| Jordan Horston | |
| Number: | 23 |
| Position: | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 165 |
| League: | WNBA |
| Team: | Seattle Storm / Tokomanawa Queens |
| Birth Date: | May 21, 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| High School: | Columbus Africentric (Columbus, Ohio) |
| College: | Tennessee (2019–2023) |
| Draft Year: | 2023 |
| Draft Round: | 1 |
| Draft Pick: | 9 |
| Draft Team: | Seattle Storm |
| Draft League: | WNBA |
| Years1: | –present |
| Team1: | Seattle Storm |
| Years2: | 2024 |
| Team2: | Tokomanawa Queens |
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Jordan Lynn Horston (born May 21, 2001) is an American basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA. She played collegiately for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference.[1]
Horston attended Columbus Africentric High School in Ohio, where she played four varsity seasons.
As a high school senior, she helped her team win their second straight state title, despite suffering from a 102F fever the previous night. Despite having an off shooting night (3-for-20 from the field), she put up 10 rebounds and 6 assists and wore a surgical mask when on the bench to contain her cough.[2]
The no. 2 overall prospect and the top guard in the country, Horston committed to playing college basketball at Tennessee.[3] [4] She was also a participant in the McDonald's All-American Game, where she put up 14 points and was named the game's MVP.[5]
Initially committing Tennessee to play for Holly Warlick, Horston learned of Warlick's firing while at the McDonald's All-American Game. Playing for Kellie Harper, she was named to the SEC All Academic team and SEC All-Freshman Team after averaging 10.1 points and 4.6 assists per game, leading the Lady Volunteers in assists and steals.[6] She had the game-winner against Auburn on March 1, hitting a running with 0.6 seconds remaining.[7]
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Finished her career with 1,445 points, 731 rebounds, 455 assists, 163 steals and 109 blocks while starting 91 of 114 games.Tallied the No. 29 all-time point total by a Lady Vol and is one of only two players to record 1,000 points, 700 rebounds and 400 assists during a career. Alexis Hornbuckle (2004-08) is the other, tallying 1,333, 740 and 503, respectively. Stands No. 1 among all true guards at Tennessee with 21 career double-doubles, including eight in 2022-23.Finished No. 7 at Tennessee in both career assists (455) and career assist average (3.99).
Ranks No. 8 in career 20-plus point scoring efforts with 17. Joined Dawn Marsh (1984-88) as the only UT players to lead the program in assist average all four years of their careers.Averaged 9.39 rebounds in 2021-22, a mark that ranks No. 6 all-time by a Lady Vol and No. 3 by a Tennessee junior.Helped Tennessee make three NCAA Tournament appearances.
https://utsports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jordan-horston/17607
Horston represented the United States at the FIBA U17 Women's World Cup and FIBA Americas U16 Women's Championship, winning the most valuable player award at the World Cup.[8]
Stats current through end of 2024 season|-| style='text-align:left;'|2023| style='text-align:left;'|Seattle| 36 || 17 || 22.4 || .367 || .244 || .712 || 5.1 || 1.6 || 1.2 || 0.6 || 2.0 || 6.9|-| style='text-align:left;'|| style='text-align:left;'|Seattle| 39 || 14 || 22.3 || .493|| .250 || .721 || 4.3 || 1.8 || 1.3 || 0.7 || 1.7 || 6.8|- class="sortbottom"| style='text-align:left;'| Career| style='text-align:left;'| 2 years, 1 team| 75 || 31 || 22.4 || .424 || .247 || .716 || 4.7 || 1.7 || 1.3 || 0.6 || 1.8 || 6.9
|-| style='text-align:left;'|2024| style='text-align:left;'|Seattle| 2 || 0 || 17.5 || .571 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.5 || 0.0 || 1.5 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 6.0|- class="sortbottom"| style='text-align:left;'| Career| style='text-align:left;'| 1 year, 1 team| 2 || 0 || 17.5 || .571 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.5 || 0.0 || 1.5 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 6.0
|-| style="text-align:left;" | 2019–20| style="text-align:left;" | Tennessee| 31 || 22 || 26.4 || .394 || .300 || .593 || 5.5 || 4.6 || 1.3 || 0.8 || 4.3 || 10.1|-| style="text-align:left;" | 2020–21| style="text-align:left;" | Tennessee| 25 || 13 || 27.0 || .350 || .280 || .729 || 3.9 || 4.2 || 1.4 || 0.9 || 2.7 || 8.6|-| style="text-align:left;" | 2021–22| style="text-align:left;" | Tennessee| 23 || 23 || 29.3 || .379 || .276 || .729 || 9.4 || 4.0 || 1.4 || 1.0 || 4.5 || 16.2|-| style="text-align:left;" | 2022–23| style="text-align:left;" | Tennessee| 35 || 33 || 26.8 || .438 || .278 || .739 || 7.1 || 3.3 || 1.6 || 1.1 || 3.0 || 15.6|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | Career | 114 || 91 || 27.3 || .398 || .285 || .693 || 6.4 || 4.0 || 1.4 || 1.0 || 3.6 || 12.7
Horston is the daughter of Leigh and Malika Horston and has one sister. She is an advocate for mental health.
Horston advocates for LGBTQ+ inclusiveness in college sports.[9]