Jeremiah Mordi
Free agent | |
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Position | Point guard |
Personal information | |
Born | Lagos, Nigeria | 7 January 1993
Nationality | Nigerian |
Listed height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Career information | |
College | Queens College (2011–2015) |
NBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2017–2019 | Saint John Riptide |
2019–2020 | Moncton Magic |
2020–2021 | Caen Basket Calvados |
2021 | Texas Legends |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jeremiah Mordi (born 7 January 1993) is a Nigerian professional basketball player who last played for the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. Born in Lagos, he played college basketball for Queens College. After four seasons with Queens, he turned professional and started his career in Canada.
Early and personal life[]
Jeremiah Mordi recalls that basketball has been a part of him since he was a kid.[2]
He went to Queens College, City University of New York.[1]
Professional career[]
During the 2019-20 season, he played for Moncton Magic where he was elected to the All NBL First team. He recorded 16 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists on average (23.4 efficiency). He had a 60.3% three-point quota.[1]
In July 2020 he joined Caen Basket Calvados under head coach .[1]
Texas Legends (2021)[]
On November 15, 2021, Mordi was waived by the Texas Legends.[3]
National team career[]
Mordi played for the Nigerian national team at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021 in Rwanda.[2]
Player profile[]
Jeremiah Mordi can play both guard positions. He is especially known for his three-point shooting. Fabrice Courcier, Mordi's coach at Caen further stated that he hired Mordi because "..he an altruistic player capable of scoring, of making others play and of taking rebounds. He is tall (1.93 m), athletic, versatile. I had very good feedback on his ethos."[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Basket-ball. Jeremiah Mordi complète l’effectif du Caen BC Archived 2021-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Clement Herbert (Ouest-France), 2 July 2020. Accessed 30 November 2021.(in French)
- ^ a b Opportunity to play for Nigeria, a dream come true – Mordi Archived 2021-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Joe Apu (SunNewsOnline.com), 22 August 2021. Accessed 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Legends Acquire Deng Geu". gleague.nba.com. November 15, 2021. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
External links[]
- Jeremiah Mordi at FIBA AfroBasket 2021
- Jeremiah Mordi at USbasket.com
- Jeremiah Mordi at Proballers.com
- Jeremiah Mordi at RealGM.com
- Jeremiah Mordi at Scoutbasketball.com
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Canada
- Nigerian expatriate basketball people in France
- Nigerian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Nigerian men's basketball players
- Point guards
- Queens Knights men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Lagos
- Texas Legends players