Jordan Weidner Explained

Jordan Weidner
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:195
Nationality:American
High School:Danville (Danville, Indiana)
College:Indiana Wesleyan (2010–2014)
Draft Year:2014
Career Start:2014
Career End:2016
Career Number:22, 4
Career Position:Guard
Coach Start:2017
Team1:Mississauga Power
Team2:London Lightning
Cyears1:2017–2019
Cteam1:Indiana Wesleyan (GA)
Cyears2:2019–present
Cteam2:Grace (assistant)
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Jordan Weidner is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for Grace College. He played two seasons in the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). He played college basketball for Indiana Wesleyan.

College career

Weidner played college basketball at Indiana Wesleyan University and left the program as its all-time leader in assists and scored the third-most points in school history. At Indiana Wesleyan, he was the only player in its history to earn National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American honors on three occasions.[1] In 2014, he led the Wildcats to their first-ever NAIA Division II National Championship victory.[2] and was named the tournament's Chuck Taylor MVP, as well as first team all-American.

Professional career

He was selected by the Power with the first overall pick in the 2014 NBL Canada draft.[3]

On October 1, 2015, Weidner signed with the London Lightning of the NBL Canada. The team would be coached by Kyle Julius, who directed the Power squad during Weidner's rookie season.[4] On January 22, 2016, Weidner was placed on injured reserve with a concussion.[5]

Coaching career

Weidner turned to coaching in 2017, joining the staff at his alma mater as a graduate assistant. In 2019 he was hired as an assistant at Grace College.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weidner, Mahurin Collect NAIA All-American Honors. IWUWildcats.com. 20 March 2014. 10 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Jordan Weidner Bio. IWUWildcats.com. 10 May 2015.
  3. Web site: Weidner Drafted First Overall in the NBL of Canada Draft. NAIA.org. 26 August 2014. 10 May 2015.
  4. Web site: Dalla Costa. Morris. London Lightning keep Power-ing up. The London Free Press. 1 October 2015. 3 October 2015.
  5. Web site: NBL Canada Transactions . NBLCanada.com . 9 April 2016 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20160410044110/http://www.nblcanada.com/14540/recent-transactions . April 10, 2016 .
  6. Web site: Weidner to join the Lancers as assistant basketball coach . May 29, 2019. . April 19, 2020.