Marcus James Jordan is a former college basketball player for the University of Central Florida Knights. Jordan is the second oldest son of retired NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan. In May 2016, Jordan opened the “Trophy Room,” a high-end sneaker store. The store, which was located in the Disney Springs retail area of Disney World in Orlando, Florida, closed three years later and the business transitioned to online-only sales.
Jordan spent his junior and senior years at Whitney Young Magnet High School in Chicago. Jordan led the Whitney Young Dolphins to the Illinois 4A championship in 2009, scoring a game-high 19 points against Waukegan. Jordan was also named the most valuable player in the state tournament. Jordan graduated in 2009 as the 60th-best high school senior shooting guard in the country, averaging 10.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game.
Marcus Jordan attended the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, where he majored in basketball. UCF was in the final year of a five-year contract with Adidas during Jordan’s freshman year, but he insisted on wearing Nike Air Jordan shoes out of loyalty to his father. As a result, Adidas terminated its sponsorship agreement with UCF.
Did Marcus Jordan make it to the NBA?
Despite being the better basketball player of Jordan’s sons, Marcus Jordan never made it to the NBA.
Did Marcus Jordan get drafted?
Marcus Jordan was an Unrestricted FA after going undrafted in the 2013 NBA Draft.
