15 17 14 2
2021-22 21 21 28 92 120 68 64 48 11
2022-23 21 21 22 84 106 66 70 40 20
Total 96 72 98 352 450 227 248 177 53

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 24 1.6 4.4 6.0 2.0 2.7 2.3 0.4
2019-20 24 1.1 5.7 6.8 2.9 3.3 2.3 0.9
2020-21 6 1.2 2.8 4.0 3.5 4.0 3.3 0.5
2021-22 21 1.6 5.2 6.8 3.9 3.6 2.7 0.6
2022-23 21 1.3 4.9 6.2 3.8 4.1 2.3 1.2
Total 96 1.4 4.9 6.3 3.2 3.5 2.5 0.7

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 6 28.7 7.8-13.8 0.8-1.7 3.8-5.2 20.3
Conference - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 2 31.5 7.5-14.0 0.5-2.5 5.0-6.0 20.5
Away 4 27.3 8.0-13.8 1.0-1.2 3.2-4.8 20.3
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 1 35.0 8.0-16.0 1.0-4.0 6.0-7.0 23.0
Losses 5 27.4 7.8-13.4 0.8-1.2 3.4-4.8 19.8
Month            
January 5 29.0 8.6-15.0 0.8-1.8 4.2-5.6 22.2
March 1 27.0 4.0-8.0 1.0-1.0 2.0-3.0 11.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 6 5 172 47-83 56.6 5-10 50.0 23-31 74.2 122
Conference - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 2 2 63 15-28 53.6 1-5 20.0 10-12 83.3 41
Away 4 3 109 32-55 58.2 4-5 80.0 13-19 68.4 81
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 1 1 35 8-16 50.0 1-4 25.0 6-7 85.7 23
Losses 5 4 137 39-67 58.2 4-6 66.7 17-24 70.8 99
Month                    
January 5 4 145 43-75 57.3 4-9 44.4 21-28 75.0 111
March 1 1 27 4-8 50.0 1-1 100.0 2-3 66.7 11

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 6 172 28.7 10.9-19.3 1.2-2.3 50.0 5.3-7.2 28.4
Conference - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 2 63 31.5 9.5-17.8 0.6-3.2 20.0 6.3-7.6 26.0
Away 4 109 27.3 11.7-20.2 1.5-1.8 80.0 4.8-7.0 29.7
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 1 35 35.0 9.1-18.3 1.1-4.6 25.0 6.9-8.0 26.3
Losses 5 137 27.4 11.4-19.6 1.2-1.8 66.7 5.0-7.0 28.9
Month                
January 5 145 29.0 11.9-20.7 1.1-2.5 44.4 5.8-7.7 30.6
March 1 27 27.0 5.9-11.9 1.5-1.5 100.0 3.0-4.4 16.3

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 6 0.8 2.0 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.3 0.3
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 2 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.5 2.0 4.5 0.5
Away 4 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.0 3.3 1.3 0.3
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 1 0.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 0.0
Losses 5 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.2 2.8 2.0 0.4
Month                
January 5 1.0 1.8 2.8 2.2 2.2 2.4 0.4
March 1 0.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 2.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 6 5 5 12 17 15 17 14 2
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 2 2 0 4 4 7 4 9 1
Away 4 3 5 8 13 8 13 5 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 1 0 2 2 4 3 4 0
Losses 5 4 5 10 15 11 14 10 2
Month                  
January 5 4 5 9 14 11 11 12 2
March 1 1 0 3 3 4 6 2 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 6 1.2 2.8 4.0 3.5 4.0 3.3 0.5
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 2 0.0 2.5 2.5 4.4 2.5 5.7 0.6
Away 4 1.8 2.9 4.8 2.9 4.8 1.8 0.4
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 1 0.0 2.3 2.3 4.6 3.4 4.6 0.0
Losses 5 1.5 2.9 4.4 3.2 4.1 2.9 0.6
Month                
January 5 1.4 2.5 3.9 3.0 3.0 3.3 0.6
March 1 0.0 4.4 4.4 5.9 8.9 3.0 0.0

News Mentions

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Jordan named Second Team All-HCAC in men’s basketball for second time

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March 11, 2021

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Men’s basketball returns with loss in HCAC Championship quarterfinals

HANOVER, Ind. – Playing its first game since Jan. 30, the Defiance College men's basketball team returned to the court on Wednesday night...

March 3, 2021

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Men’s basketball posts 16-point victory over Anderson

DEFIANCE, Ohio – At home on Saturday night, the Defiance College men’s basketball team posted an 87-71 victory over the Anderson...

January 30, 2021

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Men’s basketball battles until end in tight loss at Anderson

ANDERSON, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s basketball team traveled to play Anderson University on Friday night and battled until the...

January 29, 2021

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Men’s basketball cannot recover from early deficit in road loss

FRANKLIN, Ind. – On the road, the Defiance College men’s basketball squad could not recover from an early deficit in an 86-77 loss to...

January 23, 2021

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Men’s basketball loses home contest against Franklin

DEFIANCE, Ohio – In a home contest against the Franklin College Grizzlies, the Defiance College men’s basketball team lost, 88-65, on...

January 22, 2021

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Men’s basketball comes up short again in comeback bid at Bluffton

BLUFFTON, Ohio – Playing the rival Bluffton University Beavers for the second time in less than 24 hours on Saturday afternoon, but this...

January 16, 2021

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Men’s basketball picked seventh in 2020-21 HCAC preseason poll

CARMEL, Ind. – Heading into its long-awaited upcoming season, the Defiance College men’s basketball team is picked to finish seventh...

January 11, 2021

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Men’s basketball to open 2020-21 season with Monday road game at Miami (Ohio)

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Despite having a roster that includes no seniors for the second straight season, the Defiance College men’s basketbal...

November 28, 2020

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Franklin vs. Defiance

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Franklin vs. Defiance

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Franklin vs. Defiance

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Franklin vs. Defiance

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Franklin vs. Defiance

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Franklin vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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