Jordan Bohannon

Jordan Bohannon
Bohannon with Iowa in 2021
Free agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1997-06-19) June 19, 1997 (age 26)
Marion, Iowa, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolLinn-Mar (Marion, Iowa)
CollegeIowa (2016–2022)
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023Iowa Wolves
Career highlights and awards

Jordan Lee Bohannon (born June 19, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Bohannon is currently the all-time leader in career games played in NCAA Division I men's basketball with 179.[1]

High school career

Bohannon was a four-year varsity basketball starter and captain for Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa.[2] He averaged 17.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game as a junior and led Class 4A with 77 three-pointers.[3] As a senior, he averaged 25.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, leading his team to a 17–6 record and the Class 4A sub-state final. He led Class 4A with 593 points in the season, ranking third in the state, and scored 44 points in his final game, a loss to Cedar Falls High School. Bohannon was named Iowa Mr. Basketball and Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year.[4][5] He left as Linn-Mar's all-time leader in three-pointers and free throws.[2] Bohannon played Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball for Martin Brothers alongside future Iowa teammates Ryan Kriener and Cordell Pemsl.[6] Bohannon also played golf for four years in high school.[7]

Recruiting

Bohannon did not have any NCAA Division I offers until playing on the AAU circuit after his junior season.[5] On August 28, 2015, before his senior year, he committed to playing college basketball for Iowa.[8] By the end of his high school career, Bohannon was considered a four-star recruit and the top player in Iowa by ESPN.[9]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Bohannon
PG 		Marion, IA Linn-Mar (IA) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 28, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: —  247Sports: —  ESPN: —
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Iowa 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  • "2016 Iowa Hawkeyes Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

College career

Bohannon in March 2017

On February 6, 2017, Bohannon was named Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week after averaging 16 points, three assists and 2.5 rebounds per game, shooting 69 percent from three-point range, in wins over Rutgers and Nebraska.[10] On March 2, he recorded 11 points and five assists and made a game-winning three-pointer with 9.7 seconds remaining in a 59–57 victory over 21st-ranked Wisconsin.[11] Four days later, he was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for a second time.[12] Bohannon registered double-doubles in each of his final three games of the season.[2] In the second round of the 2017 Big Ten tournament, Bohannon posted 24 points and 10 assists in a 95–73 loss to Indiana.[13] In his season finale at the second round of the 2017 National Invitation Tournament, he recorded season-highs of 25 points and 13 assists in a 94–92 overtime loss to TCU.[14] As a freshman, Bohannon averaged 10.9 points, 5.2 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game, earning Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors. He set Iowa freshman single-season records in three-pointers and assists.[2]

For much of his sophomore season, Bohannon played through plantar fasciitis in his right foot.[15] On November 22, 2017, he scored a sophomore season-high 30 points, shooting 6-of-8 from three-point range, in a 95–85 win over UAB.[16] He averaged 13.5 points, 5.4 assists and 2.2 rebounds, shooting 43 percent on three pointers, and was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the media.[2] A notable moment occurred on February 25, 2018, where after tying the school's record of 34 straight free throws made, he intentionally missed the 35th so as not to break the record of Chris Street, an Iowa alumnus who died in a car accident during his record streak. After the game he spoke with reporters and said, "That's not my record to have. That record deserves to stay in his name."[17]

On February 7, 2019, as a junior, he scored a season-high 25 points, including his team's final 11 points, in a 77–72 victory over Indiana.[18] Three days later, Bohannon scored 11 points and made a game-winning three-pointer in an 80–79 win over Northwestern.[19] On February 22, he scored 17 points and made three three-pointers in overtime to help defeat Indiana.[20] In his junior season, Bohannon averaged 11.6 points, 3.4 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game, surpassing Jeff Horner as Iowa's all-time leader in three-pointers. He was selected to the third team All-Big Ten by the coaches and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten by the media.[2][21] In May 2019, Bohannon underwent surgery on his right hip, which had been causing him pain since the beginning of his junior season.[22] On December 16, after playing 10 games as a senior, he announced that he would undergo season-ending surgery for a left hip injury, which he first noticed about one month after his previous surgery, and would seek a medical redshirt to play another season.[23]

After leading Iowa in assists and three-pointers in 2020–21, and also averaging 10.6 points per game, he announced that he would return for a rare sixth season of eligibility in 2021–22. Because of disruptions to college sports caused by COVID-19, the NCAA ruled that the 2020–21 season would not be counted against the eligibility of any student-athlete in an NCAA winter sport, including basketball.[24]

During the early hours of May 23, 2021, Bohannon was assaulted in a bar by another patron not far from the Iowa campus in Iowa City, suffering what was described as a serious head injury. He was expected to recover in time for the 2021–22 season,[25] and returned for the start of the Hawkeyes' season.[26]

On November 18, 2021, Bohannon set the Big Ten record for career three-point field goals when he hit his 375th in a game against Alabama State. Bohannon passed Ohio State's Jon Diebler.[27] On March 12, 2022, he scored 12 points and hit the game-winning three-pointer in an 80–77 win against Indiana in the Big Ten tournament.[28] Bohannon was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten.[29]

Professional career

Iowa Wolves (2022–2023)

Bohannon went undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft. On November 2, 2022, Bohannon was named to the opening night roster for the Iowa Wolves.[30]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Iowa 34 28 29.6 .388 .416 .855 2.2 5.1 .9 .1 10.9
2017–18 Iowa 33 33 31.8 .423 .430 .904 2.2 5.4 .7 .0 13.5
2018–19 Iowa 35 35 31.0 .381 .383 .872 2.4 3.4 .7 .0 11.6
2019–20 Iowa 10 6 25.0 .298 .328 1.000 1.6 3.3 .8 .0 8.8
2020–21 Iowa 31 31 29.2 .389 .390 .889 3.1 4.4 .5 .0 10.6
2021–22 Iowa 36 36 26.9 .385 .382 .889 1.3 1.8 .8 .0 11.0
Career 179 169 29.4 .389 .397 .887 2.2 3.9 .7 .0 11.4

Personal life

Bohannon's father, Gordy, played quarterback for Iowa.[31] Bohannon has three older brothers, Jason, Matt and Zach. Jason earned Iowa Mr. Basketball honors at Linn-Mar High School and played for Wisconsin before a brief professional career in the United States and Germany.[5] Matt played for Northern Iowa, and Zach played for Air Force and Wisconsin.[32][33] Bohannon briefly hosted a college basketball podcast for Barstool Sports along with Hunter Dickinson, Barstool Sports personalities Jeff Nadu, and Matt Cahill[34]

See also

References

  1. ^ Read, Robert (March 17, 2022). "Jordan Bohannon's record-breaking Hawkeye career comes to an end with NCAA Tournament loss". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Jordan Bohannon". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Cuellar, Chris (November 28, 2015). "Iowa Eight: Meet the state's top boys' hoops talent". Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Iowa Boys Basketball POY: Jordan Bohannon". USA Today High School Sports. March 17, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Johnson, Jeff (March 15, 2016). "Linn-Mar's Jordan Bohannon named 2016 Iowa Mr. Basketball". The Gazette. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  6. ^ Emmert, Mark (March 2, 2020). "Ryan Kriener has been a Hawkeye through thick and thin, and he's had a ball doing it". Hawk Central. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Q & A With Jordan Bohannon". University of Iowa Athletics. October 24, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Dochterman, Scott (August 29, 2015). "Jordan Bohannon, brother of two ex-Badgers, picks Iowa". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  9. ^ Fox, Brian C (September 10, 2015). "Recruiting: Jordan Bohannon Another Good In-State Signing for Iowa Basketball". BT Powerhouse. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  10. ^ "Bohannon Named B1G Freshman of the Week". University of Iowa Athletics. February 6, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  11. ^ Emmert, Mark (March 3, 2017). "Bohannon on winning shot at Wisconsin: 'I wanted to prove myself'". Hawk Central. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  12. ^ "Bohannon Earns Second Big Ten Weekly Honor". University of Iowa Athletics. March 6, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  13. ^ "Blackmon scores 23 as Indiana beats Iowa 95-73 in Big Ten". ESPN. Associated Press. March 9, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  14. ^ Cowley, Jason (March 19, 2017). "TCU holds off Hawkeyes". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  15. ^ Leistikow, Chad (January 31, 2018). "Not a point guard? Iowa's Jordan Bohannon answers his critics". Hawk Central. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  16. ^ "McCaffery Thrilled With Improvement as Iowa Downs UAB". University of Iowa Athletics. November 22, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  17. ^ "Iowa point guard intentionally misses free throw to preserve fallen player's record". Yahoo Sports. 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  18. ^ "Bohannon's late run helps No. 20 Iowa hold off Indiana 77-72". ESPN. Associated Press. February 7, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  19. ^ Abdeldaiem, Alaa (February 10, 2019). "Watch: Iowa's Jordan Bohannon Hits Game-Winning Three to Cap Comeback vs. Northwestern". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  20. ^ "Jordan Bohannon, No. 21 Iowa Hold Off Indiana 76-70 in OT". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. February 23, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  21. ^ Ruden, Pete (March 24, 2019). "Bohannon sets all-time Hawkeye 3-point record". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  22. ^ Leistikow, Chad (May 21, 2019). "Hip injury leaves Jordan Bohannon's 2019-20 season in jeopardy". Hawk Central. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  23. ^ Leistikow, Chad (December 16, 2019). "Iowa basketball star Jordan Bohannon to have another hip surgery, seek medical redshirt to play in 2020-21". Hawk Central. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  24. ^ "Guard Jordan Bohannon cashes in extra eligibility, will stay with Iowa men's basketball for sixth season". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  25. ^ Medcalf, Myron (May 24, 2021). "Iowa men's basketball guard Jordan Bohannon suffers head injury in incident, 'is recovering well,' coach Fran McCaffery says". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  26. ^ "Keegan Murray leads Iowa to win in season opener". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021. Jordan Bohannon, the Hawkeyes' leading returning scorer at 10.6 points per game, finished with 18, making six 3-pointers, his final two from the arc giving the Hawkeyes a 39-point bulge early in the second half. The 24-year-old Bohannon, beginning his sixth season....
  27. ^ Leistikow, Chad (November 18, 2021). "Iowa basketball's Jordan Bohannon breaks Big Ten career 3-point record against Alabama State". Hawkcentral.com. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  28. ^ "Bohannon banks long, late 3, No. 24 Iowa beats Indiana 80-77". ESPN. Associated Press. March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  29. ^ "2021-22 Big Ten Men's Basketball Postseason Honors Announced" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  30. ^ "Iowa Wolves Finalize Opening Night Roster". oursportscentral.com. November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  31. ^ Brown, Rick (November 23, 2016). "Bohannon Follows Dad, Blazes Own Trail". University of Iowa Athletics. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  32. ^ Leistikow, Chad (February 9, 2018). "Why Bohannon's biggest fan — his older brother — hasn't missed one of his games". Hawk Central. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  33. ^ Davis, Jeremiah (December 24, 2015). "Bohannon leaving his mark on UNI". The Gazette. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  34. ^ Kahn, Andrew (5 January 2023). "Michigan's Hunter Dickinson doesn't condone podcast comment comparing Tom Izzo to Hitler". mlive.

External links

  • Iowa Hawkeyes bio
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