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Jordan Alexander Goldwire (born June 18, 1999) is an American basketball player. He previously played for the Oklahoma Sooners of the Big 12 Conference. He also played for the Duke Blue Devils.

Jordan Goldwire

Goldwire with Duke in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1999-06-18) June 18, 1999 (age 23) Lawrenceville, Georgia
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Norcross (Norcross, Georgia)
College	Duke (2017–2021) Oklahoma (2021–2022)
Position	Point guard
Number	0
Career highlights and awards
ACC All-Defensive Team (2021)

High school career

Goldwire played in high school for Norcross High School in Norcross, Georgia. Goldwire played on a talented high school team consisting of Rayshaun Hammonds (Georgia), Lance Thomas (Louisville/Memphis), JoJo Toppin (Georgia/Georgia State), Kyle Sturdivant (USC/Georgia Tech) and Brandon Boston Jr. (Kentucky). Norcross was 26–4 his junior year and 26–6 his senior year losing in the State Championship Game in front a crowd of over 10,000 people at McCamish Pavilion, the arena of Georgia Tech. As a senior, he averaged 12.8 points, 8.3 assists, 2.1 steals per game and was named All Region, All Gwinnett County and All State.

Recruiting

By the end of his high school career, he was a consensus three-star recruit.[1]

On May 1, 2017, he committed to play college basketball for Duke.[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Goldwire PG	Norcross, GA	Norcross (GA)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: —   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: "Duke 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 11, 2020. "2017 Duke Blue Devils Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 11, 2020. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 11, 2020.

College career

Goldwire primarily served in a bench role during his first two seasons. By December 2019, he began to see more minutes as starting point guard Tre Jones was sidelined.[3] As a junior, Goldwire started 15 games and averaged 4.7 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 48.7 percent from the floor and 35.4 percent from 3-point range. He posted a season-high 13 points in a win over then-eighth-ranked Florida State.[4] As a senior, Goldwire averaged 5.8 points, four assists and 2.9 rebounds per game, earning Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All-Defensive Team honors, lead the ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio this past year while finishing second in the ACC in steals and seventh in assists. Goldwire posted 2+ steals in 19 straight games this year and is only the third Duke Guard under Coach K to average more that two steals per game for a season. After the season Goldwire graduated with a Degree in Sociology on May 2, 2021, with the NCAA granting another year of eligibility Goldwire decided to pursue his Masters Degree and transferred to the University of Oklahoma under new coach Porter Moser.[5]

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
2017–18	Duke	26	0	6.5	.321	.263	.750	.5	.9	.3	.0	1.0
2018–19	Duke	35	0	8.6	.273	.120	.500	.8	.7	.6	.0	.9
2019–20	Duke	31	15	24.1	.487	.354	.636	2.5	2.3	1.5	.2	4.7
2020–21	Duke	24	12	28.5	.379	.333	.737	2.9	4.0	2.2	.1	5.8
Career		116	27	16.4	.399	.295	.667	1.6	1.8	1.1	.1	2.9

Personal life

Goldwire is the son of Courtney and Connie Goldwire, and has a sister, Jaylen. His cousin, Devin Mitchell, played basketball at Georgia State University. Another cousin, Jalen Mitchell, played basketball at Clark Atlanta University. He majored in sociology while at Duke.

References

External links

• Oklahoma Sooners bio
• Duke Blue Devils bio

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