Jordan Cohen
| No. 1 – Maccabi Haifa | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| League | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 31, 1997 Tarzana, California |
| Nationality | American-Israeli |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Campbell Hall High School |
| College | Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020-present | Maccabi Haifa |
Jordan Cohen (born July 31, 1997) is an American-Israeli basketball player for Maccabi Haifa in the Israel Basketball Premier League, who plays the point guard position.[1][2]
Early life
Cohen was born in Tarzana, Tarzana, California, and is Jewish.[3][4] He is 6" 2" tall, and weighs 185 pounds.[1][5][6] He attended Campbell Hall High School ('16) in Boston, Massachusetts.[5]
Maccabiah Games and college
Cohen played basketball on Team USA in the 2017 Maccabiah Games, as the youngest player on the team.[3] He averaged 6.2 points per game, as the team won the gold medal.[3][4][7] He played on the team with among others Sam Singer and Travis Warech.[8]
He attended and played basketball for Lehigh University, where Cohen majored in finance ('20).[5][9] Playing for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball|Lehigh Mountain Hawks he averaged 9.3 points per game as a sophomore.[3] He was team captain his junior and senior years.[10] His senior season he averaging 14.2 points per game, and ranked sixth in the Patriot League in three-point percentage (38.1 percent).[3] His junior year and senior years he was named Third-Team All-Patriot League.[3] He was named to the Academic All-Patriot League team for his last three years.[3]
Professional career
In August 2020 Cohen signed a one-year contract with Maccabi Haifa, in the Israel Basketball Premier League.[3][11][12]
In the media
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jordan Cohen | Maccabi Haifa". balkanleague.net.
- ↑ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 2020-21 Season | Maccabi Haifa | Jordan Cohen". basket.co.il.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "Jordan Cohen signs professionally". The Brown and White. August 27, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Cohen excited for professional basketball opportunity in Israel". Lehigh University Athletics. September 14, 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Jordan Cohen Basketball Player Profile, Maccabi Haifa, Lehigh, News, Winner League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
- ↑ "Jordan Cohen paves the way for future guards". The Brown and White. March 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Cohen wins Gold Medal at Maccabiah Games". Lehigh University Athletics. July 17, 2017.
- ↑ Rauchbach, Jake (July 5, 2017). "2017 World Maccabiah Games". basketballinsiders.com.
- ↑ "Patriot League Announces Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Academic All-League Team". patriotleague.org. March 4, 2020.
- ↑ "Jordan Cohen looks back on his basketball career". The Brown and White. April 30, 2020.
- ↑ "Jordan Cohen; Maccabi Haifa". sport.de.
- ↑ "Maccabi-Hunter-Haifa basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". youthbasket.com.
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