Marcus held offers from several notable programs, including Butler — which nearly won the national championship in April — and the University of Miami. So why did the talented guard decide to sign with UCF? He believed UCF wanted him for his basketball skills, not because it wanted to use him as a means of selling tickets.
With his letter of intent signed, Jordan enrolled at UCF later that year and began his college basketball career that fall. Marcus Jordan had himself a ball game that night, too. Scored 20 points, and was a clutch 2-for-3 from downtown. UCF pic. Marcus averaged He shot The eldest Jordan had not one but two reasons to attend UCF basketball games during the early s.
With Michael Jordan as your father, you can only imagine how high the expectations would be if you decided to play basketball. He was a good basketball player as a youth, but nothing extraordinary. Mike got cut from his high school varsity team. During his senior season Jeffrey and his younger brother Marcus led the school to the conference championship and the best season in school history. Instead, he joined the University of Illinois as a preferred walk-on. By his sophomore season, Jordan had worked hard and improved enough to where the university offered him a full scholarship.
Strangely, several months later, he departed Illinois to join his younger brother Marcus who was playing at the University of Central Florida. The younger Jordan, Marcus, was a 6-footinch shooting guard and a pure shooter like his father. At Whitney, his game steadily improved, and his senior season he led the school to the 4A Illinois state title, where he scored a game-high 19 points and sank a pair of clutch free throws late to seal the game.
He was named the tournament MVP.
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